IGT’s Cleopatra series is one of the longest-running brands in casino gaming. The original slot appeared on US casino floors before 2005, made the jump to online play in 2012, and has since spawned sequels, jackpot variants, and format experiments that number well into double figures.
The core formula — Egyptian imagery, a Cleopatra wild that doubles wins, and a free spins round built on multipliers — runs through every version, but each title changes something specific. Below are the series titles available as free play demos on this page, alongside the wider catalogue worth knowing.
The original Cleopatra is where the template was set. Five reels, 20 paylines, the Cleopatra logo as a wild that doubles any win it contributes to, and a Sphinx scatter that triggers 15 free spins with a flat 3x multiplier on all wins.
The bonus can retrigger up to a theoretical maximum of 180 spins in a single round. Max win 10,000x. RTP is around 95%, slightly below the modern online average though consistent with its land-based origins.
Cleopatra II arrived in 2021 and made one change that matters: the free spins multiplier is no longer flat. It starts at 1x and climbs by one increment on every spin whether a win occurs or not. Trigger 30 free spins and you have a 30x multiplier waiting on the final spin. Retriggers extend both the spin count and the multiplier ceiling. That single adjustment pushes the theoretical max win to 50,000x, five times the original, and fundamentally changes the tension of the bonus round. RTP 95.88%.
Cleopatra Gold shifts the design in a different direction. Instead of amplifying the free spins, it adds the Gold Spins respin to standard play, where Cleopatra Gold wild symbols can expand to fill a full reel and lock for a respin.
The free spins retain the Cleopatra format but the 3x multiplier now only applies when a wild is involved in the win rather than all wins. That trade-off is visible in the numbers, with max win dropping to around 1,750x, but regular play has more activity built in than either of the first two titles.
Cleopatra Plus takes the biggest departure. Played on a 5×4 grid with 40 paylines, the Level Up Plus system tracks Follower symbols collected over a session and advances the game through up to eight levels. Higher levels unlock new bonus maps, new scatter symbols, deity-linked gameplay variations, and a gradually improving RTP that starts at 92.89% and reaches 96.5% at level 8.
The free spins round becomes increasingly complex as levels increase, with multipliers up to 50x available at the top tiers. It plays more like a progression game than a traditional slot, which will appeal to some players and frustrate others. Max win 1,500x.
Cleopatra MegaJackpots keeps the original game’s core mechanics intact and adds a progressive jackpot overlay. Five MegaJackpots logo symbols on the centre payline during either the base game or the free spins round triggers the network jackpot. The base RTP drops to around 92.5% to fund the prize pool, the standard trade-off for progressive games in this format.
Cleopatra Keno is the series’ furthest departure from the slot format. It’s a lottery-style game rather than a slot: players choose 3–10 numbers from a grid of 80, and 20 are drawn at random. Standard keno payouts apply based on how many picks match the draw. The series connection is in the bonus, if the final drawn number lands on one of your picks in a winning round, 12 free games are awarded with all payouts doubled. RTP sits between 94% and 95.25% depending on the number of spots selected, which is typical for the keno format.
