Midas Golden Touch 2 Review (Thunderkick)

The Midas Golden Touch 2 slot game has 5 reels, 3 rows and 15 fixed paylines. A winning combination takes place when 3 or more matching symbols land left to right on adjacent reels. 

Stakes start at 10p and go up to £100. You can use the coin chip icon on both desktop and mobile versions to see all available bet options.  

The RTP rate is 94.27%, which is low, the average is 96%. It’s also below its two predecessor games: Midas Golden Touch is 96.10% and Midas Golden Touch Christmas Edition which is 96.17%.

You'll discover a hit frequency of 19.09% and a high volatility rating, which is the same rating as the Midas Golden Touch Christmas Edition slot game. The Midas Golden Touch is rated as medium/high.

Tha max win amount has increased up to 15,000 x the bet, whereas, for the previous two games, the figure was 10,100 x the bet.

King Midas is the face of the game, and gameplay is set in his grandiose palace, complete with marble pillars, golden floors, and stunning drapes, just as the previous two games were. This version has an even more luxurious feel with extra gold and marble. When flipping into the bonus round, the screen is bursting with gold as every part of the place turns into gold which gives it a deluxe experience. The music and sound effects give a dramatic feel, suiting the mythology theme.

The reels' higher-value character symbols are King Midas, a gold crown, a jug filled with wine, and a chest filled with gems. These are followed by the standard symbols A, K, Q, J, 10, and 9.

Below are the values of the symbols:

• King Midas: 5=75, 4=20 & 3=10
• Gold crown: 5=25, 4=7 & 3=5
• Jug filled with wine: 5=20, 4=6 & 3=4
• Chest filled with gems: 5=15, 4=5 & 3=3
• A: 5=7.5, 4=2.50 & 3=1
• K: 5=7, 4=2.50 & 3=1
• Q: 5=6.50, 4=2 & 3=1
• J: 5=6, 4=2 & 3=1
• 10: 5=5.50, 4=2 & 3=1
• 9: 5=5, 4=2 & 3=1
• Wild: substitutes for all other symbols apart from the Scatter. 
• Scatter: 3 or more triggers the Bonus Game

Midas Golden Touch 2 Mobile

The game renders well whether you play on an iOS or Android device. The slot will adapt to whatever device you're using, which means you can be assured of a top experience whether you're using a smartphone, tablet, or desktop.  

The Midas Golden Touch 2 slot game has an assortment of features, which are explained in more detail below:

Multiplier Wilds

Any payline which includes a Wild will have a multiplier based on the amount of Wilds that are in the payline. The amounts are: 1 Wild = 2x, 2 Wlds = 4x, 3 Wilds = 8x, 4 Wilds = 16x and 5 Wilds = 32x.

Gift of Midas 

This feature can trigger randomly during the base game, adding a special symbol to the reels. When active, the effect will add between 1 - 9 Wild or 1 - 3 Scatters to the reels in random locations.

Bonus Game

Any win during the Bonus game triggers a Sticky Respin feature. During the respin feature, any winning symbols in a winning line will be locked and the remainder of the symbols will respin. The Respin feature continues until no additional winning symbols are locked. Additionally, an Epic Wild symbol is placed on the reels at the beginning of each first spin. The Epic Wild symbol (starting with a 2x multiplier) can replace all symbols except the Scatter. Collect 3 Scatters to fill the meter, doubling the multiplier to a max 32x and awarding you 2 extra free spins.

Bonus Buy

Many slot games have a Bonus Buy feature; however, this functionality is not available in the United Kingdom. Use the 'buy feature' to buy access to the Bonus Game, the cost is 100x your bet. 

This second version of the slot game certainly has the golden touch, it feels even more decadent than the original Midas Golden Touch slot. It’s a smart-looking game, the blue marble grid mixed with gold trim was a nice touch. The Bonus Game feels sumptuous with lashings of gold on the screen.

The first Midas Touch slot game was released in 2019 and a second game was released in December 2023 and was called Midas Golden Touch Christmas Edition.

This game looks glitzier, but its mechanics are not that different. The Bonus Game is the highlight due to the number of features it contains; however, it’s similar to the Christmas edition of the game. For this game there was a single random Wild Symbol placed on the reels at the beginning of each free spin. This time, there is an Epic Wild symbol, which starts with a 2x multiplier and can reach an impressive 32x the bet.

The max win is better for Midas Golden Touch 2 at 15,000x, as the other two games were 10,100 x the bet. However, a big issue is the low RTP rate of 94.27%, which is the second lowest RTP of all of Thunderkick’s games released. The lowest is the last game, Xterminate, which was 94.12%. So maybe this is Thunderkick's new trend? I hope not, as anything below 96% nowadays is not great.

This game is enjoyable but there isn't enough to differentiate this game from the Midas Golden Touch slot games to make it stand out.

The Midas Golden Touch 2 slot review was written by our slot game experts on the OLBG Expert team. Beginning with Jenny Mason our prime Slot reviewer who has 17+ years in online gambling, working for top UK brands. Jenny is an expert in slots and bingo. It was then verified by Chris Taylor who has written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. 

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