Introduction to Crown of the Undying
Crown of the Undying is a casino slot from Foxhound Games and is the studio’s second-ever release. Coming out of nowhere, Foxhound Games debuted with Mortal Oath in 2026 and later followed it up with Crown of the Undying, a dark game set in a forgotten war-torn ruin, where the souls of soldiers still clash. Set on a grim playing grid, just about everything screams gothic, even the fallen angel himself standing next to the playing grid. When it comes to gameplay, Foxhound Games decided to show off their expertise, delivering on a Cascade and Total Win Multiplier-centric game with a few extra tricks surrounding a unique bonus, that being The Mark. Through the spins, The Mark will travel across the playing grid, helping with creating Multiplier Stacks, and triggering character-specific abilities to keep the spins going and award prizes. For being one of their first releases, Foxhound Games delivers on an interesting slot experience with a somewhat cool aesthetic and theme, paired with a solid max win of 10,000X the bet for those looking to hunt some big wins.
Explore the second-ever release of Foxhound Games, a new studio backed by Hacksaw Gaming, with a volatile Cascade and Multiplier-centric game with a pretty unique ability feature.
Theme, Gameplay, & Payouts
Crown of the Undying is a video slot from Foxhound Games with 6 Reels, 5 Rows, and uses Cluster Pay mechanics, needing a minimum of +5 symbols to form a win. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.1 and a Max.bet of 100. Crown of the Undying comes with a slightly higher-than-average RTP of 96.26%, medium/high volatility, and a solid max win of 10,000X the bet.
When you first start the game, you’ll find yourself on an ancient battlefield, littered by ruins and corpses. Here you’ll also meet a fallen angel, weapon in hand, standing next to the playing grid. You can play the game on most notepads, mobiles, and desktops.
The lower-paying symbols are various colored jewels in a metal casing, including orange, green, red, and blue gems. Creating a win with 21+ of the same symbols will pay out 5X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are the various characters, ranging from the Archer, the Priestess, and the Knight. The Special Symbols are the Wilds, Scatters, and Sarcophagus Symbols, alongside The Mark, which isn’t a traditional Symbol, but more on those in the next section.
Special Features & Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Crown of the Undying?
You can win up to 10,000X the bet.
What features are available in the slot Crown of the Undying?
The features are Wild Symbols, Multiplier Bar Cascades, The Mark, Abilities, Reign of the Usurper, and Feature Buy.
Wild Symbols
Wild Symbols help form winning combinations by being able to substitute for all regular paying symbols.
Multiplier Bar Cascades
By creating a winning cluster, the winning symbols are removed from the playing grid, allowing new symbols to fall down from above and potentially create new winning clusters, until no more wins are made. Connected to the Cascades is the Multiplier Bar, which has 9 stacks and is filled with 1 stack per regular winning cluster. For every 3 stacks, a Multiplier Wheel will award you with a random Multiplier value ranging from 2X to 100X, which will be awarded to the total win.
The Mark
At the start of each spin, The Mark appears in random positions on the playing grid and comes with a handful of mechanics. First off, if any winning cluster is made with The Mark, it will award 3 stacks on the Multiplier Bar instead of 1. Secondly, if a high-paying character symbol lands on The Mark, it will trigger that character’s respective ability.
Abilities
There are 3 different types of high-paying character symbols, each with its own ability, which will trigger whenever they land on The Mark, and they are as follows:
Archer = After being triggered, will shoot out 3 Wild Symbols at random positions on the playing grid.
Priestess = After being triggered, will convert a random symbol into a Sarcophagus Wild Symbol, which, when reaching the bottom of the playing grid, will award a prize ranging from 10X to 20X if it was a low-paying symbol, or 30X to 500X if it was a high-paying symbol.
Knight = After being triggered, will summon 3 swords, one of which is guaranteed to land on the same reel as The Mark, and clear all symbols except Wild and Sarcophagus Wild Symbols.
When a character symbol has been triggered, it turns into an undead version of itself, not being able to trigger its ability again.
Reign of the Usurper
Each time a Scatter Symbol lands on the playing grid, it will instantly be removed and added to the Scatter Stack Indicator. When it reaches 3 stacks in the same spin, it will trigger the Free Spins bonus game. The feature doesn’t bring with it any base game Multiplier or Multiplier stacks, however, it will come with the Persistent Multipliers for the rest of the Free Spins. On top of this, each character’s ability gets an upgrade, ranging from Archer’s landing 5 Wilds anywhere, Priestess Sarcophagus being 2 positions tall, and the Knight clearing the entire playing grid. By landing 3 Scatter Symbols, you will be awarded +2 additional spins.
Feature Buy
Through the Feature Buy, you can instantly trigger various bonuses for a price based on the current bet.
3X = Triggers the BonusHuntt FeatureSpins, making each spin 5 times more likely to trigger a bonus game.
50X = Triggers the Hallowed Death FeatureSpins, making each spin guarantee at least 1 Ability to activate.
100X = Awards the Reign of the Usurper bonus game.
Final Thoughts on Crown of the Undying
Crown of the Undying was quite a surprise to open up on first spin, especially for being from such a new studio, even though it’s quite clearly backed by Hacksaw Gaming’s OpenRGS. Compared to many other newcomers that debuted out of nowhere, Foxhound Games has a bit more to work with, and, especially in the current modern landscape of slot development and the rise of AI technologies, that can lead down a few different paths. While the studio’s debut game, Mortal Oath, did bring with it a bit more uniqueness blended with some more old-school spins, Crown of the Undying feels, on first presentation, that it’s trying to blend many types of modern success, with the clearest example being Gates of Olympus, and create its own modern hit.
Gameplay-wise, the game still gives off those same Cascade-Multiplier Gates of Olympus vibes, but it at least tries to shake up the loop. This comes in the form of the Multiplier Bar Stacks and The Mark features, both being somewhat unique and interesting, but maybe not enough to really make them stand out on their own. While we’re used to getting showered in Multipliers from just hitting a few Cascades, the Multiplier Bar works differently, needing you to hit a few wins before a spin on the Multiplier Wheel, and while it is something we don’t usually see, it can also, at times, feel a bit niche, but highly volatile. On that same vein, we have The Mark, and we really like how it interacts with high-paying symbols, but at times it feels too rare and too weak to make a real impact. However, when the stars align, we can’t deny how volatile and explosive it can be, and ultimately, we had a solid time, but just not so sure it can keep us engaged for longer sessions.
Crown of the Undying is the second debut release of the studio Foxhound Games, taking a somewhat winning concept with Cascades and Multipliers, and adding in their own flair.
