Tower Quest slot review

Tower Quest slot in brief

Tower Quest is a sword-and-sorcery slot from Play’n GO, first released in 2015. It keeps a traditional 5×3 layout with 20 fixed paylines, so wins are read left to right along set lines rather than in clusters or ways.

What sets it apart is the pairing of a card duel bonus with a collect-to-progress free spins system. The maximum win is only 500 times the stake, which tells you a lot about its character before you spin. Find more reviews on our slots hub.

How the Tower Quest features work

The tower wild

The tower is the wild symbol. Like a standard wild in most slots, it stands in for other symbols on a payline to help complete a win. The game's paytable shows which symbols it can and can't replace.

The Evil Wizard card bonus

When three or more Evil Wizard scatters land, a card bonus begins. The aim is to reveal cards higher than the wizard's. Beating the wizard earns prizes, and the round's structure and prize values are set out in the game's rules.

Potion collection and free spins

Potion scatters work differently. Rather than triggering a feature at once, they are collected over time, and filling the collection leads to free spins features. The published description says those features include multipliers and sticky wilds, which stay in place on the reels rather than moving with each spin.

These descriptions follow the developer's published game summary. The exact number of potions needed and the prize values are in the in-game paytable.

Is the Tower Quest card bonus a gamble feature?

No. A gamble feature asks you to risk a win you've just landed for a chance to double it. The Evil Wizard bonus is a separate bonus round, started by scatters, where you're competing for prizes rather than staking a win you already hold.

The distinction matters because people often assume card games inside slots are risky add-ons. In Tower Quest the card duel is part of the base design and is paid for by your normal spin stake. Like every outcome in a UK online slot, the cards are decided by a random number generator, so no picking pattern helps.

See RNG for how random outcomes are produced, and demo mode on casino apps if you'd like to see the bonus without staking money; demo play still needs age verification in the UK.

Tower Quest's 500x cap and costs in pounds

A 500x ceiling is low by modern standards. Many newer games publish caps of 5,000x or more. A lower cap usually means more of the return is spread across everyday wins and less is tied up in rare huge hits, which fits the medium volatility rating.

The cost column is stake × 3.76%. If your casino runs a lower RTP version, the cost rises a little. These are long-run averages; any one session can do much better or much worse, and losses are the likely outcome over time.

A worked example: with £20 at 20p a spin you have 100 spins' worth of stakes. At 3.76%, the average cost of those 100 spins is about 75p, while the 500x cap would be £100. Your real result will sit somewhere in a wide range around that average.

Planning a Tower Quest session on your phone

A 5×3, 20-line slot is about as phone-friendly as layouts get, because there's little to track beyond the reels and the potion collection. Play’n GO's current games generally run in HTML5, so Tower Quest opens inside the casino app or browser without a separate download.

1. Set a deposit limit in your casino account before your first session.
2. Search the app's lobby for Tower Quest and open its information screen.
3. Note the RTP version shown, then close the screen.
4. Pick a stake that gives at least 100 spins from your session budget.
5. Watch the potion collection, but don't chase it with higher stakes.
6. Stop when the session time or budget you chose is reached.

Orientation support isn't stated in the published details, so try portrait and landscape. If the app feels slow on an older handset, see casino apps on older phones and Is the game the same on desktop?

Tower Quest RTP versions and how to check them

Tower Quest's top RTP is 96.24%, and lower versions exist. That's common across Play’n GO's library, and it's the casino rather than the device that decides which one you get. Apps don't carry lower RTP by default.

Open the game, tap the menu or information icon, and look for a line labelled return to player or theoretical return. Our step-by-step guide to finding a game's RTP in an app shows typical places it sits. The Wizard of Odds slot guide (opens in a new tab) explains why RTP differs by version and jurisdiction.

Tower Quest and UK slot rules

When Tower Quest launched in 2015, UK slots looked different. Since 31 October 2021, the Commission's design rules have removed autoplay, set a minimum 2.5 seconds per spin, banned turbo and slam-stop and stopped games celebrating returns at or below the stake. The Commission explained the reasons in its announcement of the online games changes (opens in a new tab).

Stake limits followed in 2025: £5 a spin for players aged 25 and over from 9 April, and £2 a spin for those aged 18 to 24 from 21 May. Both are covered on our slot stake limits page, and why there's no autoplay explains the spin-by-spin change.

Tower Quest compared with other Play’n GO slots

Fire Joker is the closest in spirit: medium volatility with a small cap. Book of Dead is the step up in risk. For apps that put slots first, see the best slot apps UK list.

Tower Quest slot verdict: who it suits

Tower Quest suits players who want a calmer slot with a bit of story, at low to moderate stakes. If you want a bigger ceiling, look elsewhere; if you want to keep variance down, its 500x cap is a plus. Remember to use reality checks so collecting potions doesn't stretch a session.

Where to play the Tower Quest slot in the UK

We can't confirm which partner lists Tower Quest, so check the game lobby in the app first. The welcome offers below are for selected slots, not specifically for this game.

PlayOJO offers new UK customers (not Northern Ireland) 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza after a first deposit of £10 or more, 10p a spin, with winnings paid in cash and no wagering. 18+, terms apply.

Coral gives 100 free spins at 10p on selected games after you deposit and bet £10 on slots, to accept within 48 hours and use within 7 days, with no wagering. Ladbrokes gives 50 free spins a day for 10 days, up to 500, after a £10 slot spend, 10p each and wager-free; e-wallet and prepaid deposits are excluded at both. 18+, terms apply.

18+. Every casino game has a built-in house edge, so over time you should expect to lose what you stake. Set a budget before you play and stop when it’s gone: safer gambling tools and support. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.