Garuda Gems Slot (PG Soft) Slot Demo & Review

According to Buddhist texts, the Garuda is a golden-winged bird symbolising knowledge, bravery, power, loyalty, and discipline. It also happens to be the national emblem of Indonesia, and game provider PG Soft have decided that it’s such an iconic symbol and deity that they would create an online slot about it. Of course, if you’re a fan of the provider, you will also know they are very popular in Asia, especially Indonesia, with titles such as their Fortune Tiger slot and Dragon Hatch slot being incredibly popular here on our demo platform. Can Garuda Gems follow in their footsteps and prove to be another hugely successful release for the provider? Let’s start answering that question by looking at the pays section to see how much you can win.

Unsurprisingly, given the slot’s name, the premium paying symbols are made up of coloured stones, with the Purple Gem the highest value, returning 5x bet for a six of a kind win. This is followed by the Red Gem at 4x, the Orange Gem at 3x, with the Green, Turquoise and Blue Gems all sharing equal payouts of 2x bet for a completed line of six. Representing the low value pays are the industry standard royals, with the Ace, King, and Queen all paying 1.2x, whilst the Jack is worth 1x the bet for a winning combination of six.

Playing the Garuda Gems slot for real money will cost from €0.20 a spin up to a maximum of €20. It’s worth remembering that this slot has an exceptional RTP of 96.77% attached. So, in theory, you should at least get a good run for any deposits you choose to make.

Played across a 6×4 reel format, PG Soft’s Garuda Gems slot has a fixed 4,096 paylines in play throughout the base game and the free spins feature. Wins are awarded and credited to your playing balance when three or more matching symbols land on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel first.

Cascading Reels

Hit a winning connection on the reels, and you’ll activate the cascading reels engine. First of all, this will remove all the symbols that were involved in the winning spin before dropping down new symbols from above to fill the spaces that have been left behind. It’s possible for a long series of cascades and win reactions to take place, which can result in some pretty hefty payouts.

Win Multiplier

At the beginning of each spin, you will have a win multiplier of x1 that can be seen above the game reels. Any wilds that land on the reels will be collected and added to the win multiplier meter. If you collect 3 in 1 series of spins/cascades, the multiplier will increase to x3 in value. Collecting another 3 in that same series will increase it to 6x. Add another 3, and it moves to x9, so multiples of 3 increase it by x3. When you finally fail to make a new win, the multiplier will be applied to the total amount won over that series of reel cascades, and during the review of this slot, I hit some good sized wins in the base game through this.

Activating the bonus feature will require three scatter symbols to land in view during the base game. This will award 10 free spins, with each additional scatter that lands thereafter adding two extra spins to the starting total.

Free Spins Feature

Once the feature begins, players will need to land the wild symbols in view to fill the meter and increase the size of their win multiplier. The big difference during the bonus round is that the win multiplier will retain its value after a losing spin. Keep a look out for the scatter symbols landing in view, too. These can award multiple re-triggers and make a big difference to the outcome of your bonus if you’re lucky enough to land a couple.