Vikings go to Hell — RTP, volatility and max win

Vikings go to Hell by Yggdrasil sends a band of Viking warriors into the underworld, where demons and the devil himself are waiting. Energy symbols charge up the warriors as you play, and before the free spins you pick which mode you take into the bonus round.

The theme mixes Norse saga with hellish fantasy: bearded warriors with axes and shields, demons, treasure and a battlefield painted in black and orange. The Vikings fight on a 5×4 grid, five reels with four rows each, carrying 25 paylines. Bets range between a €0.10 floor and a €125 ceiling, so both small and very large budgets fit. Yggdrasil released Vikings go to Hell on May 20, 2018, which makes it one of the older titles in the hell range.

The 5×4 grid uses fixed lines, and a payout needs matching symbols next to each other on one of the 25 paylines. What a combination pays depends on the symbol, the length of the run and the bet you set, anywhere from €0.10 up to €125. Sticky wilds stay put on the grid, so they can count towards several lines and across several spins in a row.

The heart of Vikings go to Hell is the energy collection: energy symbols that land on the reels are gathered up and charge the Vikings. Respins give the reels another turn, and sticky wilds that hold their place and can complete more lines on the following spins.

Bonus icons open the way to the free spins. Before they start you choose a free spins mode, each variant weighting sticky wilds and multipliers differently. A multiplier boosts the wins of the round it applies to, so the mode you pick has a direct effect on what the feature can pay.

Since Vikings go to Hell pairs respins with sticky wilds, the other inferno slots with respins make a fitting comparison.

RTP 96.1%, higher than 63% of the 400 Inferno slots. Background: how RTP works on a slot. Volatility High, like 85 of the 180 slots in the Hell & devil theme. Background: what slot volatility means. Max win 5,500× (€687,500 at the highest stake). Background: what max win means on a slot. Hit frequency 20.4%: roughly one spin in 5 wins.

A 5,500× ceiling outranks around 61% of the collection, and the volatility is high: the big amounts mostly come when sticky wilds and multipliers line up in the free spins. Roughly one spin in five lands a win, with the hit frequency of 20.4% listed in the data sheet.

Yggdrasil publishes an RTP range for Vikings go to Hell rather than a single figure, and the rest of the range is lined up under RTP levels of inferno slots.

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