Serpent Shrine

Serpent Shrine Review

Serpent Shrine Reviewed October 14 2020 by Casinogamesonnet.com

Serpent Shrine is a grid slot that offers up to 16,807 ways to win. According to the developer, Fantasma, this game revolves around a group of lost explorers who stumble upon an ancient forest path that goes deep below the Earth’s surface.

The look and feel of this slot is similar to Heroes Hunt Megaways and Hades: River of Souls—two other Fantasma hits. We’ll discuss whether Serpent Shrine is also destined for success.

Gameplay and Atmosphere

Serpent Shrine features a maximum of 5 reels and 7 rows (7x5 grid). However, blocker tiles close off most of the grid at the start of base-game rounds.

Therefore, each spin starts with a 2-3-3-3-2 grid and 108 ways. You slowly remove the blocker tiles that take up positions through Bomb and Butterfly features (covered later). Assuming you clear all of the blocker tiles, you’ll enjoy 16,807 ways.

The background features a dark forest path with flowers, twisted trees, and green crystals. This path represents where the three explorers got lost.

Fantasma’s backstory notes that the explorers became immersed in their journey and kept traveling deeper into the Earth. They found wonders along the way, but a giant serpent found them.

Most slots don’t go this far into the storyline. Assuming you like a slot with detailed background information, then you should appreciate this one.

Payouts, Max Win and Symbols

The symbols include low, medium, and high pays. Low-paying icons consist of a lantern, map, and pick.

Mid-paying symbols include three quartz-style gems. High pays consist of three skeleton explorers (green, purple, and red) and the serpent.

The latter pays the most among this bunch at 10x your stake for five symbols in a line. You can win up to a maximum of 10,000x your stake with bonus features included.

A golden shard serves as the regular wild symbol. It substitutes for every standard icon to form winning combinations.

Serpent Shrine RTP & Betting Options

You can wager between €0.20 and €50 per spin. Autoplay is a helpful option that lets you keep the reels spinning automatically.

The Serpent Shrine RTP is 96.65%. Volatility is high for this game due to the features (covered next) and large max payout. The hit frequency checks in at a mild 23.37%.

Serpent Shrine Special Features

The Butterfly Wild flutters around the reels after it appears in a win. It breaks up three random tile blockers and awards a free respin.

If more Butterfly Wilds land on respins, they each unlock three more blocked positions. This process continues until either no more butterflies appear or all of the blocker tiles are gone.

At the beginning of each round, 3 Bomb Symbols are randomly spread out across the blocker tiles. Assuming a fluttering butterfly hits a bomb, the latter explodes and blows up either a column or row of adjacent blocker tiles.

If either Butterfly Wilds or Bombs clear every tile, they trigger 5 Snake Free Spins. This bonus offers the full 7x5 grid and maximum 16,807 ways.

A large serpent slowly travels down the grid following each free spin. It consumes a row after every spin and eliminates some of the winning ways.

This aspect sounds like a completely bad thing. However, the snake also increases your win multiplier after every spin. Your win multiplier increases as follows:

• First spin – 1x multiplier
• Second spin – 2x
• Third spin – 5x
• Fourth spin – 20x
• Fifth spin – 100x

Finally, you can kill the snake by getting 3 Butterfly Wilds on the reels during Snake Free Spins. When this happens, the butterflies attack the snake and deliver 2 Super Free Spins.

This bonus also offers a 7x5 grid along with 16,807 ways. It comes with the added benefit of a 100x multiplier. Super Free Spins play out after the Snake bonus is over.

Final Thoughts on Serpent Shrine Slot

Serpent Shrine definitely looks to be another winner from Fantasma Games. It offers plenty of unique bonuses and big win potential.

Fantasma has done an excellent job of incorporating the theme into the features. The serpent consuming the grid and Butterfly Wilds attacking the snake both add interest to the bonuses.

You can also expect plenty of different features. This game offers respins, an expanding grid, win multipliers, Snake Free Spins, and Super Free Spins. These bonuses allow you to win up to a lofty 10,000x your stake.

The one minor downside involves the fairly limited grid at the start of each base-game spin. You need to break up some of the tiles before the action really heats up. Other than this, though, Serpent Shrine is an exciting game that offers more than enough features.

Release Date

Serpent Shrine was released on October 14 2020.