Cleopatra

Cleopatra is very basic. The graphics are limited and it shows its age, having been created a number of years ago. It doesn’t have much in the way of bonus rounds and there are only 20 paylines split across 5 reels. All pretty basic. In fact, in many ways it is less than basic. Yet it works. And until you play it for yourself, it’s hard to explain why it works.

The reason the Cleopatra slot has endured, finding its way onto countless Microgaming casinos, is because it just has that playability that many slots lack. It’s easy to get lost playing it, telling yourself that you’ll have “just one more spin” or that you’re spend “just another £10”. That’s what makes a good slot—that what makes a good game.

You can put it down to the simple aesthetic, the gameplay, the speed or the smoothness—we’re not really sure what it is. But what we do know is that Cleopatra is easily one of the best classic slots out there, and that’s a title it has held for some time now.