Nauticus, released in June 2014, is a naval mine clearance-themed video slot from 2 BY 2 Gaming. Other sea-themed games from 2 BY 2 Gaming are The Voyages of Sinbad (January 2014) and Riches of the Sea (August 2013). Rival games include Bounty on the High Seas (December 2018) from Funfair Technologies, IGT’s Battleship, and Naval Battle from 777igt.

A Latin adjective, “Nauticus” translates to “nautical”, which means things associated with maritime activities, including sailors and sea. None of the five special symbols has regular payouts. The scatters and the nine regular symbols require three, four, or five combinations.

Nauticus Game Characteristics
Nauticus features: a 5X3 grid, 20 adjustable pay lines, fourteen symbols, three autoplay options, as much as 60 free games plus extra free games, two bonus rounds, three scatters, two Wilds, and two substitutes. The regular payouts are between X1 and X250.

The five Nauticus special symbols: one scatter is a metallic gray-and-green naval mine whose 3+ combinations unlock the “Pick A Mine” bonus round; the second scatter is a metallic gray-and-green “free spins” porthole whose 3+ combinations offer the free games; the third scatter is a metallic gray-and-sea blue “bonus” porthole whose 3+ combinations unlock the Torpedo Bonus; one Wild/substitute is a shark in blue waters; and the second (sticky) Wild/substitute is a white-and-brown submarine.

The nine Nauticus ordinary symbols: a frogman in a diving helmet, holding a diving flashlight; a red octopus with a detonator; a triangular porthole; a white-and-golden pressure gauge; a brown anchor; a sky blue A with gears; a golden K-shaped gear shaft; a golden-and-red Q-shaped porthole; and a brown-and-silver J-shaped pressure regulator.

The eleven Nauticus “stake/line” options are: $0.01, $0.02, $0.05, $0.10, $0.20, $0.25, $0.50, $1.00, $2.00, $5.00, and $10.00. These are the total stakes options for each of the 20 pay lines. One pay line: $0.01 (minimum bet), $0.02, $0.05, $0.10, $0.20, $0.25, $0.50, $1.00, $2.00, $5.00, and $10.00. Two pay lines: $0.02, $0.04, $0.10, $0.20, $0.40, $0.50, $1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $10.00, and $20.00. Three pay lines: $0.03, $0.06, $0.15, $0.30, $0.60, $0.75, $1.50, $3.00, $6.00, $15.00, and $30.00. Four pay lines: $0.04, $0.08, $0.20, $0.40, $0.80, $1.00, $2.00, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, and $40.00. Five pay lines: $0.05, $0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $1.00, $1.25, $2.50, $5.00, $10.00, $25.00, and $50.00.

Six pay lines: $0.06, $0.12, $0.30, $0.60, $1.20, $1.50, $3.00, $6.00, $12.00, $30.00, and $60.00. Seven pay lines: $0.07, $0.14, $0.35, $0.70, $1.40, $1.75, $3.50, $7.00, $14.00, $35.00, and $70.00. Eight pay lines: $0.08, $0.16, $0.40, $0.80, $1.60, $2.00, $4.00, $8.00, $16.00, $40.00, and $80.00. Nine pay lines: $0.09, $0.18, $0.45, $0.90, $1.80, $2.25, $4.50, $9.00, $18.00, $45.00, and $90.00. Ten pay lines: $0.10, $0.20, $0.50, $1.00, $2.00, $2.50, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, and $100.00.

Eleven pay lines: $0.11, $0.22, $0.55, $1.10, $2.20, $2.75, $5.50, $11.00, $22.00, $55.00, and $110.00. Twelve pay lines: $0.12, $0.24, $0.60, $1.20, $2.40, $3.00, $6.00, $12.00, $24.00, $60.00, and $120.00. Thirteen pay lines: $0.13, $0.26, $0.65, $1.30, $2.60, $3.25, $6.50, $13.00, $26.00, $65.00, and $130.00. Fourteen pay lines: $0.14, $0.28, $0.05, $1.40, $2.80, $3.50, $7.00, $14.00, $28.00, $70.00, and $140.00.

Fifteen pay lines: $0.15, $0.30, $0.75, $1.50, $3.00, $3.75, $7.50, $15.00, $30.00, $75.00, and $150.00. Sixteen pay lines: $0.16, $0.32, $0.80, $1.60, $3.20, $4.00, $8.00, $16.00, $32.00, $80.00, and $160.00. Seventeen pay lines: $0.17, $0.34, $0.85, $1.70, $3.40, $4.25, $8.50, $17.00, $34.00, $85.00, and $170.00.

Eighteen pay lines: $0.18, $0.36, $0.90, $1.80, $3.60, $4.50, $9.00, $18.00, $36.00, $90.00, and $180.00. Nineteen pay lines: $0.19, $0.38, $0.95, $1.90, $3.80, $4.75, $9.50, $19.00, $38.00, $95.00, and $190.00. Twenty pay lines: $0.20, $0.40, $1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $40.00, $100.00, and $200.00 (maximum bet).

The Nauticus payouts for three, four, and five winning combinations. The frogman pays X50, X100, and X250. The octopus pays X30, X75, and X150. The triangular porthole pays X25, X50, and X100. The pressure gauge pays X20, X25, and X50. The anchor pays X15, X20, and X25. A pays X10, X15, and X20. K pays X5, X10, and X15. Q pays X2, X5, and X10. J pays X1, X2, and X5.

During the “Torpedo Bonus” round, players are prompted to fire at every naval mine using a maximum of three torpedoes; hitting the naval mines repeatedly increases the bonus award.

Three “free spins” portholes offer ten free games, four “free spins” portholes offer 15 free games, and five “free spins” portholes can offer either 20, or 40, or 60 free games at random. During the “Pick A Mine” bonus, the prize is determined by the mine picked. Nauticus lacks a progressive jackpot.

The features of the good Nauticus software are set on the various parts of a submarine. The ambient music is melodic while the pleasant sound effects include water dripping, air pressure blasts, and spinning gears. The animated 3D graphics relate with the naval operation, including self-adjusting screws, escaping gas, differently colored chains, shark slamming its mouth shut, octopus entering through the porthole, anchoring sea vessel, and exploding mines.

Luck in Nauticus
The RTP rate of Nauticus, a game of chance, is 92.60% and 7.30%.