Blueprint Gaming’s Eye of Horus series began in 2016 as a fixture on UK land-based machines before crossing into online play, where it became one of the most recognisable Egyptian slot franchises in the market. Every entry in the series runs the same core loop. Put simply, Horus appears as an expanding wild that covers entire reels, free spins start with 12 spins triggered by three or more scatters, and each Horus wild that lands during the bonus upgrades lower-value symbols to higher ones.
What changes across the five titles is how far Blueprint has pushed that loop and what extra mechanics sit on top of it. All five are available to play as free demos.
Eye of Horus (2016) is the original and still the benchmark. A 5×3 grid with 10 fixed paylines and medium volatility, it has the highest RTP in the series at 96.31%, though an alternative 94.81% configuration exists and operators vary in which they run. In free spins, the symbol upgrade system works its way through the paytable from the lowest value upward with each Horus appearance, and once all symbols have been converted, subsequent Horus wilds award additional free spins without limit. The relatively contained presentation and clean mechanics have made it a long-term staple on UK slot sites.
Eye of Horus Megaways (2019) applies the Big Time Gaming Megaways licence to the original formula, switching to a 6-reel grid with 2 to 5 symbols per reel and up to 15,625 ways to win. The symbol upgrade system carries over from the original, and each Horus wild also awards additional free spins: one wild adds one spin, two add three, and three wilds at once add five. The shift from fixed paylines to a variable grid changes the pace of the base game significantly, and the max win rises to 10,000x. RTP sits at 95.49%, lower than the original but consistent with most Megaways conversions in Blueprint’s catalogue.
Eye of Horus: The Golden Tablet (2021) returns to the original 5×3 format with 10 paylines but pushes the symbol upgrade system in a new direction. Rather than working incrementally through the paytable, Horus wilds during free spins convert lower-value symbols directly into the top-paying Eye of Horus symbol. Each wild also adds one, three, or five extra spins depending on how many land simultaneously. The result is a feature that can escalate to a reel full of premium symbols faster than the incremental approach of the original. High volatility, RTP around 95.2%, and a 50,000x max win.
Eye of Horus: Rise of Egypt (2023) keeps the 5×3 grid and 10 paylines but adds a wild multiplier system not present in earlier entries. During free spins, collecting Tomb scatters into a meter unlocks escalating multipliers on Horus wilds. Four scatters activate a 2x multiplier, eight a 3x, and twelve a 5x, with four additional free spins awarded at each milestone. The combination of symbol upgrades and stacking wild multipliers makes Rise of Egypt the most feature-dense of the fixed-payline entries. RTP is 94.5%, the lowest in the series, and max win is 50,000x.
Eye of Horus: Tablets of Destiny Megaways is the most recent entry, combining the Megaways engine with a pre-bonus pick round and a Power Play mode. Before free spins begin, players select from on-screen tablets that apply enhancements to the round. Power Play costs five times the standard stake but pays both ways and increases the bonus trigger probability. The symbol upgrade system from earlier entries remains in place during free spins, with Horus wilds converting lower-value premiums as the feature progresses. RTP is 95%, max win is 10,000x, and the Power Play mode is the most direct attempt in the series to give players meaningful control over how they approach the bonus.
