Secret of the Ankh

Secret of the Ankh Review

Start with the least flattering number. We have this recorded at 93%, and Novomatic publishes no RTP for the game at all — their product page lists reels, lines and a volatility rating, and stops there. For scale, their comparable titles sit near 95%: Magic 27 at 95.08%, Magic 81 at 95.06%. Whatever configuration a given casino runs, this is not a generous game by modern standards, and the paytable inside the game is the only figure worth trusting.

What makes it worth a look is the free spins ladder, which is unusual. Most slots have one trigger and one reward. Here the round scales with how many scatters land: seven scatters award 10 free spins, eight award 20, and nine award 30. The gap between a modest bonus and a substantial one is settled before a single free spin is played, which gives the trigger itself more weight than in most games.

The Ankh symbols are the other half. Collecting them opens the mystic treasure chamber, which is the game’s headline feature and the route to the 1,000x ceiling we have on record. Volatility is moderate, so the base game ticks along rather than lurching — the swings come from the bonus, not the spins between.

There is no free demo on this page, and that is not an oversight. Novomatic and Greentube do not publish open demo endpoints the way Pragmatic Play and Microgaming do, so this game is playable at casinos carrying their catalogue rather than in a browser window. If you want an Egyptian theme you can try free right now, Legacy of Egypt from Play’n GO and John Hunter and the Tomb of the Scarab Queen from Pragmatic Play both run here, and both return 96%.

How to play and how to win

Stakes start at 0.01 and top out at 5, so it is built for small, long sessions rather than big single spins. All 20 lines pay left to right from the leftmost reel. The two things to watch for are the Ankh symbols, which build toward the treasure chamber, and the scatters — because seven, eight or nine of them decide whether the free spins round is worth 10, 20 or 30 spins.

Secret of the Ankh RTP

According to Novomatic, Secret of the Ankh’s RTP is 93.00%. That figure is not published by Novomatic themselves — their own page for the game states no return at all — so treat it as our best record rather than a manufacturer guarantee, and check the paytable at whichever casino you play.