Not all sequels know when to hold back — but Yggdrasil’s Valley of the Gods 2 manages to do just enough. It nods to the charm of its 2017 predecessor while reworking its foundations into something sharper and more layered. With Egypt still serving as the grand stage, the sequel swaps the standard 5x5 layout for an asymmetrical reel structure and layers in a set of modifiers that build with every successful spin. Mythology aside, the presentation is stunning, with palm trees swaying in the haze and pyramids standing stoic in the sun. This is Egypt in cinematic mode — grand, polished, and ready for a second act.
The base layout starts with a 1-2-3-4-5-2 reel format, giving a modest 240 ways to win at first glance. But the trick here is expansion — remove blockers through wins and you’ll eventually unlock all positions, opening up a maximum 20,160 ways. The slot works on an all-ways system, meaning adjacent symbols from left to right form wins regardless of position on their reels. You can spin from just 0.25, and the action plays smoothly across all platforms, desktop or mobile.
Yggdrasil Gaming has made a name for itself by embracing distinctive visual styles and mythological storytelling. You’ll see echoes of Tut’s Twister and Valley of the Gods here, but Valley of the Gods 2 is arguably more ambitious in its design and mechanical scope. The modifiers keep things fresh, and that moment where all the blockers shatter away is always satisfying — whether or not it leads to the big payout.
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The slot mixes traditional royals with godlike icons from Egyptian mythology. Lower-paying symbols are stylised versions of 9 through A, while the premium symbols depict various deities including Anubis, Horus, Sobek, and Bastet. You can check them out in the paytable below:
Symbol | Payouts for 3, 4, 5, 6 of a kind |
9 | 0.2x, 0.3x, 0.6x, 1x |
10 | 0.2x, 0.3x, 0.6x, 1x |
J | 0.2x, 0.3x, 0.6x, 1x |
Q | 0.2x, 0.3x, 0.6x, 1x |
K | 0.2x, 0.3x, 0.6x, 1x |
A | 0.2x, 0.3x, 0.6x, 1x |
Anubis | 0.6x, 1.2x, 2.4x, 4x |
Horus | 0.8x, 1.6x, 3x, 5x |
Sobek | 1x, 2x, 4x, 7x |
Bastet | 1.2x, 2.4x, 5x, 20x |
There’s no standard wild symbol here, but the Wild Reel feature can generate one reel fully covered in wilds during the special respin sequence. There’s also no scatter — everything builds off the base game wins and the removal of blocker tiles to unlock deeper mechanics.
The centrepiece of gameplay. Every time you POTENTIALLY land a win, the winning symbols shoot off scarabs that destroy blocker tiles around the reel set. The number of scarabs equals the number of symbols in the win. When a win occurs, you also trigger a respin. If that respin also potentially lands a win, the cycle continues — more scarabs, more blockers removed, and another respin.
Initially, only a handful of symbol positions are open. With each win, more blockers are removed. Clear all blockers, and the grid expands to its full size — 6 reels high, with 20,160 possible ways to win.
Once you’ve cleared all blocker tiles, the game awards 1 Extra Life. This acts as a second chance in case your next spin doesn’t result in a win. You can collect more lives during the feature using red scarabs.
Once the full reel is unlocked, three meters begin tracking different scarab colours:
These meters stay active until a non-winning spin with no lives remaining resets the grid to its default state.
If the layered structure and mythology appeal to you, Valley of the Gods 2 sits comfortably next to other hits like Tutan's Treasure or Gods of Olympus IV. Both take similar ideas — ancient cultures, evolving features — and give them unique spins. You can check out all these titles in the BetVictor slot catalogue.