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Dread

Ritual horror with rewards attached to board positions

SlotRanker Score
76
/ 99
76
05099

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RTP
96.11%
return to player
Volatility
—
variance
Max win
10,000×
top multiplier
Min bet
$0.01
per spin
Reels
6
grid
Player rating
4.8 ★
9 votes
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Why this score

High confidence (86%)

Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Slot score profile across 5 weighted categoriesPayouts & RTP9/10RTP 96.11% → 9.0/10Volatility8/10imputedimputed medium…Win Potential8/10x10000.00 (10000×)…Features10/1013 features →…Game Mechanics8.6/10f=13 r=6 p=n/a →…
Payouts & RTP9/10
RTP 96.11% → 9.0/10
Volatility8/10imputed
imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10
Win Potential8/10
x10000.00 (10000×) → 8.0/10
Features10/10
13 features → 10.0/10
Game Mechanics8.6/10
f=13 r=6 p=n/a → 8.6/10
Context signals (tie-breakers)
Layout5/10
6x6 → 5.0/10
0.01–50 (×5000) → 8.0/10
provider avg 6.6 → 6.6/10
synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 76 — Dread by 0xEDGE

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Slot Summary

Cleared positions can become a source of later rewards in Dread, a horror slot from 0xEDGE where the board itself matters beyond the latest cluster. Cell upgrades connect the cascading play to cash and multiplier events, while ritual imagery gives those changing positions an appropriately uneasy setting.
MechanicsCleared cells upgrade toward later rewards

How It Plays

Matching symbols pay in connected clusters across the board. Winning groups clear through cascades, leaving room for replacements and another evaluation within the same paid spin sequence.

Wild Eye substitutes for ordinary symbols but not scatters. It disappears only when it contributes to a winning cluster, and those contributions also increase its level.

Bonus & Free Spins

Scatters remain banked throughout the spin sequence, including its tumbles. Three scatters award 8 free spins, four award 12, and five award 16; further scatters can extend the feature.

Spec sheet
Dread at a glance.
Identity
Slot nameDread
Studio0xEDGE
Released9/9/2026
Math
SlotRanker Score76
RTP96.11%
Max win10,000×
Bet range$0.01 – $50.00
Player rating4.8 / 5 · 9 votes
Format
Reels6
Paylines—
Layout6x6

True Cost to Play

Expected average based on this slot's 96.11% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Cost per hour$0.16
Cost per session$0.16

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

Bankroll survival simulator

How long could a bankroll last on Dread? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Volatility tier: Mediumassumed — not published for this slot

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.11%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (10,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Identity
Studio
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Released9/9/202612/3/20244/26/20247/22/20244/24/2024
Math
RTP96.11%97.03%97.09%96.1%96.32%
Volatility—High volatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatility
Max win10,000×30,000×20,000×20,000×25,000×
Format
Reels66575
Layout6x66x45x37x75x5
Paylines—4096312503125
Min bet0.010.20.10.10.1
Max bet507.510520
Features
Progressive—————
Wild symbol✓✓✓✓—
Free spins✓✓✓✓✓
Scatter symbol✓✓✓✓✓
Multiplier✓✓✓✓✓
Bonus game✓✓✓✓✓
Respins—✓——✓

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Questions & Answers

Dread FAQ

3 questions

Dread has a maximum win of 10,000 times the bet, a ceiling rather than an expected result.

No. Stone Face resolves its collection event before normal evaluation, and the current board's potential cluster wins do not pay.

Super Free Spins begins with every cell already at level 1, rather than requiring those initial upgrades during play.

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