Review: Secret Of Anubis DoubleMax By Reflex Gaming

Secret Of Anubis DoubleMax By Reflex Gaming

Key Points:

• Provider: Reflex Gaming & Yggdrasil

• RTP: ~ 95.50% (also available in versions of ~94.00%, 90.50%, 86.00%)

• Volatility: High

• Max Win: Up to ≈ 20,024× your bet

• Win Lines: 25 fixed paylines on a 5×3 reel grid

• Release Date: 5 December 2023

• Our Rating: 86% — because it’s exciting, dynamic, and delivers a lot of feature-power with serious upside

Game Overview and Theme:

Step into the shadowed corridors of an ancient Egyptian tomb, where the sands whisper secrets and the jackal-headed Anubis stands guard over gold, jewels, and cascading fortunes. Secret of Anubis DoubleMax leans heavily into the classic Egypt slot tropes: ornate statues, hieroglyphs glowing with mystic runes, explorer symbols, pharaohs, scarabs, and royal figures.

The visuals are clean and polished, with good lighting effects (especially on the golds), and the soundtrack sets an atmospheric, mysterious mood—think echoes in stone chambers, desert wind, thumping tension. If you like your slots with a sense of adventure and danger (plus the chance of uncovering hidden treasure), this one does it well.

Game Features:

This slot is packed with dynamic mechanics. Below are the ones that really make you sit up and take notice:

• Pop and Drop Cascade: Every time you win, the winning symbols “pop” off the reels, leaving gaps. These gaps are filled by dropping symbols from above, plus fresh ones, restoring the 5×3 grid. Wild symbols are also inserted into some of the gaps (giving extra wild help during cascades).

• DoubleMax Multiplier: With each cascade, the win multiplier doubles. So your first win in a cascade might be ×1, then if another win follows in the same cascade, ×2, then ×4, ×8, and so on. In the Free Spins bonus, the multiplier does not reset between cascading wins—meaning long cascading chains can get very lucrative.

• Sand Storm Feature: Randomly triggered in the base game. A sandstorm “blows” across the reels, removing certain symbols; this triggers a cascade that guarantees a win. It’s a nice way to get action even when things are quiet.

• Free Spins Bonus + Free Spins Gamble: You trigger free spins by landing scatter symbols (Anubis himself). Depending on how many you get (3, 4, or 5 scatters), you can be awarded 7, 10 or 13 free spins. Also, if you got only 3 or 4 scatters, you are offered a gamble: you can gamble for a chance at more spins in an all-or-nothing mini-game. Be careful – gamble wrong and you lose the free spins. During free spins, the multiplier builds up through cascades and does not reset until the free spins round ends.

• Golden Bet Option: If you're feeling bold, you can pay an extra 25% on your base bet to double your chance of triggering the Free Spins feature.

• Bonus Buy: For those who don’t want to wait, there is a Bonus Buy option: you can pay ~100× your stake to go directly into the free spins bonus (with 7 free spins to start) rather than trigger it naturally.

The Pros And Cons Of Playing

Pros:

• Big max win potential (~20,000×) is very attractive — if lucky, you can hit something huge.

• Cascade + multiplier mechanics make each spin (post a win) increasingly exciting; watching that multiplier climb is satisfying.

• Free spins + gamble option gives players choices — more risk, more reward.

• Sand Storm gives surprise moments even when the base game is lagging — keeps things interesting.

• Golden Bet & Bonus Buy options provide alternative paths for those who want faster routes to features.

Cons:

• High volatility means many spins may go by with low returns; patience (and bankroll) required.

• RTP (~95.5%) is a little below what some players consider “very generous” (many slots aim for 96-97%+), though that’s balanced by the high win potential.

• Gamble free spins risk: if you gamble and lose, you lose the free spins — might be frustrating for risk-averse players.

• Bonus Buy / Golden Bet come at extra cost; using them inflates risk. Might lead to “chasing features” kind of mindset.

• Complexity (feature overload) — for new players, keeping track of all mechanics (cascades, multiplier, gamble, bonus buy, wilds) may be a bit much.

Summary and Rating (out of 100%):

Overall, Secret of Anubis DoubleMax is a strong entry in the Egyptian-theme slot space, especially for players who enjoy cascading wins, high multipliers, feature-rich gameplay, and the tension of high volatility.

• Theme & Atmosphere: 90% — envelops you in ancient Egypt well; visuals and sound add to the immersion.

• Features & Mechanics: 88% — lots of interacting features that can generate big wins; cascade + multiplier is especially good.

• Win Potential vs Risk: 85% — huge ceiling, but you must tolerate the swings.

• Player Control & Options: 82% — bonus buy, golden bet, gamble give choice, though with risk.

Overall Rating: 86/100

If you like slots where each spin could either be quiet or erupt in a cascade of wins, Secret of Anubis DoubleMax is well worth your time. If you prefer steady, smaller wins though, maybe try it out with lower bets first to feel the tempo.

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