The Most Popular Characters in Online Slot Machines

Aladdin – Granting You Wishes from the Arabian Nights

One of the most popular characters to appear in online slot machines is Aladdin. The story of Aladdin and the genie originates from the Middle East. It was only brought into European folklore by Antoine Galland who translated it into French in 1704. Today, Aladdin is most recognized from the Disney movies about the character.

The tale of Aladdin, the Genie and the Flying Carpet is a children’s love story between a poor boy and a rich princess named Jasmine. The boy, known as Aladdin, is accompanied by his loyal companion, a capuchin monkey called Abu. They find a magical lamp that releases a Genie when rubbed. The Genie grants Aladdin three wishes.

There are many different games that use the Aladdin theme in the iGaming industry. To mention a few, Aladdin’s Wishes, 3 Genie Wishes, Arabian Nights and Golden Genie. Many of these games have found great success and Pragmatic Play’s 3 Genie Wishes is amongst the most popular.

3 Genie Wishes – Pragmatic Play’s Arabian Adventure

The Pragmatic Play slot is played on a 5x4 grid that offers 50 paylines. The slot features characters from the story such as Aladdin, Jasmine, the evil Jafar, his parrot Iago and Abu the monkey. In addition, royals J, Q, K and A all appear on the reels as well.

3 Genie Wishes is set in Iraq in a luxurious palace in Baghdad. The wild in the slot is represented by the blue Genie whilst the scatter is the golden magical lamp. To trigger the game’s bonus feature, players must land 3 scatter symbols.

Once they have done so, the player can receive either a small award, a high award or Free Spins. The low award immediately pays 1x the total bet. The high award pays between 10x and 500x the total bet. As for the Free Spins, they will come with either Raining Wilds or Sticky Wilds.

Raining Wilds is a game mode where 10 free spins are awarded to the player and wilds are guaranteed on each spin. The wilds disappear after the spin is complete.

Sticky Wilds is a game mode where 6 free spins are awarded to the player and wilds are guaranteed on each spin as well. However, the wilds do not disappear but stay in position until the end of the feature.

3 Genie Wishes from Pragmatic has a highly respectable RTP of 96.53% and as mentioned, it offers payouts of up to 500 times the bet, which is enough to make quite a few dreams come true.

Sherlock Holmes – Solving Mysteries on the Streets of London

Another character that features in many different slots is Sherlock Holmes. The fictional character is a detective that is fiercely smart and solves many cases that Scotland Yard fail to. The character first appeared in the book ‘A Study in Scarlet’ by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. 

Sherlock Holmes is known to live on Baker Street, which is located in the heart of London. He is accompanied by his close friend and trusted companion, John Watson. The character has obviously proven popular with players, as numerous developers have chosen to bring Sherlock Holmes to the reels. A few examples of these are Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Bones (where Sherlock is a dog), Holmes, and the Stolen Stones. The latter was developed by one of the leading software providers, Yggdrasil Gaming.

Holmes and the Stolen Stones – Find the Clues to Win the Jackpots

Holmes and the Stolen Stones is a Yggdrasil Gaming slot that is played on a 5x3 grid with 20 paylines. The spooky slot features the main characters Holmes (with his famous pipe) and Dr John Watson together with a book, a magnifying glass and the four card suit symbols. In addition, there is a keyhole scatter symbol and a golden keyhole Free Spins symbol and shards of diamonds.

By landing 3, 4 or 5 regular keyhole scatters, you trigger the Bonus pick me game. During the bonus game, the task is to reveal hidden cash prizes or diamond shards from crates. If you open up a golden smoke bomb, the round is over.

The golden keyhole on the other hand is used to trigger the free spins bonus round. By landing 3, 4 or 5 scatters, or by collecting five diamond shards of the same colour, you trigger the bonus round. During the free spins bonus round, you are given 10 free spins to play with and a x3 multiplier. The round ends once you do not have any more free spins to play with.

Above the reels, there are five different sectors that require five diamond shards to complete. If you combine five shards of the same colour, you trigger the Free Spins bonus round. Additionally, you also claim a jackpot. In total, there are five different fixed jackpots to be won in Holmes and the Stolen Stones. The jackpot prizes are the following:

• Jackpot 1: €40
• Jackpot 2: €200
• Jackpot 3: €600
• Jackpot 4: €1500
• Jackpot 5: €10000

Holmes and the Stolen Stones has an RTP of 96.8%. In addition, the maximum win amount is 24,000x your stake, which is a fantastic reward for a tiny bit of detecting.

Cleopatra – The Egyptian Beauty Who Inspires Spins 

One of the most famous figures in all history is the Ancient Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. Queen Cleopatra is known for being the last active ruler of Ancient Egypt and influenced Roman politics through her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

There are almost countless slots that feature Cleopatra, including some of the most popular land and online slots of all times. Legend of Cleopatra, Scarab Queen and Symbols of Egypt are just a few of the many slots that have taken the theme of Cleopatra and brought it to life on the reels.

Legend of Cleopatra – Playson’s Tribute to Egyptian Riches

One of the most intriguing yet fun Cleopatra themed video slots to play is Legend of Cleopatra from Playson. The slot is played on 6 reels and offers 100 paylines. The 6 reels having varying rows in the following pattern 2-3-3-4-5-5.

On the reels, players will find the game logo, Cleopatra, a jackal-headed deity, a cat-headed deity and a falcon-headed deity. The lower valued symbols include royals 10, J, Q, K and A. In addition, there is a golden Wild symbol and a shiny scarab scatter symbol.

The main bonus feature in Legend of Cleopatra is the Free Spins bonus round. This can be triggered by landing 3, 4 or 5 scatters, which triggers 5, 10 or 15 free spins, respectively. During the bonus game, landing 2, 3, 4 or 5 scatters triggers 2, 5, 10 or 15 additional spins, respectively.

The main reason why the Free Spins bonus round is so popular in Legend of Cleopatra is because the grid mirrors itself. Thus, the first reel has 5 positions, and the last reel has only 2. The grid switches from front to back to look like this: 5-5-4-3-3-2.

In addition, in both the base game and the bonus round, whenever you manage to land only wilds on a reel, not only do you make the reel completely wild, but another randomly selected reel also becomes wild. This can help build winning combinations or strengthen combinations to pay even more.

Legend of Cleopatra is a fine representation of the ancient Egyptian queen and her popularity in the iGaming industry. The RTP for this slot is 95.84%.

Zeus – Raining Wins Down from Mount Olympus

One of the most popular characters to feature in slot machines is the Ancient Greek mythological God, Zeus. According to ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was the god of the sky and thunder who ruled as the king of gods on Mount Olympus.

Zeus was the ruler of ancient Greece and the leader of all the gods and goddesses. He is known for having many wives but perhaps the most famous of them is Hera. His most famous child was Hercules, who grew up part god, part human.

Ancient Greece is easily one of the most popular themes for slots. The majority of them will either include Zeus or reference him one way or another. To mention a few slots, there is Zeus from Habanero, Hercules: Son of Zeus from Pragmatic Play and Demi Gods 2 from Spinomenal.

Hercules: Son of Zeus – Herculean Winnings from Pragmatic Play

Hercules: Son of Zeus is a slot from Pragmatic Play that is set in Mount Olympus and played on a 5x4 grid that offers 50 paylines. On the reels, Hercules is found wearing a lion’s head as a hat, Cerberus (the three headed dog) is also seen alongside a minotaur, falcon, Crommyonian Sow (wild pig) and Kriophoros (ram). In addition, there are also royals J, Q, K and A. The wild is represented by Mount Olympus whilst the scatter is a coin of Zeus. The Zeus scatter pays 2x your total bet.

By landing 3 scatters, the Free Spins bonus round is triggered giving the player 6 free spins. Once the free spins bonus round is activated, before the first spin, a wild symbol is added to reels 2, 3 or 4. The wild stays in place for the entirety of the feature. Before every following free spin, an extra wild is added to the reels as well, meaning that on the sixth free spin, a guaranteed 6 wilds will be on reels 2, 3 or 4. In addition, a single Zeus scatter symbol adds an extra free spin to your total. There are no limits to how many free spins you can receive.

Hercules: Son of Zeus is a fantastic representation of how the ancient Greek mythological characters make their way into the gambling industry. The RTP of this slot is 95.19%.