Golden Temple - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

It has five reels, three rows and twenty fixed paylines. The game’s RTP is 96.25 per cent, and its variance level is medium. Its theme is an adventurer’s hunt for ancient Aztec treasures, and it features wilds and free spins.

Introduction

The Golden Temple online slot comes from the Asian-based developer Red Tiger Gaming. Since 2014 the company has been building a portfolio of free casino slots and online slots that initially targeted an Asian audience but gradually grew to appeal to a global audience. Today any Red Tiger Gaming slot is well worth a look.

No Golden Temple slot review can avoid mentioning the familiarity of the treasure-hunting theme, which this time, instead of emulating a certain Dr Jones, stars a character called Lora, suspiciously similar to a certain Lara. It has similarities to the Secrets of the Phoenix slot from Gamesys, although that game had no human protagonists.

Golden Temple has a five-reel, three-row grid with 20 fixed pay lines. It looks very conventional, but it does have some interesting extras which are a little different from the average online casino bonus. The minimum bet size is 0.20 and the maximum is 100. There are eight regular symbols: an Aztec mask, a phoenix, a serpent and the highest five playing cards. The wild is a golden shield.

Theme, Graphics and Soundtrack

We’ve certainly become familiar with both paid and free casino slots that use the hunt for ancient treasure as the basis for their theme and visualisation. Some of them have some very lavish designs with beautifully rendered lost temples in dense jungles with nice ambient animations. Then there are games like Golden Temple which are somewhat limited in their ambition. The artwork is a little uninspired, apart from the detail of the tufts of grass growing through the paving stones. The background is just a blue wash above and a brown wash below. The symbols on the reels are not much of an improvement, so the whole thing looks a bit perfunctory.

The musical accompaniment is rather odd. It sounds like a half-remembered film score, and it stops every time the reels stop. As there is no auto play feature this makes the music rather stuttering. A strange decision.

Golden Temple RTP and Variance

Red Tiger has reported that Golden Temple has an RTP of 96.25 and its variance is medium. 

How to Play Golden Temple

1. To set your bet click on Stake and you’ll see the betting options. Choose your stake from a selection ranging from 0.20 to 100.00
2. Unlike many free casino slots there is no auto function and no fast play mode.
3. The prize for each payline is worked out by dividing the amount bet by the number of paylines. This is then multiplied by the symbol multiplier. If you land more than one win on separate lines, they are added together but only the largest win on each is paid. For example, if you land four matching symbols you will only be paid for the four and not the three which make up part of the four.
4. Your credit balance is displayed at the top left and is updated with every spin.
5. Click the Spin button to the right or press the space bar to spin the reels. 
6. We support BeGambleAware and other safe gambling initiatives. We would urge you always to gamble on online slots responsibly. If you are betting please make sure you stay within your affordable limits. Use the self-exclusion and time-out features in your account. When the games is no longer fun you should stop.

Bet Sizes and Paytable Wins

Bets go from 0.20 to 100. The maximum payout is 1,000x.

The paytable values run from 3x to 5x and the highest pay-out multiplier values are as follows:

Aztec Mask

5 = 240

Phoenix

5 = 200

Serpent

5 = 140

Ace

5 = 230

Cherries

5 = 92
        
Ace

5 = 50

King

5 = 44

Queen

5 = 38

Jack

5 = 32

10

5 = 26

Wild

5 = 600

Max-win 1,000x

Volatility Medium

Top RTP 96.3%

Golden Temple Bonus Features

Wild Reels

Wild reels filled with wild symbols will cover a random number of reels triggered either by Lora or by the Bonus Reel.

Nudge

Reels can be nudged by Lora’s lucky whip to reveal winning combinations.

Swap Reels

In this feature reels can swap to give unexpected prizes.

Respins

When you land the Respin symbol, Lora will award at random a respin to increase your chances of winning.

Instant Win

The Bonus Reel will award an instant win for bigger prizes.

Relic Hunt Bonus

If you land three or more Relic Hunt Symbols, you will activate the bonus game. In this game you have to navigate the treasure map in order to find and win prizes. The Relic Hunt bonus multiplies all prizes.

Golden Temple Review: Our Verdict

We have to say we were a little disappointed with certain aspects of this game. The bonus features are well thought out and interesting, but it’s let down by the poorly executed graphics and soundtrack. The decent RTP doesn’t make up for the low maximum payout, either.

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