Phoenix Forge slot
Phoenix Forge is a Pragmatic Play slot released in May 2021, with 5 reels, 3 rows, 20 paylines and gems as its regular symbols. Its defining feature is the Hot Spot Multiplier: a spot emptied by a winning symbol gains a multiplier, which climbs by 1x with each successful cascade that fills that spot. In the free spins, every one of those multipliers stays on the reels until the round is over.
Editorial note: this guide explains how Phoenix Forge works. Rules, features and payout figures are set by the studio and can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel before you play. Slots are games of chance, and nothing here predicts results. Availability at Fortune Games can change.
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Phoenix Forge: key facts
| Studio | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Released | May 2021 |
| Reels and paylines | 5 reels, 3 rows, 20 paylines |
| Symbols | Gems are the regular symbols; the phoenix is the bonus (scatter) symbol |
| Tumbling reels | Symbols in a winning line are removed and new ones tumble down to fill the gaps |
| Hot Spot Multiplier | Each emptied spot gains a multiplier that rises by 1x with every successful cascade that fills it on that spin; active in the base game and the free spins |
| Free spins | Triggered by three or more phoenix scatters on a single spin; every multiplier stays on the reels for the whole round |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 20p a spin in the studio’s range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Phoenix Forge plays
Every spin lands on a grid of five reels and three rows, and wins are paid along 20 paylines. The regular symbols are all gems, while the phoenix that gives Phoenix Forge its name is the bonus symbol, the one that opens the free spins. The base game has one helper built in: tumbling reels. Each symbol that forms part of a winning line is removed, and fresh symbols tumble down from above to fill the space, so a single spin can produce a run of wins rather than just one. Those emptied spaces are also where the game’s multipliers grow, which is why the tumbles carry so much weight in this game.
Phoenix Forge: 5 reels, 3 rows, 20 paylines. Wins drop away and new symbols fall in, so one spin can pay more than once.
The Hot Spot Multiplier
Pragmatic Play describes the Hot Spot Multiplier as marking the cells where winning symbols landed. When a symbol in a winning line is cleared, an increasing multiplier is switched on in the empty spot before new symbols tumble in, and every successful cascade that fills that spot adds 1x to its count. In the base game the count belongs to the spin that built it and keeps rising only while that spin’s tumbling wins continue. The feature is active in the free spins as well, where its multipliers are kept for the whole round instead.
Free spins with sticky multipliers
Three or more phoenix scatters landing on a single spin start the free spins. From then on, every multiplier that occurs is sticky: it stays on the reels for the rest of the round rather than disappearing when the spin ends. Because the Hot Spot Multiplier keeps adding 1x for each successful cascade that fills a spot, the more tumbling wins the round produces, the higher those multipliers climb, and a spot that has grown on an early free spin still carries its value on the spins that follow.
Phoenix Forge compared with Sugar Rush
Sugar Rush, released by Pragmatic Play in June 2022, works with the same idea of multipliers that grow on emptied positions, but on a 7x7 grid that pays for clusters of five or more matching symbols touching across or down. Its Multiplier Spots begin at 2x when a marked spot is hit again and double with each further win there, up to 128x, whereas Phoenix Forge adds 1x per successful cascade on a five-reel game with 20 paylines. In both games, the free spins keep the multipliers in place for the entire round.
| Game | Released | Grid and lines | Multipliers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Forge | May 2021 | 5 reels, 3 rows, 20 paylines | Hot Spot Multiplier: +1x for each successful cascade that fills a spot; kept for the whole free spins round |
| Sugar Rush | June 2022 | 7x7 grid, clusters of 5 or more | Multiplier Spots: from 2x, doubling up to 128x; kept for the whole free spins round |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Phoenix Forge at Fortune Games
You will find Phoenix Forge filed under slots in the Fortune Games lobby (18+), and its tile above leads a row of five similar games, three of them with a phoenix in the title. The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of slot is Phoenix Forge?
A traditional line slot with tumbles added. Its studio sums it up as a classic slot experience with tumbling wins on a 5x3 grid, and the 20 paylines keep the basic play familiar. What sets it apart is the multiplier that grows wherever winning symbols have been cleared, turning a chain of tumbling wins into steadily rising multipliers.
Do the multipliers in Phoenix Forge reset between spins?
In the base game they do: a Hot Spot Multiplier belongs to the spin that created it, rising by 1x while successful cascades keep filling its spot. The free spins work the other way. Every multiplier that appears in the round stays on the reels until the round ends, so values built on the first free spins are still there on the last.
What is the theme of Phoenix Forge?
A quest for the legendary phoenix. Pragmatic Play sends the player in search of the ancient bird, which appears on the reels as the bonus symbol, and uses gems as the regular symbols. The result is a myths-and-legends setting with jewels at its centre, and the phoenix itself is the symbol that unlocks the free spins.
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Checked on 14 November 2026 against Pragmatic Play’s game page and launch announcement for Phoenix Forge, the LCB and Gambling.com game records, Pragmatic Play’s game page and launch announcement for Sugar Rush with the PokerListings record, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance and remote technical standards. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.