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Dark Waters 3 The Cursed Voyage

Slots Video Slots Action & Adventure Horror Pirate

Pirate horror sequel combining cash collection with staged feature upgrades

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/ 99

05099

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RTP

96%

return to player

Volatility

—

variance

Max win

5,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

4096 lines

Player rating

5.0 ★

16 votes

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16 ratings

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

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10imputed

imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10

Win Potential7.4/10

x5000.00 (5000×) → 7.4/10

Features10/10

18 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics8.7/10

f=18 r=5 p=4096 → 8.7/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

5x4 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–50 (×250) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.1/10

provider avg 7.1 → 7.1/10

Popularity0/10

synthetic proxy → 0.0/10

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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Slot Summary

A cursed pirate voyage gives Dark Waters 3 The Cursed Voyage its shape, but the shipboard theme also organizes a dense cash-collection game. Money symbols wait for a collector, while a base-game stage meter unlocks stronger reel expansion, golden-reel and stacked-collector effects over continued play. This third Dark Waters release treats the voyage as an accumulating campaign rather than a disconnected set of spins.

How It Plays

Base wins use 4096 Ways, with matching symbols paying across adjacent reels. Cascading removes winning symbols and creates room for replacements before the result finishes.

Money symbols carry values but require a Cash Collector to convert them into an award. Additional collector positions become available after the base-game meter reaches later stages.

Separate symbol tokens raise the stored level of Expanding Reels, Reelset Changing and collector effects, giving later feature entries stronger starting conditions.

Theme & Atmosphere

Pirate, Horror and Action & Adventure themes meet on a cursed ship, where treasure collection is presented as part of an increasingly dangerous voyage.

The haunted-sea setting gives practical meaning to the stage meter: movement through the voyage corresponds with new reel behavior and stronger collection opportunities.

Action & Adventure Horror Pirate

Features & Win Potential

Expanding Reels and Reelset Changing increase the available symbol area, while Multiway play converts that extra space into more possible winning routes.

Cash Collector, Sticky Symbols and Random Multiplier effects can overlap, so the most consequential rounds come from combinations rather than one isolated modifier.

Free Spins 4096 Ways Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Cascading Bonus Game Expanding Reels Multiway (+1024)Symbols collection (Energy)Additional Free Spins Bonus symbols Bonus Bet Random multiplier Fixed Jackpots Cash Collector Reelset Changing Sticky Symbols

Bonus & Free Spins

Bonus symbols start Free Spins with one or more active effects. Landing a symbol tied to an inactive effect can add it and award Additional Free Spins.

During Free Spins, Expanding Reels can enlarge the active area while Sticky Symbols and Multiplier effects preserve or increase value across the remaining feature rounds.

Spec sheet

Dark Waters 3 The Cursed Voyage at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameDark Waters 3 The Cursed Voyage

StudioJust For The Win

Released

Math

SlotRanker Score71

RTP96%

Max win5,000×

Bet range$0.20 – $50.00

Player rating5.0 / 5 · 16 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines4096

Layout5x4

Expected average based on this slot's 96% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.20

Cost per session$3.20

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

How long could a bankroll last on Dark Waters 3 The Cursed Voyage? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

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 (96.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (5,000×).

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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Compare Dark Waters 3 The Cursed Voyage with other games

	Dark Waters 3 The Cursed Voyage Score 71This game	Bones & Bounty Score 88	Broadsiders Score 86	Coins and Cannons Score 84	Barbarossa Revenge DoubleMax Score 83
Identity
Studio	Just For The Win	Thunderkick	Massive Studios	SlotMill	Peter and Sons
Released	—	10/18/2023	1/27/2025	9/3/2024	10/1/2024
Math
RTP	96%	96.16%	96.62%	96.08%	96.4%
Volatility	—	High volatility	—	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	5,000×	25,000×	30,000×	15,000×	30,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	7	6	5
Layout	5x4	5x4	4-5-6-7-6-5-4	6x5	5x3
Paylines	4096	4096	Cluster Pays	Cluster Pays	243
Min bet	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2
Max bet	50	100	100	50	50
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	—	—	—	—
Respins	—	✓	—	—	—

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