Valley of the Gods 2 - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Valley of the Gods 2 is a follow-up to Yggdrasil’s hugely popular Valley of the Gods slot which was released in 2017. This time around, the game offers higher volatility, many, many more winning ways and a wider range of bonus features. Hitting respins and collecting scarab symbols will bring you bigger and better payouts as you play through this online slot’s bonus – making way for a 5481x top prize.

Theme and Graphics

While the original game looked great, you can tell that Valley of the Gods 2 is an improvement. The game’s graphics, which depict Ancient Egyptian gods, are more polished and much smoother which makes for a more modern-looking online slot game. Both games in the series are stunning, though, so we don’t want to take anything away from the first Valley of the Gods.

How to Play Valley of the Gods 2

It’s easy to get started playing Valley of the Gods 2:

1. Once the game loads, click the + button in the corner of the screen and click the i to review the paytable. You can also click the cog symbol to adjust your spin speed, volume and loss/win limits.
2. Adjust your bet size. You can wager between .10 coins and 100 coins per spin.
3. Decide if you’d like to use the autoplay function by clicking the button beside the spin button.
4. Hit the spin button and enjoy!

RTP and Variance

Valley of the Gods 2 from Yggdrasil Gaming has an RTP (return to player) of 96.3%. It’s also a medium/high volatility game – a 71/100 on Yggdrasil’s own scale.

How to Win

To hit winning combinations on this slot, you have to land three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels. Whenever you hit a win, new symbol positions will be unlocked (equal to the number of symbols that were involved in the win.

Then, a respin will be granted to provide you with the opportunity to unlock more symbol positions (by clearing out the scarab-shaped blocks). As such, the game begins with 240 winning ways and expands all the way up to 20160.

Max-win 5,148x

Volatility High

Top RTP 96.3%

Multi Life Wild Bonus in Valley of the Gods 2

When you manage to unlock all symbol positions, you’ll land the free spins bonus in Valley of the Gods 2. It’s a little bit complicated but we’ll lay it all out for you here.

Once you’ve cleared all of the 16 blockers, you’ll activate the Life (red), Wild (yellow) and Multi (blue) Meters. During this feature, red, yellow and blue scarabs will fly off of the reels and into the meters. It takes 5 collected scarabs of one colour to activate the bonus:

• Life: Normally, if you hit a non-winning re-spin, the round would end. However, charging the life meter will give you a second (or third or fourth) chance to keep repining.
• Wild: Charging this meter will add a wild reel to the game. The wild reel will remain in place until the bonus ends or until the next win lands.
• Multi: every time you charge this meter, the total multiplier for the round will increase.

This bonus feature might not always be very generous, but it comes around quite often. So, you might not get lucky the first few times around, but it has the potential to pay off handsomely eventually.

Overall Review

Valley of the Gods 2 is based on the same premise as the first – with unlockable winning ways and a symbol collection function to trigger bonus features. However, the gameplay is turned all the way up on the excitement scale.

In the original, winning ways range from 45 to 3125 and the sequel pumps it up with 240 to 20160 winning ways. In the first game, there are just two bonus meters (multipliers and extra lives), but Valley of the Gods 2 features an additional meter for wild reels.

So, you’re looking at much busier gameplay with loads more happening at once. While this can be a bit confusing at first, it’s really good fun and keeps you entertained with every spin.

Our main gripe with Valley of the Gods 2 is that the top prize of 5148x seems a bit low for a game with so many bonus features and medium/high volatility. However, the original game only had a grand prize of 500x, so this is a definite improvement. 

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