Valley of the Gods 2
- RTP
- 96%
- Volatility
- Medium-High
- Max win
- 6,432x stake
- Lines
- 240 – 20,160
- Released
- 2020-09-24
- Theme
- Egyptian
Provider
Yggdrasil Gaming
- Founded
- 2013
- Games in catalogue
- ~190
- Typical RTP
- 94.0–96.4%
- Signature style
- High production, shared bonus engines
Yggdrasil Gaming is a Malta-headquartered studio founded in 2013 that built its early reputation on strong visual production and shared bonus engines, positioning itself as a boutique alternative to the volume suppliers. Around 190 titles carry its own name. What complicates the picture — and explains a lot about this catalogue — is that Yggdrasil is now as much a platform company as a developer.
Game Style
Yggdrasil favours polished, high-production slots with distinctive art direction, along with cross-title features like linked jackpot and bonus systems shared across multiple games rather than isolated to one title. Themes run from Norse mythology and Egypt to horror, space and Vegas kitsch.
Volatility varies more than the branding suggests. Our own selection includes both a genuinely low-variance title and games at the aggressive end, and the maths differ more between them than the consistent visual identity implies.
Signature Mechanics
- Gigablox — oversized symbol blocks covering multiple grid positions at once, used in Lucky Neko and the Hades line.
- Splitz — mystery symbols that split into several, adding ways, scatters or longer lines mid-spin. The engine behind Temple Stacks and Neon Rush.
- Multimax — escalating multiplier systems layered onto free spins.
- Shared jackpot and bonus networks — prize layers that connect multiple titles rather than sitting inside one game.
YG Masters and What It Means for You
In 2020 Yggdrasil turned its development toolkit into a product. GATI — a preconfigured, regulation-ready framework — is licensed to around twenty vetted partner studios under the YG Masters programme, which publish their games through Yggdrasil’s compliance and distribution infrastructure.
The practical consequence: a game carrying Yggdrasil branding was not necessarily made by Yggdrasil. That is why the wider catalogue is so much larger than the studio’s own output, and it is the most likely explanation for the inconsistency in the maths. If consistency matters to you, it is worth checking whether a title is an in-house release or a partner one.
Licensing and Fair Play
Yggdrasil is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority, the UK Gambling Commission, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, Sweden and Romania, and certified across a range of EU markets. That is among the stronger regulatory positions on this site, and the GATI framework was built specifically so partner studios inherit that compliance rather than having to build it.
Returns are the weak point. Our five-game sample shows the widest RTP spread of any supplier documented here: from 94.00% on Vikings Go to Vegas up to 96.40% on Lucky Neko Gigablox. That is a two-and-a-half point gap inside one brand, and it needs checking title by title rather than assuming a house standard.
Games Worth Knowing
Beyond the five below, Vikings Go Berzerk and the wider Vikings series are the studio’s defining franchise. Valley of the Gods — the 2017 original — remains its most admired single design. Golden Fish Tank and Jokerizer represent the early period, Hades Gigablox and Temple Stacks the modern mechanics, and Winter Berries is the cleanest cluster-pays game in the library.
Mobile Play and Demos
Everything is HTML5 and works across tablets, phones and desktop. The studio’s production values survive the small screen well, though the Gigablox titles benefit from a larger display simply because the oversized symbols leave less room for everything else. Free demo play is available without an account.
What the Numbers Say
Our selection spans 2019 to 2025 and shows the widest RTP spread of any supplier here: from 94.00% on Vikings Go to Vegas up to 96.40% on Lucky Neko Gigablox. That is worth checking title by title rather than assuming a house standard. Volatility ranges from low on Dr Fortuno to high on Cazino Cosmos, and themes cover Egypt, space, horror and Vegas.
Strong production values, but the maths vary more between games than the branding suggests — and the YG Masters structure is a large part of why.
Popular Yggdrasil Games
Cazino Cosmos
- RTP
- 96.0%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 11,821xstake
- Reels
- 5
- Lines
- 20
- Released
- 2019-01-24
- Theme
- Space
Vikings Go to Vegas
- RTP
- 94%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 4375x
- Reels
- 5
- Lines
- 25
- Released
- 2025-06-12
- Theme
- Vegas
Lucky Neko Gigablox
- RTP
- 96.4%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 6,953x
- Reels
- 6
- Lines
- 40-85
- Released
- 2020-06-24
- Theme
- Asian
Dr Fortuno
- RTP
- 96.2%
- Volatility
- Low
- Max win
- 800x
- Reels
- 5
- Lines
- 20
- Released
- 2019-04-24
- Theme
- Horror
Yggdrasil Gaming — FAQ
What is Yggdrasil known for?
High-production-value slots with distinctive visual design and shared bonus and jackpot mechanics that connect multiple titles — and, since 2020, for licensing its development framework to other studios.
Is Yggdrasil a licensed provider?
Yes, broadly. It is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority, the UK Gambling Commission, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, Sweden and Romania, and certified across a range of EU markets.
What is YG Masters?
A programme under which around twenty vetted partner studios build and publish games using Yggdrasil’s GATI framework and its compliance, payment and distribution infrastructure. It means a game with Yggdrasil branding was not necessarily developed by Yggdrasil.
Why do Yggdrasil RTPs vary so much?
Our sample spans 94.00% to 96.40% — the widest spread of any supplier documented here. The YG Masters structure is a large part of the reason: partner studios set their own maths within the shared framework. Check each title rather than assuming a house standard.
What is the difference between Gigablox and Splitz?
Gigablox places oversized symbol blocks that cover several grid positions at once. Splitz takes a mystery symbol and divides it into several, adding ways, scatters or longer lines mid-spin. Gigablox makes symbols bigger; Splitz makes them more numerous.
How do I tell an in-house game from a partner one?
The game’s information screen or the casino’s provider listing usually names the developing studio separately from the distributor. If consistency of maths matters to you, that is the field to look at.