4 Secret Pyramids

Reviving a Forgotten Mechanic

4 Secret Pyramids brings back 4ThePlayer's Bonus Up concept, a feature that first appeared in the Central American-themed 3 Secret Cities over a year earlier before seemingly falling out of rotation. Its return here, wrapped in an Ancient Egyptian setting, gives the studio's back catalogue a second life.

An Egyptian Setting, Handled Well

Pyramids exist outside Egypt too, but the association is strong enough that 4 Secret Pyramids leans fully into the expected imagery - statues, desert fauna, and plenty of sand-worn stonework. It's a crowded theme in online slots, so the graphical polish here, carried over from 3 Secret Cities' high production standard, does a lot of the work in making it stand out rather than the subject matter itself.

Transparent Stats

One thing worth noting is how upfront the game is with its own numbers. The in-game Game Rules panel displays the 95% RTP, the high volatility rating, the 55,000x maximum win, and even average best-win figures after 100 spins - useful reference points that not every slot bothers to surface so clearly.

Two Ways to Boost Your Stake

Beyond the standard stake selection of 20p to £/€15 per spin, two optional buttons change how the game plays. The x2 Bonus increases your stake by 25% and doubles the number of free spins awarded when triggered. The Xtra Bonus, also at a 25% stake increase, doubles your chances of actually landing free spins in the first place. Both give players a genuine lever to pull for a price, rather than a single blanket bonus buy.

Reels and Symbols

The game runs on a 5-reel, 4-row grid delivering 1,024 ways to win, continuing the visual and structural quality established in the studio's earlier Secret Cities entry, with wins connecting from the leftmost reel outward across whichever ways happen to line up on a given spin.

Volatility and the Ceiling

Rated the maximum 5 out of 5 for volatility, 4 Secret Pyramids is built for the patient, session-long grind toward its headline draw: a 55,000x maximum win, one of the largest multipliers anywhere in the wider 4ThePlayer catalogue and a genuine reason to seek this title out over less ambitious Egyptian-themed alternatives.

Final Verdict

Between the resurrected Bonus Up mechanic, the unusually transparent in-game stats panel, and a 55,000x ceiling that few competitors can match, 4 Secret Pyramids earns its place as one of the more mechanically interesting entries in an oversaturated theme. Give the free demo at johnessyslots a try to decide whether the x2 and Xtra Bonus buttons are worth the extra stake before playing for real money.