The January 2019 video slot Pharaoh Sun is an adaptation of—and is named after—the ancient Egyptian pharaonic leadership and sun god Ra. Its developer AGS’ suchlike game is Golden Nile. The themes: ancient Egypt religion, idols, mythology, ornamentals, cultural artifacts, hieroglyphics, and animal gods.

Eye of Horus, Pharaoh, Sphinx, Anubis, Ankh, tablet, crook/frail, necklace, A, K, Q, and J require 3-5 matches.

Pharaoh Sun Game Characteristics

Pharaoh Sun is notably fitted with: optional free games; elongating grids; at least of 243 left-to-right winning ways, capped at 3125; and four progressive jackpots.

Pharaoh Sun’s partly serrated golden-and-off white 5X3 grid—alongside the towering pharaoh above—is set between two hieroglyphic temple columns, under blue skies overlooking an Egyptian desert.

Pharaoh Sun’s denominations: $0.01 and $0.05. Bet levels: 88, 176, 352, 528 and 880. Coin denomination $0.01’s five total bets: $0.88 (least bet), $1.76, $3.52, $5.28, and $8.80. Coin denomination $0.05’s five total bets: $4.40, $8.80, $17.60, $26.40, and $44.00 (maximum bet).

Pharaoh Sun’s three special symbols: a free games-offering red-and-golden Eye of Horus; the substituting wild is a jackpot-related ruby-embedded red, blue and golden scarab beetle; and the pickable golden scarab beetle coin. The jackpot’s other matchable animal gods are: golden crocodile god Sobek, golden love goddess Bastet, golden death god Annubis, and golden god Horus.

Pharaoh Sun’s eleven regular symbols: gray-and-golden pharaoh’s statue; golden Sphinx; black-and-golden love goddess Bastet; golden Ankh cross; hieroglyphic black-and-golden tablet; god Osiri’s crook hela and frail nekhakha; Egyptian necklace; red A; blue K; orange Q; and green J.

Pharaoh Sun pays between X5 and X4400. Three Eye of Horus pay X440, four Eye of Horus pay X880, and five Eye of Horus pay X4400. Three pharaohs pay X100, four pharaohs pay X200, and five pharaohs pay X1000.

Three Sphinxes pay X50, four Sphinxes pay X100, and five Sphinxes pay X500. Three Bastet pay X40, four Bastet pay X80, and five Bastet pay X400. Three Ankh crosses pay X25, four Ankh crosses pay X50, and five Ankh crosses pay X250.

Three tablets pay X10, four tablets pay X20, and five tablets pay X100. Three crooks/frails or necklaces pay X5, four crooks/frails or necklaces pay X15, and five crooks/frails or necklaces pay X60. Three A/K/Q/J pay X5, four A/K/Q/J pay X10, and five A/K/Q/J pay X50.

3+ Eye of Horus urges players to pick: 15 free games plus 243 winning ways; or, 10 free games plus increased 1024 winning ways; or, 5 free games plus maximized 3125 winning ways. A colorful scarab beetle precedes a golden-frame blue grid whose twelve golden scarab coins are touched to reveal animal gods, where matching three: crocodile god Sobek (mini jackpot); goddess Bastet (minor jackpot); god Annubis (major jackpot); and god Horus (grand jackpot).

Pharaoh Sun offers these maximum jackpots for a $0.01 denomination: three crocodile gods offer $10.00 mini jackpot; three cat Bastet give $25.00 minor jackpot; three Annubis give $800.00 major jackpot; and three Horus pay $10000.00 grand jackpot.

A $0.05 denomination: three crocodile gods $50.00 mini jackpot; three cat Bastet give $125.00 minor jackpot; three Annubis give $4000.00 major jackpot; and three Horus pay $50000.00 grand jackpot.

The HTML5 game Pharaoh Sun has mobile and desktop versions, but lacks convenience features like auto play and fast mode. Sounds: ancient Egyptian instrumental; and retro and ringing sound effects.

Animated 3D graphics: dusty, glistening, zooming, and blazing symbols; lit hieroglyphics; brilliance; and burning fire torch.

Luck in Pharaoh Sun

Pharaoh Sun, a game of chance, has a 95.89% RTP rate and a 4.11% house edge.