Rise of Atlantis: Slot Overview

The tale of Atlantis is famously recorded by Plato around 360 BC: ‘… there occurred violent earthquakes and floods; and in a single day and night of misfortune … the island of Atlantis in like manner disappeared in the depths of the sea.’ In today’s more skeptical world, ancient myths can be easy to brush aside, yet “discoveries” of the lost Atlantis have been claimed more than once, from the African coastline to Southern Spain. None of these findings have been verified so far, but who can say for sure—maybe the idea of Atlantis rising again isn’t completely wide of the mark. Time will tell.

Until then, we can at least take a spin on Rise of Atlantis, an online slot from software provider Blueprint Gaming. Officially, Rise of Atlantis sits on the Bison Bonanza branch, which you might remember felt very similar to the Pragmatic Play hit Sweet Bonanza—only swapping sweets for huge mammals. Rise of Atlantis follows that familiar path too. This time, Blueprint Gaming may (or may not—no accusations) have taken cues from another popular Pragmatic Play title, Gates of Olympus. The resemblance is hard to miss: both use a 6-reel, 5-row layout and feature a godlike character positioned beside the reels. Rise of Atlantis also leans heavily into Ancient Greek vibes, though with a distinctly underwater, oceanic twist.

As expected, Rise of Atlantis also runs on a scatter pays system to generate wins. Payouts land when at least 8 identical symbols show anywhere on the grid; those symbols are then cleared via the cascade mechanic, with new icons falling in to replace them. Cascades continue in this way, stacking up the total until no further scatter win is formed. The game uses a medium/high volatile math model and can be played across a bet range of 20 p/c to $/€100 per paid game round.

With scatter pays, it’s common to skip wilds, and Rise of Atlantis is no exception—there aren’t any. There is a scatter symbol, however, which can unlock free spins when enough appear, alongside standard pay symbols including green, blue, red, and purple gems as the low values, plus a crown, a pot, a column, a trident, and a male figure. Now let’s look at the feature set.

Rise of Atlantis: Slot Features

Beyond the cascading mechanic, Rise of Atlantis includes the Rising Multiplier, free spins, and, in supported jurisdictions, bonus buys.

Rising Multiplier

On any spin, the Rising Multiplier can trigger randomly. When it does, the character beside the reels raises his trident and one or more bubbles appear over symbols on the grid. These bubbles carry multipliers of up to x500. If scatter wins occur, the multiplier is applied to the final total once the cascade chain finishes. On the following spin, each bubble multiplier moves up one position, where it can potentially be used again, until it exits the grid after reaching the top row. As seen during the bonus round, if multiple bubbles are active, their multiplier values are added together before being applied.

Free Spins

Landing 4 trident scatter symbols awards 15 free spins. Free spins largely follow the base-game rules, with one key change. During the bonus, when multiplier bubbles shift up a position between spins, their values increase as well—up to x500. The feature ends once all free spins are played or the win cap is reached.

Bonus Buy

Where allowed, players who want immediate access to the bonus round have two options. You can purchase standard free spins for 100x the bet, or choose Ultimate Rise Free Spins for 350x the bet. The second option includes boosted multipliers.

Rise of Atlantis: Slot Verdict

It was notable that Blueprint Gaming went through a brief “inspiration” spell not long before Rise of Atlantis launched, putting out titles like Viking Fall that felt a little too close to other studios’ creations. Sure, this sort of thing isn’t exactly rare in the slot industry, but it was still interesting to watch. With Rise of Atlantis, they’re at it again, and it’s fair to say that if you enjoyed Pragmatic Play’s scatter-paying releases such as Gates of Olympus or Sword of Ares, then Rise of Atlantis is also worth a look. It’s loaded with mythology, delivers frequent scatter wins, and can catch you off guard in a good way thanks to its multiplier potential.

Fittingly for an underwater setting, Rise of Atlantis separates itself from similar games through the way multiplier bubbles can remain visible between spins. Those bubbles bring a couple of clear advantages. First, they persist on the grid, shifting up one row between spins before eventually floating off the top—this applies in both the base game and the bonus round, and it’s worth highlighting. Second, the fact that their values climb as they rise during free spins is a smart extra touch. That may help explain why Rise of Atlantis offers twice the maximum win potential of Gates of Olympus, namely 10,000x the bet.

So, if imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, it wouldn’t be surprising if Gates of Olympus is either blushing—or feeling a bit annoyed—at Rise of Atlantis’ arguably lookalike approach. From the player’s viewpoint, though, anyone who enjoys scatter wins, cascades, and multipliers should find Rise of Atlantis delivers that full mix in one entertaining package, with the added twist of bubble multipliers that grow during free spins.