Playtech
Empire Treasures Review
The rare progressive series that keeps a full-strength RTP
Current jackpot · live
£558,602
Last verified 21 July 2026; the count between refreshes is an estimate based on typical pool growth.
- RTP
- ~96% by title (Pride of Persia 95.99%; verify per game)
- Volatility
- medium
- Jackpot type
- progressive
- Max win
- Empire Treasures top pot — six-figure progressive
- Reels
- 5 (typical)
- Paylines
- 40 (Wild Crusade; varies by title)
Empire Treasures is Playtech’s history-themed jackpot family — Pride of Persia, Vikings, Wild Crusade, The Queen’s Curse and Rulers of the World — sharing a tiered progressive prize pool. Its quiet superpower is value: published base RTPs around 96% (Pride of Persia 95.99%, The Queen’s Curse 96.34%) make these some of the least punishing progressive slots you can play.
The series and its jackpots
Each title wraps a different historical empire around solid five-reel gameplay — expanding wilds and multipliers in Wild Crusade, 40-line action in most of the family. The shared progressive pool sits on top, with tiered pots that keep smaller prizes dropping regularly while the top pot builds into six figures.
Who it suits
This is the progressive family for players who refuse to pay the usual jackpot tax. With RTPs at or near the standard 96% benchmark, you give up very little session value for genuine jackpot eligibility — the trade-off that makes purists wince at Mega Moolah simply is not here. The ceiling is lower, but so is the cost of chasing it.
Our verdict
The value pick among Playtech’s jackpot families: near-standard RTPs, handsome games and a tiered pool that pays often enough to feel alive. If you play progressives regularly rather than dreaming of one enormous hit, start here.
Where to play Empire Treasures →Empire Treasures FAQs
Which games are in the Empire Treasures series?
Pride of Persia, Vikings, Wild Crusade, The Queen’s Curse and Rulers of the World, each sharing the same tiered progressive jackpot pool.
What is the RTP of Empire Treasures slots?
Published figures sit around 96% — Pride of Persia at 95.99% and The Queen’s Curse at 96.34% — unusually high for progressive jackpot slots. Verify the build at your casino.