Queen of Shadows

Queen of Shadows Overview

Queen of Shadows is a dark-fantasy slot from Spinomenal, released on 16 February 2024. It is part of the studio’s Queens of Elements series – the logo sits in the bottom bar of every screen – and it runs on the same frame as Queen of Water: five reels, four rows, 25 fixed paylines, an expanding Queen wild and a free spins round you can gamble before it starts.

The Reels and the Queen Wild

The reels stand between gothic stone pillars in front of a moonlit palace, and a purple vortex swirls behind them. The premium symbols are a black raven, a golden crescent moon, a jewelled crown and a green crystal, while the lower tier is made of silver and gold card royals from 10 to A.

The Queen is the wild. She appears in a feathered purple gown with a raven on her shoulder, and when she lands she expands to cover her whole reel. In our best base-game screenshot she filled reels 3 and 4 at the same time, so a pair of Qs on the first two reels completed line after line.

Our Base-Game Wins

We played at 2 per line, a total bet of 50. Three wins from the demo:

• 260 (5.2x) – Qs on reels 1 and 2 joined by two full Queen reels.
• 200 (4x) – a wall of red Aces across the first three reels.
• 190 (3.8x) – green Js stacked on reels 1 to 3.

Bet Settings

With all 25 lines always active, the only choice is the stake per line, set with the plus and minus buttons at the bottom left. The total bet is 25 times that figure, so 2 per line gives the 50 we used. SlotCatalog lists a range of 0.25 to 25 per spin.

Free Spins: Collect or Gamble

The feature opens with a decision. The “Gamble to get” panel offers two buttons:

• Collect 10 Free Spins – take the standard award and start.
• Gamble – flip a coin. The silver side, with two crossed daggers, drops you to 5 free spins; the gold crown side lifts you to 15.

A ladder across the top shows the full climb: 15, 20, 30 and finally 50 free spins. The small figures under each rung (5 under 15, 10 under the others) show what you fall back to if a flip goes wrong. We collected, and the game confirmed “Congratulations! You have won 10 Free Spins”.

Reading the Gamble Ladder

The ladder is where the player, not the reels, decides how volatile the round will be. The small figure under each rung appears to be the award you drop back to after a failed flip, which means the gamble can shorten the round but never wipes it out completely.

That gives two very different ways to play the same trigger. Collecting straight away guarantees 10 spins with the expanding Queen. Climbing all the way to 50 gives her five times as many chances to cover a reel – while a miss on the very first flip leaves you with only 5.

What the Free Spins Paid

In the round the Queen kept turning up. With two free spins still to play, she covered reel 2 and gold Qs on reels 1, 3 and 4 paid 220 (4.4x) on a single spin. The free spins keep the same 50 stake, so every win reads directly against the bet.

Buying the Feature

If you would rather not wait for the scatters, the Buy Feature triggers 10 free spins straight away. At a bet of 50 the price was 1,550 = 31x the bet. The balance in our screenshots confirms it: it stood at 4,740 before the purchase and at 3,190 on the gamble screen straight after – exactly 1,550 less.

The Queens of Elements Family

The same engine powers the whole series, and the numbers match. Queen of Water and Queen of the Forest: Night Whispers show the same 31x buy price, the same 5 / 15 coin, the same 15-20-30-50 ladder and the same 2,000x ceiling. Queen of Shadows changes the theme to ravens, moons and a gothic palace, and uses a slightly different RTP.

Controls and the Bonus Symbol

The bottom bar keeps everything in one row: the per-line stake with its plus and minus buttons, the BUY button right next to the spin button, the autoplay control and the win and balance meters. The free spins are triggered by the purple Bonus symbol, which peeks out from behind the win display on reel 4 in our 200 screenshot.

Theme and Presentation

The art leans into gothic horror: silver-grey stone, glowing violet light and a crown of dark crystals on the Queen’s head. Wins are celebrated with a shower of silver coins that pours over the reels.

RTP and Numbers

The listed RTP is 92%, and SlotCatalog notes that the game comes in several RTP versions, so the figure at your casino may differ. The maximum win is 2,000x the bet. No volatility rating is published.

Who It Is For

Queen of Shadows suits players who like classic stacked-wild slots with a dark look and a little risk before the bonus. The gamble ladder is the most interesting choice in the game, and the Queen covering two reels at once is what lifts an ordinary spin into a 5x win.

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