Yggdrasil and Hot Rise Games Unite for Hidden Egypt DoubleMax™ Slot

Within the YGG Masters program provided by Yggdrasil Gaming, various studios can release their games. One of the brands included in the selection from YGG Masters is Hot Rise Games. Thanks to the assistance from the Yggdrasil program, the brand is releasing a new slot.

Entitled Hidden Egypt DoubleMax™, the game combines two popular themes in Ancient Egypt and steampunk. Not only that, but it also comes as part of a collaboration with ReelPlay, bringing even more appeal to the slot.

Hidden Egypt DoubleMax™ features a set of five reels and three rows for players to spin and offers a maximum win of 20,000x your stake. This comes about thanks to the proprietary DoubleMax mechanic from Yggdrasil, as well as a respins round and a fantastic bonus free spins feature to trigger.

While spinning the game’s reels, if a wild symbol lands in the middle position of reel three, the DoubleMax respin hits. If a new wild symbol appears, the process repeats itself. This continues happening every time a new wild shows up.

Plus, with every respin that takes place, the multiplier attached to wilds will double. So, what starts of as a 2x wild multiplier will increase to 4x, 8x, 16x and so on. Stacks of wild coins will also increase at the same time as the multipliers.

So, with free spins also being included, how does that round activate? Well, as is often the case in online slot machines, it takes three or more scatter symbols landing anywhere on the reels.

At this point, you get five free spins to benefit from, and the DoubleMax respin function can also be triggered while the round is active. There’s an extra perk to it happening in the free spins feature, though. Any respin wilds will be held for two spins, rather than one.

The Combination of Hot Rise Games and ReelPlay

It’s not only the fact that Yggdrasil’s YGG Masters program is in effect where this slot is concerned. Because it is developed by Hot Rise Games, there is more at work. The company has an agreement with ReelPlay which ensures it can provide excellent content across the program.

Hidden Egypt DoubleMax is a slot that is powered by GATI, featuring the state-of-the-art technology from Yggdrasil. This enables its partners to utilise a preconfigured, standardised development toolkit, which is regulation-ready from the get-go.

Thus, high-quality and consistent content is not only possible to create but distribute rapidly as well.

Speaking on the release of the new Egyptian/steampunk game, the Senior Product & Program Manager at Yggdrasil, Zoe Bird, said: “Hidden Egypt DoubleMax is a terrific addition to our extensive portfolio of DoubleMax titles and we’re confident that operators and players will thoroughly enjoy what Hot Rise Games have delivered with this creative title.”

Her words were backed up by a comment from the CEO of ReelPlay, David Johnson. He noted how the company is “delighted to help” with bringing the latest Hot Rise game to market. “This latest collaboration utilises a popular Yggdrasil mechanic combined with Hot Rise game design”, he said.

Johnson finished up his statement by highlighting the “great re-playable features” of the Hidden Egypt DoubleMax slot, such as the respins already spoken of.

More Details on the Slot, Hot Rise Games and Yggdrasil

If you choose to play Hidden Egypt DoubleMax, you may find its RTP rate adjustable.

At the top end of the scale, it offers a 96.10% RTP rate, while at the lower end, it can drop to 86%. It is also important to note that the game is a high volatility release. Players can place bets of between €0.30 and €12 per spin, and the maximum win in money is €240,000.

Hidden Egypt DoubleMax is also compatible with mobile devices, ensuring it can be played from any location at a convenient time. This is thanks to its design being in HTML5 format. It is also accessible in over 30 languages, including Norwegian, Croatian, Korean, Japanese, Greek, and more, alongside the standard English.

Hot Rise Games Offering Fresh Content

The Hot Rise Games brand came about in 2022, quickly becoming a part of the YGG Masters program through Yggdrasil. Since it began operating, the company has designed and launched 11 online slots.

One of the most popular slots in its catalogue is the Excalibur vs. Gigablox release from November 2023. It has also released three others in this series, which are:

• Gods vs. Gigablox

• Nightmares vs. Gigablox

• Monsters vs. Gigablox

Hidden Egypt DoubleMax marks the second game it has created featuring the DoubleMax mechanic. Its first came about in the form of Nile Mystery DoubleMax, which launched earlier on in April of 2024.

Yggdrasil, on the other hand, has been around for longer. The company began operating in 2013 and by the following year it had a gambling licence from the Malta Gaming Authority.

That same year, it had its first client, introduced its iSENSE 2.0 technology and opened its development hub based in Krakow, Poland.

It didn’t take long for the company to acquire additional licences, either. In 2016, it received these from the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Romania, and then launched a selection of table games in 2018.

Most recently, the company’s YGG Masters program exhibited at the ICE London event in 2023, it received the Innovator of the Year award, and a new CEO was announced in James Curwen.

The current game catalogue from Yggdrasil features over 140 slot games, which can be found at many of the top online casinos.