Why it is on the list
Gates of Olympus 1000 keeps the original's rules and raises the numbers that matter. It is set on a 6×5 grid, and by Pragmatic's own description you need at least eight matching symbols, anywhere on the screen, to win. A tumble feature removes winning combinations and drops new symbols in from the top. Multiplier symbols sit on all reels and can hit during both spins and tumbles, each taking a random value from 2× to 1,000×; the values are combined at the end of a tumble sequence and applied to the win. That 1,000× upper value is the change from the original.
How it plays
From the studio's game page: four or more scatters in the base game trigger the free spins with 15 free games, and three or more scatters during the round award five more. In the bonus, every multiplier symbol that hits is added to the round's total multiplier, which is then applied to wins as the round continues, so a large early multiplier keeps paying. If you would rather not wait for the scatters, the free spins can be bought from the base game for 100× the bet. The buy is the shortest route to the part of the game the ceiling depends on.
The maths
Pragmatic publishes one return for this title, 96.5%, and does not say on its game page whether lower builds are licensed. We checked: on 18 September 2026 we read 96.5% at Razed, Stake, Rainbet, Gamdom and BC.Game on each casino's game page, and at Roobet in the in-client paytable. Every one showed the published figure. Volatility is rated high, and the max win is 15,000× the bet; those two figures are not on the studio's game page, so confirm them in the in-game rules.
Who it is for
Players who like the Gates of Olympus engine and want more headroom than the original's 5,000× cap. Because every casino we read carries the published 96.5% build, where you play it matters less here than on most titles. If you want the highest ceiling the series offers, Gates of Olympus 2500, on this list, takes the max win to 25,000× with a published return of 96.51%.
