6 reels, 5 rows, pays anywhere (8 or more matching symbols)
Bonus buy
Yes
Theme
anime princess, night sky, pastel stars
Casinos can run a lower RTP build of this game; the info page inside the game shows which one you are on.
WHAT IT IS
Starlight Princess in short
Starlight Princess is Gates of Olympus with a different coat of paint. Pragmatic Play released it in September 2021, seven months after Gates, and the numbers match: 6 by 5 grid, eight symbols to pay, orbs from 2x to 500x, 15 free spins from four scatters, 5,000x cap, 96.50% RTP on the default build. The art is an anime-style princess instead of Zeus, and the orbs are pastel.
Canadians search for it because it sits in nearly every lobby that carries Pragmatic, and because some people find the Gates crowd exhausting and want the same game without the noise. If you have played Gates, you have played this. If you have not, this is a fine place to learn the mechanic.
HOW IT PLAYS
Base game and symbols
Eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the 30 positions pay, winners vanish, new symbols tumble in, repeat until nothing lands. The symbols are gems and ornaments; the high end pays well for a 10 symbol hit and the low end pays small even at 12 or more. There are no lines and no wild.
Orbs appear on any reel carrying a value from 2x to 500x. When a tumble sequence ends, every orb on screen is added together and the total multiplies the whole win from that sequence. An orb on a screen with no win does nothing, and you will see plenty of those. The orb distribution is bottom-heavy: 2x to 10x is the norm, 25x to 100x is a good spin, 500x is a story you tell later.
Spins are fast and the balance moves quickly for a game that looks gentle. The volatility is high, not very high, so dry runs are shorter than in the 1000 versions but still long enough to eat a C$30 deposit at C$0.50. Most casino bonuses cap the stake at C$5 to C$7 a spin and exclude the bonus buy, so on bonus money you wait for the four scatters.
Features
Tumble wins on a 6 by 5 grid
Multiplier symbols 2x to 500x, added together at the end of a tumble
Free spins: 4 scatters give 15 spins, with a running multiplier total
Retrigger inside the feature adds spins
Bonus buy available
THE FEATURE
Bonus round
Four or more scatters trigger 15 free spins. Inside, any orb that lands on a winning tumble is added to a running total that multiplies every later win in the round, and more scatters during the feature add spins. The shape of a good round is slow: small wins with 3x and 5x orbs for the first eight spins, then a 25x and a 50x in the same sequence, then every win after that paid at 90x or more.
A dead bonus is 15 spins where the orbs keep landing on empty screens. You finish with a total of 4x, three small wins and a return under 10x your stake. It is the single most common outcome and nothing about the pastel art changes that.
OUR TAKE
Should you play Starlight Princess?
Play it if you want the Gates mechanic with a quieter look, or if the casino's free spins offer lists it and not Gates. The two are interchangeable, so pick by art. Skip it if the point was variety; it is not a different game. For something with the same tumble and a different payout shape, Sweet Bonanza keeps the multipliers for the bonus, and Sugar Rush 1000 swaps orbs for growing spots on a bigger grid.
WHERE TO PLAY
Starlight Princess at Canadian casinos
Sites on our list that carry Pragmatic Play games.
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These casinos named Pragmatic Play on their provider list or in their lobby when we checked, so Starlight Princess should be in the search box. Lobbies change; type the name before you deposit. Rank is our overall ranking.
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01Is Starlight Princess the same as Gates of Olympus?
Mechanically, yes. Both are 6 by 5 pay-anywhere tumble games with 2x to 500x multiplier symbols, 15 free spins from four scatters, a 5,000x cap and a 96.50% default RTP. The art, music and symbol set are different. Pick whichever you prefer to look at.
02Can I play Starlight Princess with a casino bonus in Canada?
Usually. Keep the stake under the casino's cap, which is normally C$5 to C$7 a spin, and do not use the bonus buy on bonus funds, since nearly every terms page excludes it. High volatility makes it a slow grind for wagering, so budget for long dry stretches.
03Is there a Starlight Princess 1000?
Yes, released later with the orb values and the cap raised, the same way Gates of Olympus 1000 followed Gates of Olympus. This page covers the original 2021 game. The 1000 version is drier in the base game and swings harder.
RTP, max win and release date checked against gambling.com, olbg.com, pragmaticplay.com in October 2026. Casinos can run a different RTP build; the game's own info page shows the one you are on.
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