Egyptian Dreams Deluxe Slot Demo & Review – Play for Free

This title comes from Habanero, a veteran provider founded in 2010. After conquering the Asian market at first, they established themselves as a household name in South Africa through big-time Mzanzi platforms like Betway in late 2021. This gives them serious authority and gets us players excited when we see a new title hit the Spina Zonke lobbies. 

The slot’s theme is set in Ancient Egypt, with on-brand symbols like the Pharoah, scarabs and pyramids. The core storyline (as per my imagination) is essentially a treasure hunt, and we as players are tasked with freeing the Pharaoh by removing the blocks.

The game starts on a standard 5x3 grid with a base of 243 ways to win. Your job is to knock out the two top rows blocked by stone blocks by landing the special Pyramid symbols. This grows the grid to a full 5x5 layout and a massive 3125 ways to win. 

Egyptian Dreams Deluxe boasts a strong Return to Player rate of 96.7%, which is well above the industry average of 96%. This means better long-term value for your money. As Habanero would have it, it’s a high-volatility slot, so just bear in mind that wins might not come often. When they do, especially during the free spins, they are more likely to be huge.

Betting Range

The betting range suits the South African market just fine, catering to both casual and mid-to-high rollers. This can change from one platform to another, but the minimum bet generally starts around 50c per spin. On the high end, bets go up to R2,000 per spin – the case for both Hollywoodbets and Betway.

Max Win Potential

Betway’s Pay Table confirms that the maximum win potential from a single game round, including any accumulated wins from the free spins feature, is set at a mind-blowing R30 million. That’s 15,000x when you max out. So yes, those high-volatility free spins can really change your life. 

One of the most exciting aspects of the game is the progressive jackpot layer. There isn’t an in-game jackpot, but big-time SA promotions like Hollywoodbets Spina Zonke Jackpot Race guarantee to drop massive cash prizes within a certain time frame, giving you an extra, random chance at a life-changing payout just for making R2+ bets during the race window.

The Pharaoh Wild substitutes for all other regular symbols to complete winning combinations, which proves crucial for those big way-to-win payouts.

The Pyramid Scatter is the most important symbol on the grid. Landing two or more of these bad boys triggers the Re-Spin feature and clears the stone blocks on the top two rows. Once you clear all 10 blocks to unlock the full 5x5 grid, you’ll trigger the Free Spins round.

Free Games 

The chance to hit the massive R30 Million max lies in the 30 Free Games. This is how they’re triggered: 

• Land 5 Pyramids anywhere on the reels in the base game.
• Successfully unlock all 10 gold scarab blocks above the reels by landing a Wild (Pharaoh) symbol directly underneath each one.
• Land 3 or more Pyramids during the feature to earn 10 additional Free Games.

Crucial reset rule: All unlocked gold blocks restore to their initial, locked state after the Free Games feature ends, and cheers to that!