Fantasy is the widest theme in our catalogue. It spans Valkyrie Studio’s run of Norse sagas, Pragmatic Play’s Greek gods and candy worlds, Relax Gaming’s Book of 99 and one-offs such as Hacksaw Gaming’s stone-age Grug Make Fire. The setting is what these games share; the maths differs widely, from a 99% RTP book slot to an 80,085x Norse ceiling, so volatility and the bonus model are the better guide when you choose one.
Best Fantasy Slots by What You Want
Each pick leads on the measure named beside it.
| Best For | Slot | Studio | The Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest RTP | Book of 99 | Relax Gaming | 99% RTP |
| Biggest top win | Waylanders Forge | Valkyrie Studio | 80,085x, with a 98.00% RTP |
| High RTP with gentler swings | Loki’s Vault | Valkyrie Studio | 98.00% RTP, medium volatility |
| Picking your own mode | Zeus vs Hades – Gods of War | Pragmatic Play | Zeus mode or the wilder Hades mode, up to 15,000x |
| Classic multiplier free spins | Gates of Olympus | Pragmatic Play | 96.50% RTP, 5,000x |
| Traditional bonus features | Rainbow Riches | Light & Wonder | Road to Riches, Wishing Well and Pots of Gold |
| Low volatility | Wings of Valhalla | Valkyrie Studio | Listed as low by the studio, 5,000x |
| Cluster pays | Sugar Rush | Pragmatic Play | 7×7 grid, 5,000x |
The Featured Fantasy Slots grid above re-sorts by highest RTP, by newest or from A to Z.
Fantasy Slots from Valkyrie Studio
Valkyrie Studio’s games carry some of the highest RTPs in this theme, several of them at 98.00%. Most are Norse sagas; Tome of Hades moves to the Greek underworld. They are built for Stake Engine, so they are offered only at Stake, whose own terms do not accept players from the UK.
| Slot | RTP | Volatility | Top Win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waylanders Forge | 98.00% | High | 80,085x |
| Tome of Hades | 97.70% | Medium to medium-high | 33,333x |
| Hel’s Domain | 97.70% | High to very high | 20,000x |
| Loki’s Vault | 98.00% | Medium | 15,000x |
| Castle of Ymir | 98.00% | High | 10,000x |
Waylanders Forge pays its ceiling through a Max Wild that can land in any mode. Castle of Ymir saves its weight for free spins with growing multipliers, and in Tome of Hades every cluster win fills the Hades Meter, which moves the base game up through its stages. The studio’s full range is on the Valkyrie Studio page.
Greek Gods and Candy Worlds from Pragmatic Play
Pragmatic Play’s fantasy games lean on tumbling grids and multiplier symbols. Gates of Olympus is the reference: Zeus drops multipliers onto a 6×5 grid, and in free spins they add up across the round; the game returns 96.50%, with wins of up to 5,000x. Zeus vs Hades – Gods of War lets you pick a side: both modes are high volatility, Hades the harder-swinging of the two, with wins of up to 15,000x at 96.07%. Starlight Princess carries the same tumble-and-multiplier model into an anime setting, at 96.50% and 5,000x.
The candy games swap gods for sweets. Sweet Bonanza pays anywhere on its grid, adds multiplier bombs in free spins and tops out at 21,100x. Sugar Rush switches to cluster pays on a 7×7 grid, and its winning spots build multipliers, up to 5,000x. Pragmatic Play publishes several RTP versions of many of its games, so the figure on a casino’s own help screen is the one that applies there. More from the studio is on the Pragmatic Play page.
More Fantasy Slots Worth a Look
Book of 99 from Relax Gaming takes the classic book format, an expanding symbol in free spins, and sets the RTP at 99%, the highest return in this theme. Rise of Olympus from Play’n GO puts Zeus, Poseidon and Hades on a 5×5 grid of cluster pays and lets you choose a god for the free spins; it returns 96.50% and tops out at 5,000x.
Grug Make Fire, from Hacksaw Gaming, is a stone-age game built around a burning wild. Rainbow Riches, the leprechaun classic, keeps a 20-line 5×3 layout and pays up to 500x at 95%.
Fantasy Slots by Volatility
Most fantasy games in our catalogue are high volatility: the return gathers in free spins and multiplier events, and the base game is quieter. For steadier play, Wings of Valhalla is one of the games Valkyrie Studio itself lists as low volatility, Loki’s Vault and Rainbow Riches are medium, and Tome of Hades runs medium to medium-high. Gates of Olympus is at the other end, at the top of the scale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Slots set in worlds of myth and magic: Norse gods and giants, Greek Olympus, dragons, wizards and enchanted sweet shops. The theme covers many mechanics, from book-style free spins to cluster pays and multiplier tumbles. Games retelling storybook tales, such as Jack and the Beanstalk, are gathered separately under fairy tale slots.
Book of 99 from Relax Gaming, at 99%. Next comes a group of games at around 98%, among them Waylanders Forge, Loki’s Vault and Castle of Ymir.
Waylanders Forge, at 80,085x the bet. Its Max Wild pays the full amount whenever it forms part of a win.
The Pragmatic Play, Relax Gaming, Play’n GO and Hacksaw Gaming games here are supplied to many casinos. Valkyrie Studio’s games are the exception: they are offered only at Stake, and Stake’s terms exclude UK players.
Yes. Each review has a free demo you can open without an account or a deposit, and demo credits have no cash value.
Playing Fantasy Slots Within a Budget
With high volatility the norm in this theme, a session can run a long way before a bonus lands. Settle the amount and the time you will spend before you load a game, and keep in mind that several of these slots sell bonus rounds at 100x the bet or more, which commits a large part of a budget in one go. RTP only describes the long run: at 96.50%, the average cost is 3.5 units for every 100 staked, and any single session can end well above or below that.
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