Medusa’s Stone: Slot Overview

The best-known of the three Gorgons in slot form is back in the spotlight in Pragmatic Play’s mythology-inspired release, Medusa’s Stone. If Medusa isn’t fresh in your mind, she’s the serpent-haired figure said to be so terrifying that anyone who met her gaze would be turned to stone. Even after Perseus beheaded her, her head remained a weapon that could petrify victims until it was mounted on Athena’s shield. Thankfully, Medusa’s Stone won’t be freezing players mid-spin; instead, standard symbols can be converted into wilds, and these play a part in building a global multiplier during the free spins feature.

The base game takes place in a broken-statue setting. Sparkling trinkets, dim lighting, and creeping snakes give it a suitably mythic vibe, even if Medusa herself isn’t on screen much of the time. She does show up on the scatter symbols, though, so she’s not completely absent. Free spins unfold in the same scene, only with the visuals washed through a coloured filter. The art is attractive, and the faces on the premium symbols look like they could headline a mythology-themed soap opera, so overall Medusa’s Stone presents well.

A 4.5 out of 5 rating points to Medusa’s Stone’s high volatility, while the default RTP sits at 96.46% when playing with standard spin bets. Stakes start at 20 c or as high as $/€240 at the top end. The 5-reel layout uses 20 paylines, and the reels are arranged to display 3-4-4-4-3 symbols.

From the lower-value icons up, the regular pay symbols in Medusa’s Stone are Q, K, A, a battle helm, a sword, plus four character symbols. A 5-of-a-kind with a non-character symbol returns 1 to 2 times the stake, while landing 5 matching character symbols awards 5-25x the bet. When wild symbols appear, they can substitute for any standard paying symbol.

Medusa’s Stone: Slot Features

Medusa’s Stone’s feature set combines Medusa Spins that turn symbols into wilds with free spins and super free spins rounds, where a growing overall multiplier comes into play.

Medusa Spin

In the base game, the Medusa Spin may trigger on any spin. If it activates, every character symbol on the middle three reels transform into wild symbols, and these can substitute for all regular pay symbols.

Free Spins

Hitting 3 scatter symbols in the base game awards 10 free spins. In the free spins round, whenever the Medusa Spin triggers, all character symbols turn into wilds and each receives a random multiplier. If those wilds are not used on that spin, they stay on the reels until they contribute to a later winning combination. Each time a wild’s multiplier is part of a win, its multiplier is collected by a meter. Every win is then boosted by the total multiplier. The possible wild multiplier values during free spins are x2, x3, x4, x5, or x6. Landing 3 super scatter symbols during a Medusa Spin launches the super free spins feature and grants 12 free spins. In super free spins, the chance to trigger the Medusa Spin is higher, and the wild multiplier values increase to x4, x5, x6, x7, or x8. The feature cannot be retriggered.

Buy Free Spins

Players can choose to buy the standard free spins round for 75 times the bet or purchase the super free spins feature for 200 times the bet. The RTP when buying free spins is 96.5% or 96.53% for super free spins.

Medusa’s Stone: Slot Verdict

As noted earlier, Medusa’s Stone probably won’t be turning anyone into stone any time soon, and it also doesn’t feel especially likely to become a future Prag classic. It’s not the sort of release that invites harsh, heated criticism; it simply doesn’t spark a huge amount of excitement either. Visually, it’s a strong entry for a mythology slot, carries the familiar Prag flair, includes slick cut scenes, and features an appealing cast of characters. The artwork has a slightly dreamy tone to it, so first impressions of Medusa’s Stone’s look were definitely positive.

Once things got spinning, the overall feel stayed mostly favourable too. Not mind-blowing, but solid enough. The base game can come across a bit plain, even with the Medusa Spin potentially appearing, while free spins are clearly the main attraction. That’s because Medusa Spins don’t just convert symbols into wilds; they also help build the total multiplier, which is the key mechanic here. The nice part is that the multiplier is always in effect, meaning you don’t need to land a specific extra symbol to switch it on. The bigger the multiplier grows, the more useful it becomes for anyone aiming for the game’s 7,000x the bet win cap.

That’s essentially the package. Medusa’s Stone has a dreamy presentation and should deliver some mythology-and-rising-multiplier action if that’s the kind of mix you’re after. Maybe I’m mistaken, but Medusa’s Stone doesn’t seem set for the same level of praise that slots like Gates of Olympus 1000 or Zeus vs Hades: Gods of War have attracted (two other strong mythology/multiplier titles from Pragmatic Play), though I’d be glad to be proven wrong.