Anubis might be the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, but let’s be honest—he’s basically a Goth dog with a flair for drama. Always lurking around tombs, weighing hearts, and rocking eyeliner better than most influencers, Anubis gives major “I listen to My Chemical Romance in the afterlife” energy. If you ever wondered what happens when Hot Topic merges with divine judgement, look no further.

Now, while I would love to see a slot lean into the emo/goth energy from the Anubis myth, complete with eyeliner, angst, and a Pyramid of Broken Dreams, Quickspin has gone down a more archaeological route with its new Scepter of Anubis slot.

Time to weigh those spins on the scales of wins

The Scepter of Anubis slot from Quickspin uses a traditional 40-payline setup across 5 reels. Betting starts at just $0.10, with a maximum limit of $25. If you’re betting at the upper limit, you could win up to $250,000, thanks to the 10,000x maximum multiplier. The slot has high volatility, meaning wins can be rare but potentially massive. The RTP is 96%.

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The Anubis Wild symbol is fully stacked and appears on all reels. It substitutes for all other symbols except the scatter and pays 20 times the bet for a line of five. When an Anubis Wild lands, it may nudge to fill the reel, and when fully stacked, it acts as both a wild and a scatter. A full Anubis Wild in view triggers the respins feature. You will receive 1 respin per full Anubis Wild, and if another one lands or nudges into place during a respin, you gain an additional respin. The sequence continues until no new Anubis Wilds appear.

To activate the free spins feature, you must land 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols or fully stacked Anubis Wilds anywhere on the reels, which awards 8, 12, or 16 free spins, respectively. During this round, any Anubis Wild that lands will expand to cover the entire reel and stay sticky until the round ends. Each one also triggers a respin and adds 1 extra free spin.

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Super free spins are awarded when a super scatter lands on the rightmost reel alongside at least 2, 3, or 4 scatters or Anubis Wilds. This replaces the standard free spins round with 8, 12, or 16 super free spins. During these spins, when an Anubis Wild covers an entire reel, a multiplier of x2, x3, x5, or x100 is randomly applied to that spin and the subsequent respin. If a new Anubis Wild appears during a respin, a new multiplier equal to or higher than the previous one is chosen.

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If you trigger free spins or super free spins with fewer than 5 qualifying symbols, you may gamble to try and win up to 16 free spins or super free spins. A losing gamble forfeits the entire round. It is not possible to gamble for super free spins from regular free spins or vice versa. You can also access these bonus rounds directly from the base game. The regular free spins round costs 80 times your bet and has an RTP of 96.74%. The super free spins round costs 160 times your bet and has an RTP of 96.65%.

Is the Scepter of Anubis slot worth a trip to the museum?

Quickspin hasn’t broken any molds with its Scepter of Anubis slot. The visuals are well executed, even if they lean more “museum exhibit” than “otherworldly jackal god vengeance,” and once the bonus rounds kick in, the gameplay does perk up a bit. That being said, if you put it in a lineup with a few other cookie-cutter Egyptian-themed slots, I’m not sure I’d be able to pick it out. It’s fine but nothing to write home about. I give it a seven out of ten; solid, serviceable, and unlikely to stay with you once you’ve closed it down.

If you’re looking for a few Quickspin slots that do give me the fizz, I recommend trying out Skulls Up and Hammer of Vulcan.