NetEnt

Dead or Alive

Slots Video Slots Wild West Action & Adventure

Original NetEnt Western slot with Sticky Wild Free Spins

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/ 99

05099

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RTP

95.03%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.90

per spin

Reels

9 lines

Player rating

3.9 ★

15 votes

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3.9 / 5

15 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 & RTP8/10

RTP 95.03% → 8.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features7.5/10

9 features → 7.5/10

Game Mechanics5/10

f=9 r=5 p=9 → 5.0/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility4/10

0.9–36 (×40) → 4.0/10

Provider Reputation7.3/10

provider avg 7.3 → 7.3/10

Popularity5.9/10

search demand p70 + proxy blend (70/30) → 5.9/10

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: 70 — Dead or Alive by NetEnt

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Slot Summary

The decisive chase begins after Free Spins start: land at least one Sticky Wild on every reel to add more spins and keep the Western showdown alive. Dead or Alive, NetEnt's high-volatility original, strips its Wild West premise down to nine paylines and a feature where locked Wilds matter more than a crowded base game. Its 95.03% RTP reinforces the severe math profile.

How It Plays

Dead or Alive uses a 5x3 layout and nine paylines, keeping the base game sparse enough that each Wild or Scatter landing carries visible weight.

Scatter symbols can pay independently and also open Free Spins, shifting the game from short line checks into a round focused on accumulating Sticky Wild coverage.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Wild West and Action & Adventure themes frame the game as a spare high-noon confrontation, matching its narrow payline count and severe volatility.

NetEnt uses cowboy and spaghetti-Western references to support a tense, uncluttered identity rather than crowding the screen with unrelated feature devices.

Wild West Action & Adventure

Features & Win Potential

Sticky Wilds become most important during Free Spins, where their coverage can improve line combinations and determine whether the round receives an extension.

Increasing Multipliers are expressed through the 2x treatment of Free Spins wins, making the bonus mathematically distinct from otherwise similar base-game combinations.

High volatility Free Spins Increasing Multipliers Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol 5 Reels Bonus Game Sticky Wilds RTP range

Bonus & Free Spins

Three or more Scatter symbols award 12 Free Spins. During the round, Sticky Wilds remain in their landed positions and all payline wins receive a 2x multiplier.

Placing at least one Sticky Wild on every reel adds five more Free Spins, making full-reel Wild coverage the feature's key continuation condition.

Spec sheet

Dead or Alive at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameDead or Alive

StudioNetEnt

Released11/10/2013

Math

SlotRanker Score70

RTP95.03%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.90 – $36.00

Player rating3.9 / 5 · 15 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines9

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 95.03% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$17.89

Cost per session$17.89

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 Dead or Alive? 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: High

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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 (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (95.03%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

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 Dead or Alive with other games

	Dead or Alive Score 70This game	Dead Rider's Trail Score 88	Heist: Bank Rush Hold & Win Score 87	Most Wanted Score 86	Buffalo Gold Canyon Score 85
Identity
Studio	NetEnt	Relax Gaming	Betsoft	TrueLab Games	GameBeat
Released	11/10/2013	8/24/2022	4/10/2024	3/7/2024	1/24/2025
Math
RTP	95.03%	96.2%	96.2%	96.05%	96.14%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	—	50,000×	—	15,000×	14,217×
Format
Reels	5	6	5	6	6
Layout	5x3	6x6	5x3	6x5	6x4
Paylines	9	46656	1024	Pay Anywhere	4096
Min bet	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4
Max bet	36	20	10	200	16
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Respins	—	—	✓	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Dead or Alive.

Comparing against

Dead or Alive

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RTP

95.03%

Max win

—

Score

Heist: Bank Rush Hold & Win

+ Multiplier+ Respins− Free Spins− Scatter

+ Multiplier− Wild− Bonus Game

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01How are Free Spins triggered in Dead or Alive?

Landing at least three Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels awards 12 Free Spins, according to NetEnt's published game information.

02Can the Free Spins feature be extended?

Yes. Landing at least one Sticky Wild on every reel during the feature awards five additional Free Spins.

03What happens to wins during Free Spins?

All payline wins during the round are doubled at 2x, while Sticky Wilds remain available to support further combinations.

Series

Dead or Alive

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Game	Year	RTP	Volatility	Slot Score
Dead or AliveCurrentNetEnt	2013	95.03%	High volatility	70
Dead or Alive 2LatestNetEnt	2019	96.82%	Medium volatility	83
Dead or Alive 3 WantedNetEnt	—	96.03%	High volatility	72