Ze Zeus Free Play in Demo Mode by Hacksaw Gaming

Ze Zeus review

Theme and Style

Ze Zeus is set in the world of Greek mythology. This slot from Hacksaw Gaming is presided over by the god of thunder himself, who hovers beside the reels watching the player’s every move.

The reels sit in front of a Greek ruin, ringed with pillars, while on the reels symbols like shields, helmets, column heads, and wine goblets are mixed in with more standard slot symbols like the suits of a deck of cards.

This slot will appeal to players who enjoy the Greek myths but want a slightly less classical take on them.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

The graphics of Ze Zeus are pretty sharp. The background animations of hovering Zeus are quite cool and the spin and win animations have some lightning-themed flare.

The soundtrack is pretty simple and straightforward. It doesn’t do much to sell the Greek experience, but it doesn’t distract and everything is clean and easy to read.

Overall, this slot has a shockingly good front end!

Gameplay

Ze Zeus is played on a grid that is six symbols wide and five symbols high. Players make winning combinations by landing groups of five or more symbols anywhere on the reels.

Winning groups are removed from the reels and new symbols drop down. Under some circumstances, randomized features can be triggered during the cascade. These randomized features keep things interesting by adding additional ways to win, multipliers, or Coin symbols that pay out an instant cash amount.

The maximum win on any given round is capped at 10,000x the player’s bet.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

The Wild symbol substitutes for all other symbols except for the Bonus symbols.

Three Bonus symbols trigger the "What If Zeus Was One Of Us?" bonus. Four Bonus symbols trigger the "Ze Zeus Takes The Wheel" bonus. Five Bonus symbols activate the bonus, called the "Ze Zeus Might Superstar" bonus.

The What If Bonus starts with 8 free spins.

During the What If Bonus, all Divine Squares remain in place between spins until a Hand of Zeus symbol can activate them. Additional spins can be won by landing two or more Bonus symbols.

The Wheel Bonus starts with 12 free spins. Like the What If Bonus, players can earn more spins by landing two or more Bonus symbols.

During the Wheel Bonus, all Divine Squares remain active for the length of the Bonus. They are not removed when the Hand of Zeus activates them.

The Superstar Bonus is the biggest bonus, starting with 12 free spins, all the features of the Wheel Bonus plus a Hand of Zeus is guaranteed to land on every single spin.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The return to player of Ze Zeus is 96.34%, a little over our yardstick for average of roughly 96%.

The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.10 up to a maximum of $/£/€100.00 per spin.

Ze Zeus slot has medium volatility which we’re not huge fans of as our preferred slot machine strategies usually involve finding the highest possible volatility.

Conclusion

Although there is little to complain about, Ze Zeus also doesn’t wow the player. There is nothing wrong with its mathematical metrics. The RTP is a little over average and the volatility is medium. But "medium" and "average" are hardly electrifying.

The range of bonuses are complex without being especially fun and the base game is fairly basic.

Overall, this is a good slot, but we hoped for something a little more thrilling from the god of lightning.