Minotaurus: Endorphina's labyrinth built on respins
Minotaurus is one of the founding titles in the Endorphina catalogue. The studio lists it on its own site under the spelling Minotauros, while most casinos and databases distribute it as Minotaurus. It is the same game either way, released on 19 March 2015. The setting is a labyrinth borrowed from Greek mythology, with the Minotaur as its central figure.
The structure is deliberately compact: five reels, three rows, ten fixed paylines. On the official paytable the man is the best-paying symbol at 100x the base bet for five in a row, ahead of the woman at 80x and the disc at 50x. The stake range Endorphina publishes runs from 0.10 EUR to 60 EUR per spin.
The whole identity of the game rests on a single mechanic. The Minotaur acts as the wild, substitutes for every symbol and appears only on reels 2, 3 and 4. When it covers an entire reel, it starts the respin feature.
- The wild locks in place while the other reels spin again.
- Every respin that produces no winning combination increases the multiplier applied to the payline.
- Endorphina describes that multiplier value as infinite, meaning no ceiling is stated anywhere in the game rules.
- The sequence continues until a winning combination lands, and the respins are played at the current stake.
This is worth being precise about: Minotaurus has no free spins mode. What it has is a respin mode with a rising multiplier, and the studio further notes that free games cannot be won during the feature. That mechanic is also what explains the high volatility the studio assigns on its official sheet. A ten-line game whose potential is concentrated in a feature triggered by a symbol restricted to three reels will inevitably produce long quiet stretches broken by sequences of real amplitude. The stated RTP is 96.04%.
Two further elements complete the picture. The Risk Game, Endorphina's classic gamble, lets you stake a win on a card choice. And Bonus Pop, the studio's in-house bonus buy, is listed among the game's main features; Endorphina notes that it is not available at every casino, since access depends on the jurisdiction, and that it runs at a lower RTP than the base game. No purchase price is published for this title, and no reliable figure circulates: whatever price is actually offered appears in the casino interface when the option is switched on.
The studio publishes no win cap for Minotaurus, and the values recorded elsewhere vary too widely to repeat. The honest reading is the one the rules support: a respin multiplier with no stated limit, set against a short ten-line grid that bounds the value of any single combination taken on its own. The game is available on mobile and tablet with no dedicated app, and the full paytable can be consulted from the menu at any point.
