Beowolf is Quickspin’s 2013 retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic, set across a 5-reel, 3-row, 25-payline board where the hero squares off against Grendel. The slot leans on stacked wild symbols tied to Beowulf’s horns and sword rather than a single cascading gimmick, keeping the action grounded in classic mechanics. Its mead-hall and longship presentation is one of the more detailed theme executions from Quickspin’s earliest years.
| Provider | Quickspin |
| RTP | 97.21% |
| Reels / Rows | 5 / 3 |
| Paylines | 25 fixed |
| Release Year | 2013 |
The Grendel Attack feature can strike during the base game to add extra wilds to the board, while Wild Horns and Wild Swords symbols substitute broadly to help complete Beowulf-themed combinations. Landing enough Free Spin Scatters sends the reels into a bonus round themed around Beowulf’s fight against Grendel, where the same wild mechanics run at a higher frequency, giving multiple symbol types a chance to stack together on the same spin. The Norse/Anglo-Saxon presentation, from the longship symbols to the mead-hall backdrop, is one of the more detailed theme executions in Quickspin’s early catalog, and the varied wild types keep the base game from feeling static between triggers.
Pros
- 97.21% RTP is comfortably above the industry average
- Grendel Attack can add wilds outside the bonus round
- Multiple wild types (Beowulf, Horns, Swords) keep combinations varied
- Strong, detailed Anglo-Saxon theme and symbol art
Cons
- Independent sources disagree on this title’s volatility rating, so it’s omitted here
- No confirmed max-win multiplier from current aggregator data
- 25 fixed paylines feel dated next to modern ways-to-win formats