Doom of Egypt (Play’n GO): Overview

Slot cloning is hardly a recent phenomenon. It’s been happening for ages and offers studios a fast, low-effort route to pushing out “new” titles. Traditionally, clones are most often tied to exclusive launches, and while Play’n GO have been among the most active in this area, other big-name providers like NetEnt, Pragmatic Play and Yggdrasil Gaming have also done it. You might assume casinos would hesitate to pay extra for what’s essentially a reskin—especially now that players are more informed—but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Occasionally, a clone can feel improved thanks to sharper visuals, better audio, or even tweaked features (without changing the RTP, naturally). Here, though, Play’n GO have simply cobbled together spare parts in about the most half-hearted way imaginable.

Playable from 0.10 and €$50 per spin, this 5-reel, 10-payline slot called Doom of Egypt blends elements from several Ancient Egyptian-themed Play’n GO releases over the years. At its core, it’s a clone of the legendary Book of Dead slot (the underlying engine), but the visuals take cues from Rise of Dead (itself a clone of Gold King) and Legacy of Egypt. The action takes place in a pharaon burial chamber with unsettling music, and the reels show low-value A to 10 royals alongside three Egyptian kings – Ramses, Thutmose, and Amenhotep. The biggest-paying symbol is Anubis, the god of the dead, awarding 500 times your stake for five across a full payline. The scarab beetle—recognizable from Legacy of Egypt—serves as both wild and scatter, and five on a payline pays 200 times your stake.

Doom of Egypt (Play’n GO): Features

If you’ve already played Book of Dead (or Book of Ra Deluxe), you can safely skim this section. Either way, landing 3 or more scatters anywhere in view triggers the Free Spins feature, awarding 10 spins. Before the round begins, a symbol is selected at random to act as the special expanding symbol for the duration of the feature. When the chosen symbol lands, it expands to completely fill its reel, but only when there are at least 3 low-value symbols or at least 2 premium symbols.

The upside is that symbols don’t need to align on a payline to count as a win. If you hit all 5 Anubis symbols, for instance, they’ll expand to cover the entire screen and also deliver the maximum payout of 5,000 times your stake.

Doom of Egypt (Play’n GO): Verdict

As a release, Doom of Egypt feels entirely unnecessary—particularly since Book of Dead is available at almost every casino. On top of that, most players will instantly recognize it for what it is: a Book of Dead clone, even if newcomers might assume there’s some hidden twist. So how do you judge something like this? On one side, it’s built on the framework of one of the greatest slots ever made. On the other, it’s hard not to be irritated by how blatant the cloning is. And beyond that, there isn’t much to add. If you’re after a slightly different take on your Book of Dead sessions, go ahead and give it a spin. If not, you can stick with the original and move on.