Helios – Triple Sun Brings Three Bonus Modifiers and 5,000x Wins

Pragmatic Play has gone back to ancient Greek legends for its newest scatter pay slot, Helios – Triple Sun. The slot has 3 colored sun scatters, free spins, and 3 possible modifiers that can be active at the same time. The slot will be launched in Greece on 14 Sep 2026. The slot has a six-reel layout and allows for up to 5,000 times the player's stake. Additional details about Helios can be found in the official Helios – Triple Sun announcement and the official Helios – Triple Sun game page.

Bonus Round Is Triggered By Sun Pots

The most innovative mechanics involved with Helios is located above the reels. There are 3 pots (one per color) that represent the 3 colors of suns. When a player accumulates enough suns through a series of wins (tumbling), they may randomly enter a free spin round that contains 8 free spins. In addition to the free spins, each pot represents a modifier. One of the modifiers introduces random multipliers, while the second modifier provides additional symbols to appear in the middle 4 reels. The third modifier introduces a progressive multiplier.

Progressive multipliers increase by +1x for each consecutive winning sequence. Unlike other slots, the modifiers are not exclusive to each other; therefore, up to all three modifiers can occur simultaneously during the bonus round. Therefore, the number of modifiers that are active will determine the power level of the free spins. As such, the three pot design does not merely provide a way for players to visually collect suns. Rather, it clearly indicates how much potential the upcoming bonus has.

Free Spins Can Increase in Power

Once free spins have begun, additional suns can continue to add to their power. Collecting another sun will award an additional 3 spins and possibly activate a modifier that had previously been inactive. This type of design provides a method for bonuses to evolve over time. For example, if a bonus begins with only one modifier present, it can grow into either a two or three-modifier bonus before being finished.

The progressive multiplier works well with this type of design. Since it grows based upon consecutive winning sequences, longer sequences can cause the value of the progressive multiplier to build and then apply those values to subsequent wins while other modifiers alter the base grid or introduce additional multipliers.

Medium Volatility & Max Payout

According to technical specifications, Helios has a medium volatility rating and returns approximately 96.46% of betted amounts. The game also includes an average hit rate of 29.07%. Bets range from .20 to 240 and include maximum payouts of up to 5000 times the wager. In addition to standard bet limits, Pragmatic Play also included bonus buy options in the game.

These options cost either 80x or 200x, depending on applicable regulatory requirements. Due to its relatively conservative betting structure and limited maximum payout compared to other high-risk, high-reward titles from Pragmatic Play, Helios presents itself in contrast to extremely volatile slot titles that offer 10K+, 50K+ and sometimes higher max multipliers.

Pragmatic Play's Continued Use Of Greek Mythology

Helios – Triple Sun was released just days after Gates of Olympus POP and Eastern Fury were both released. With up to eight new slots created monthly according to the company, creating differentiation among releases is becoming more challenging. Based on the current trends within the New Zealand iGaming market, Helios – Triple Sun demonstrates why traditional myths used as themes still have merit when combined with unique mechanical hooks.

While players do not need to know anything about Greek gods to play a lot of slots, using a familiar theme allows the slot developer to focus on explaining what is unique about the slot. Helios – Triple Sun takes advantage of this trend by focusing on how its three Sun modifiers work together. This is part of a larger movement toward having multiple elements working together in layerd bonus rounds. Developers are now giving players multiple effects in their bonus rounds that can potentially work together, progress or change during the bonus round itself.

Helios – Triple Sun takes this approach and simplifies it so that players do not have difficulty understanding what is going on. Players simply collect three scatters (and there are three scatters representing three powers). Once a player collects enough scatters to trigger the bonus round, collecting more can make it progressively better.

Combine this with Helios's ability to give players multiple ways to create wins through tumbling, increasing grid sizes, progressive multipliers and 5,000x maximum win potential and Helios becomes a slot that offers more than just a rich mythological background.