Eye of Cleopatra Slot Review

I was fishing for upcoming online slot titles worthy to review and this is what caught my attention. Eye of Cleopatra is one high volatility slot title being developed by Pragmatic Play and is supposed to be released on 18th April 2022. Built around the theme of ancient Egyptian civilization, Eye of Cleopatra provides a 5×4 reel with 20 paylines. The feature pack slot offers a max win of 4,000x the bet along with a range of RTP as well.

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Basic Slot Details of Eye of Cleopatra Slot

Developer:	Pragmatic Play
Reels:	5
Rows:	4
Eye of Cleopatra RTP:	96.50%
Variance:	High
Paylines:	40
Max Win:	4,000x
Theme:	Egypt, Mythology, Gods,
Features	Free Spins, Scatters, Ante, Wilds, Random Wilds
Progressive Jackpot:	No
Min/Max Bet	0.20/100
Mobile Compatibility:	Yes, Mobile & Tablet

Licensed by UKGC and the MGA, Pragmatic Play is one of those iconic slot developers who have a clear vision for the year 2022. Newer titles are just one aspect of that project. I myself have reviewed quite a few of their upcoming releases on this website. And the overall impression I get from my camaraderie with its new products is that being a global brand with business across 20 jurisdictions, Pragmatic Play is undoubtedly on the right track. It is pushing to add more products to its already extensive portfolio which is good news for slot enthusiasts all over the world. With superior mobile compatibility, multilingual and multi-currency support, Pragmatic Play is going strength to strength promising an exciting year ahead.

Theme & Design

Needless to say, Eye of Cleopatra traverses a familiar territory by making ancient Egypt the thematic bedrock with the enigmatic figure of Queen Cleopatra functioning as the primary anchor. Staying in 2022 when one looks back at it, it seems the West’s fascination with the land of Egypt did not have a particular starting point in history and is timeless, therefore. As far as popular culture is concerned, the betting culture included, such a vision of a timeless tryst with the land of pyramids is what comes the closest to reality I think. Pragmatic Play not only reinvents but also reinvigorates that fantasy-scape by bringing together two separate coordinates, the traditional and the new.

The coordinate of the traditional is synonymous with all the design choices that Pragmatic Play has made. The UI looks and feels familiar with plenty of golden yellow painting the screen. Ancient architectures, Royal figures, and figurines, symbols, all carry a note of familiarity along with them. Betters will certainly get reminded of a whole host of similarly themed slots that have come before, for example, Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra. The gameplay, on the other hand, is the sphere of the news about which I will be talking just a few paragraphs later.

Game Features, Symbols and Rules

Part of the discussion on the supposed theme of a given slot game comprises the various symbols players get to encounter while within the game universe. As I have said already, symbols that are coterminous with ancient Egypt come cascading in the Eye of Cleopatra. Apart from the titular figure of Cleopatra, the paramour of beauty from the Orient, one thus encounters here a cobra, the figure of Bastet who is one of the daughters of Ra and is the Goddess of the sun and the moon, Pharaohs and Horus, the falcon-headed ancient Egyptian god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship. The graphics are impeccable here making the game interface tremendously immersive.

One of the facts which need to be articulated clearly is that Eye of Cleopatra is not a plot-driven video slot as it does not have a storyline so to speak. Players are supposed to enter this world of opulence and make themselves subservient to the various machinations of fate. They will get a taste of this opulence only when fate smiles at them and the eponymous Queen showers favors upon them as a result. Evidently then, the game rules are quite straightforward here. The 5×4 reel with 20 active betways allows betters a bet range of £/€/$0.20 to £/€/$100. The other strand of game rule that one should keep in mind is that Eye of Cleopatra is similar to many of Pragmatic Play’s newest offerings in featuring a differentiated RTP and presents therefore three varieties, 96.50%, 95.50%, and 94.50%. 

It goes without saying then that the combined effect of high return, high volatility, and a 4,000x max win is a fun-filled base game itself.

What transpires then when one tries to notch up the thrill? This is where a discussion on Eye of Cleopatra’s array of bonus features becomes imperative.

1. Ante Bet

Truth be told, this is not the first time that I witnessed Ante Bet in a Pragmatic Play title. Nonetheless, for those who are not aware of it, the Ante Bet option lets you increase the bet multiplied by 25%. What it means is that with this feature turned on, you can spin the reels with a 25x bet per line. Needless to say, aggressive betters have a field day thanks to the Ante Bet feature. Note that you can turn the feature on or off manually. Additionally, there are two caveats that you must be aware of. One, the Ante Bet feature is likely to go missing in certain jurisdictions. Second, with an increased bet multiplier it is also likely that the RTP will move to the lower end of the spectrum. 

2. Random Wilds

Eye of Cleopatra develops upon the conventional Wild feature by infusing into it a certain element of thematic aesthetics. The result is the novel invention called Random Wilds. It is random because during the base games better land Wilds absolutely arbitrarily. But that is what wilds conventionally do, don’t they? Yes, very much so. But consider this; a random ray of light is likely to appear to create a random pattern of wilds. Wilds, arrayed in this fashion, will substitute all the standard paying symbols. Arbitrariness thrice emphasized! No wonder the feature is called random wilds.

Note the fact that wilds appear on reels 3, 4, and 5 and that the highest return that Wilds promise is 8x the bet. Wilds do not replace the Scatter symbol as the latter falls into the category of special symbols.    

3. Free Spins

Eye of Cleopatra allows players to choose from a number of free spins options once they avail 3, 4 or 5 scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. The free spins options are as follows:

• 10/20/30 free spins with patterns with four lights.
• 8/16/24 free spins with patterns with six lights.
• 6/12/18 free spins with patterns with eight lights.
• An undefined number of free spins with random patterns from all the probable patterns.

4. Light Patterns

Recall that I said earlier that the novelty ingrained in Eye of Cleopatra has to do with its gameplay. The evidence is right in front of you, in the form of the three bonus features I have just enumerated. This is the last one that remains to be explicated through which are the light patterns that I have tangentially referred to already quite a few times. While spinning the slot, the eponymous eye symbol appears on the right side of the grid which emanates different light patterns. These patterns function as curtain calls to Wilds as I have discussed already.

And just to be on the safer side of things let me say it once again, each of the four free spins options triggers light patterns as well which, again, foreshadow incoming Wilds.

What are the Eye of Cleopatra RTP & Variance?

The Eye of Cleopatra RTP is estimated at 69.50%. This is above the average of 96%. The variance of this online slot is very high.

What does the Eye of Cleopatra Paytable look like?

Moving on, Eye of Cleopatra consists of a number of matching symbols the nature of which I already touched upon. As is always the case, the symbols are grouped according to their multiplier value. The low-paying symbols, therefore, are called this because they pay the least. The high-paying symbols, on the other hand, are the ones that pay the most. Below, I am including the paytable of the game as I have understood it. Know that because a demo version of Eye of Cleopatra is still unavailable on the internet, this paytable is not conjectural and is incomplete as a result.

Symbols	3	4	5
Cleopatra	1x	2.5x	10x
Pharaoh	0.75x	2x	5x
Horus	1.25x	1.50x	3.75x
Bastet	0.25x	1x	2.50x
Cobra	0.20x	0.50x	1.25x
A	0.15x	0.25x	1x
K	0.15x	0.25x	0.75x
Q	0.10x	0.20x	0.50x
J	0.10x	0.20x	0.25x
Wild	1x	2.5x	10x

One can discern from the above table the symbols of Cleopatra, Pharaoh, Horus, Bastet, and the Cobra are among the high-paying symbols. A line of 5 of them can return 1x to 8x the bet value. Cleopatra is the highest paying symbol sharing that position only with the wild. The standard card symbols of Ace, K, Q, J, and 10 form the category of the low-paying symbol. Hauling 5 of them in a line will get you a return of 0.2x to 0.8x the stake.

(This Eye of Cleopatra Paytable is based on a bat of 1,00)

Paylines

The Eye of Cleopatra Paytable has 40 paylines. Check them out below,

Pros and Cons

Okay, so this is the place I reserve to list down the upsides and downsides of the slots I review. Let’s take a look then at the factors I liked and disliked about Eye of Cleopatra:

Pros	Cons
Novel gameplay.	High volatility.
Random Wilds.
Free spins.
Eye of Cleopatra RTP of 96.5%
Immersive UI.
Max win of 4,000x the stake.

To sum up, I really do not want to get involved in dishonesty by not admitting the novelty that Eye of Cleopatra introduces in its gameplay, including obviously the light pattern thing. Random wilds, range of free spins options, top-notch graphics, high returns are additional upsides that characterize the game in my view. On the flip side though, high Volatility means wins are infrequent which is frustrating. A potential low RTP of 94.50% does not exactly uphold the prospect of high returns as well.

Verdict

Once you get accustomed to Pragmatic Play you will notice that there are certain elements that it never misses out on. Flexible bet range, maximum win set at a moderately high level, first-class UI design etcetera. But then again, all these, including of course Pragmatic Play’s branding, exhaust themselves after traveling a certain distance. What matters beyond that point is how unique the individual slot is beyond this sphere of familiarity. This is where I think Eye of Cleopatra has broken new ground as I have explained in the pros section discussed above.

The things I disliked about the slot will probably prove to be insufficient to undermine this aura of uniqueness that Eye of Cleopatra introduces. Moreover, I am certain that a kind of betters won’t find issues with high volatility or low RTP at all. So in the final summation, Eye of Cleopatra has a pretty solid foundation and will probably witness warm reception upon release.

FAQs

1. What are the key features of Eye of Cleopatra?

Eye of Cleopatra features a bunch of features that are refreshingly exciting. It has the Ante bet feature with which one can increase the bet multiplied by 25%. It also features Scatters which offer a variety of free spins options. Last but not the least, there are random Wilds that can transform non-winning reels into winning ones.

2. What is the RTP of Eye of Cleopatra?

Because Eye of Cleopatra features the Ante bet option, the RTP here varies from 96.50% to 95.50% to 94.50%. When the feature is turned on you are expected to receive a lower RTP. This is in contrast to when Ante bet is turned off. 

3. Can I play Eye of Cleopatra for real money?

Playing Eye of Cleopatra with real money is an indisputable reality. Players need to register at Pragmatic Play’s official website to open up user accounts. There they will have to include the banking details necessary for cash betting. They can then switch from the demo version of the game and start playing for real.

4. Which bonus type is available for Eye of Cleopatra?

Interestingly, it is not the case that Eye of Cleopatra offers only one bonus type. The delicacies are multiple here: Ante bet, random wilds, scatters, and free spins. Also, note that the free spins also come with assured Wilds.

5. Where can I play Eye of Cleopatra?

Pragmatic Play is inclined to release Eye of Cleopatra on 18^th April of this year. Clearly then, you can find the game on Pragmatic Play’s official site. If real betting is not what you are after, you can play the game using third-party platforms as well.