Anubis Rising

Anubis Rising: Blueprint's Straightforward Take on a Well-Worn God

Blueprint Gaming has spent plenty of time in ancient Egypt already, and Anubis Rising continues that streak with a game built around expanding wilds and an upgradable free spins round rather than anything especially adventurous in the theme department. Compared to Hacksaw Gaming's darker, more horror-tinged take on the same god in Hand of Anubis, Blueprint's version is a simpler, more old-school affair, sharing more visual DNA with the studio's own Eye of Horus range than with anything trying to reinvent the genre.

That's not necessarily a criticism - the presentation is clean and clear even if it leans basic, and the soundtrack settles into a classic Egyptian-slot rhythm that does the job without standing out. It's a game built to feel familiar to anyone who's spent time in this theme before, for better or worse.

Anubis Rising runs on a 5-reel, 3-row grid with 10 paylines, and wins must start from the leftmost reel and land across adjacent reels to count. The RTP sits at an unremarkable 95%, and the volatility is set high, a combination that leans toward the risk-heavy end of the spectrum without an especially generous return to offset it. Stakes range from 10p/c to £/€50 a spin, and there's no ante bet or feature buy attached to this release, meaning free spins have to be earned the traditional way rather than purchased outright.

The symbol set covers fancily rendered J-to-A card ranks as the low pays, worth 10x the bet for a full line of five, while the high end brings a lotus, an Ankh, a scarab, Isis, an Anubis/jackal symbol, and the Eye of Horus - a neat nod to Blueprint's own back catalogue. Premium five-of-a-kind wins pay 20x-50x the stake. Wilds appear specifically on reels 2, 3 and 4, and when they land, they expand to cover the full reel, which is the game's main route toward its bigger combinations and its stated 5,000x max win.

Anubis Rising isn't trying to be the most inventive Egyptian slot on the market, and it doesn't need to be - the expanding wild mechanic on reels 2 through 4 gives the base game a reliable source of bigger hits, and the high volatility setting means those moments, when they land, tend to matter. It's a fair pick for players who want a no-frills, classic-feeling Egyptian slot without needing a lot of extra bells and whistles.

Worth spinning through the free demo at johnessyslots first to see how often those reels 2-4 wilds expand and get a feel for the 95% RTP and high volatility in practice before deciding whether Anubis Rising earns a place in your real-money sessions.