Introduction
Starlight Princess runs the same machinery as Gates of Olympus, swapping Zeus for a princess in pastel skies. There are no paylines: you win when 8 to 30 matching symbols land anywhere on the 6×5 grid, and every win sets off a tumble.
It is proof of how well the studio reuses maths that work. The published RTP is 96.50% and the ceiling is 5,000x the bet, a figure the game itself shows on its intro screen. Its volatility is medium, not high as is often claimed: the game says so when it loads. It plays from €0.20 to €240.
Key mechanics
Multiplier symbols land at random in both the base game and the bonus, carrying values from 2x to 500x. At the end of each tumbling sequence every multiplier that appeared is added together and applied to the total win.
Four or more scatters award 15 free spins. There the multipliers work differently: each one landing on a winning tumble joins a running total that stays for the rest of the round. It has a bonus buy and an Ante Bet.
Verdict
If you like Gates of Olympus, this is the same thing in different clothes with a lower ceiling. The real difference is the volatility: being medium, sessions come out steadier than in the original. It is not a worse clone, it is the same game aimed at a different player.
The good and the bad
Pros
- 96.50% RTP and medium volatility.
- Multipliers up to 500x on any tumble.
Cons
- 5,000x ceiling, tripled in its 1000 version.
- Same engine as Gates of Olympus: little new if you know it.
