How Curse of Medusa plays
Snake-haired and stony, the Medusa myth has been slot fodder forever, but Apricot (Microgaming's in-house studio) brings it bang up to date for December 2025. The look is the polished Greek-marble-and-serpents fare you'd expect, and it plays on a six-reel Maxways engine that flexes rows each spin for up to 117,649 ways — the modern cousin of Megaways, and a clear step up on the studio's older grid pokies.
The engine is built around cascades: every winning combo clears, drops fresh symbols, and bumps a win multiplier up by one each cascade. In the base game that multiplier resets every spin, so the real money is in free spins — four GAZE scatters open 12 games where the multiplier is uncapped and keeps climbing the longer the cascades run. Four fixed jackpots (Mini through Mega) sit on top, and the overall max win is quoted around 18,000× stake, which is genuine big-money territory.
Sessions feel like a high-vol cascader should: long quiet stretches, then a screen-clearing run when the multiplier and free spins line up. The catch — Apricot lists it as high volatility for good reason, and that headline 18,000× lives almost entirely in the bonus. Base play can run your balance down while you wait, so size your bets for the dry spells, not the dream.
Features
Maxways (up to 117,649 ways), cascading reels, increasing win multiplier (uncapped in free spins), free spins (GAZE scatters), four fixed jackpots (Mini/Minor/M
Curse of Medusa is a Greek-mythology pokie from Apricot (Microgaming) built on a six-reel Maxways engine with cascading wins, an increasing win multiplier, free spins and four fixed jackpots.
FAQ
Is Curse of Medusa worth playing?
If you're after a high-volatility cascader with a modern Maxways engine, yes — the building free-spins multiplier can produce big runs, and there's an 18,000× ceiling. Just go in knowing the base game runs cold and most of the payoff sits in the bonus.
What is the RTP of Curse of Medusa?
The indicative RTP is around 95.98%, which is fair but not generous by current pokie standards. Confirm the exact figure at your operator, as RTP can vary by site.
Is Curse of Medusa legal to play in Australia?
You must be 18+ to play. You'll only find it at offshore online casinos, since real-money online pokies aren't licensed within Australia. That means these sites operate outside Australian law and offer no local consumer protection, so choose a reputable operator and play responsibly.