Golden Castle Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Golden Castle Review

Fantasma keeps doing their thing, and experimenting in different directions. They have developed a distinct and recognizable visual style by now, and in Golden Castle they introduce players to their brand new Titanways™ mechanic. It’s somewhat similar to the Megaways engine, but the larger symbols count as 1 symbol per reel.

The 1x2 and 1x3 symbols thus count as only 1 symbol, while 2x2 and 3x3 symbols count as 2 and 3 symbols, respectively, but only 1 per reel. You win by landing 3 to 6 adjacent matching symbols starting from reel 1, and 6 diamond symbols pay 10x your stake. The math model is pretty solid, and the game comes with a haunting, atmospheric soundtrack you’ll either love or turn off after a while.

Golden Castle slot Features

The Avalanche feature removes all winning symbols from the grid, and new winning chances drop down from above to fill the gaps. The process goes on as long as you keep winning, and larger size (2x2 and 3x3) symbols crush smaller symbols on their way down if there is a partial gap underneath.

Whenever you land the Ghost King symbol, you trigger the Wild Haunt feature. One larger symbol is selected randomly, and it’s broken down into 1x1 tiles.

If you land 3 scatters in a single Avalanche sequence, you trigger the Phantom Bonus Round. This awards 10 free spins, and you will now benefit from a progressive win multiplier. The multiplier increases with +1 per Avalanche win, and it does not reset between spins. You can retrigger the feature by landing 3 scatters on a free spin.

Non-UK players can, if your jurisdiction allows for it, buy the bonus round. This will set you back 70x your stake, and you are then guaranteed 3 scatters in the next avalanche sequence.

The 200 Spins Golden Castle slot Experience

We triggered the Ghost King feature early on, which landed us a smaller win. Not too long after that we decided to buy the bonus round. This happens at 0:43 into the 3-minute highlights video, and you can see how we fared by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

Having already experimented with the Megaways engine, Fantasma has conjured up a copycat version of their own in Golden Castle. It doesn’t feel like something that will catch on to be honest, and large symbols counting as a single symbol is not really all that exciting. The Ghost King can make a small dent once in a while, by splitting up the symbols, but the base game is hardly a thrillride.

You need the bonus round to get anywhere in other words, and it’s a very standard progressive multiplier feature. The crushing symbols might help trigger it at times, but other than that they don’t do much. The math model and the 20,000x potential is solid enough, but we had to turn off the music after a while. We don’t see Golden Castle as the ideal vehicle for introducing a brand new mechanic, and the Megaways engine is hardly shaking in its boots.

Pros

• New Titanways™ mechanic
• Symbol split wild feature
• Bonus round w/ progressive multiplier
• Win up to 20,000x your stake

Cons

• Tame Megaways engine copycat

If you enjoy Golden Castle slot you should also try:

Maze Escape Megaways - is a good example of Fantasma’s willingness to experiment and be bold.

Heroes Hunt Megaways - choose your favorite character up front, either the Wizard, Warrior or Archer, and each come with a unique modifier feature. The bonus round comes with all 3 modifiers active, and you can win up to 26,000x your stake.

Medallion Megaways - is a Fantasma title with similar gemstone symbols, but this one runs on the licenced Megaways engine. You will play with between 64 and 46,656 win ways, and avalanche wins increase the multiplier. Expanding multiplier wilds help you out too, and the progressive multiplier bonus round can lead to 12,331x payouts.

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