JILI GAMES Gates of Olympus vs Gates of Olympus 1000: What Changed

Gates of Olympus and Gates of Olympus 1000 share a theme, a grid and a pay rule, and almost nothing else. This pair is one of six on the slot comparison method page, and it is the clearest case of a sequel changing the maths rather than the art. Every figure below is Pragmatic Play’s own listing.

Gates of Olympus vs Gates of Olympus 1000 side by side

What stayed the same

Both games pay by count. Eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the 6x5 grid pay, the winning symbols are removed, and new ones tumble in until nothing pays. Both trigger free spins on four or more scatters, and both publish the same 96.50% RTP.

That overlap is why they get mistaken for one game. You can learn the pay rule on either and it carries over unchanged.

What actually differs: multiplier behaviour

In the original, multiplier orbs land independently of the winning cluster, and the orbs on screen add together and apply to the whole tumble sequence. They top out at 500x. A modest-looking cascade can finish at several hundred times the stake, and the next identical cascade can pay almost nothing.

The 1000 edition lets individual multiplier symbols reach 1000x, and in free spins they feed a total win multiplier meter. The meter keeps the multipliers for the round rather than spending them on one cascade. Treating the sequel as the original with a bigger number on the box gets the mechanic backwards.

The published maximum and the volatility label

Pragmatic Play lists a 5,000x maximum for the original and 15,000x for the 1000 edition. As arithmetic only, on a ₱100 stake those ceilings are ₱500,000 and ₱1,500,000. The volatility label moves from high to very high at the same time, and that is the cost of the higher ceiling: more of the return sits in rarer, larger results.

RTP and what Pragmatic Play says about it

Pragmatic Play publishes 96.50% for both titles, so on the headline percentage there is nothing to separate them. Third-party records document three operator-selectable configurations for each game, 96.50%, 95.51% and 94.50%, while Pragmatic Play publishes only the first. Open the game’s own info screen at the casino you sign up with to read the figure that applies there.

Who each one suits

1. The original suits a shorter session on a modest budget, because the high label still returns wins of several hundred times the stake through the 500x orbs.
2. The 1000 edition suits a larger budget set in advance and a tolerance for long gaps, because its very high label concentrates the return in the free-spins run and its meter.
3. Neither suits a plan to chase losses. Fix the session budget first, then pick the game whose gaps that budget can absorb.

Open the Gates of Olympus slot page or the Gates of Olympus 1000 details for each title’s own figures. For a sister title on the same engine, read Starlight Princess against Gates of Olympus, and for two older Pragmatic Play slots see The Dog House versus Wolf Gold.