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Day of Dead

Slots Video Slots Aztec Horror Day of the Dead Festival Animals Music

Mexican festival slot driven by persistent walking Wilds

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

95.52%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

4,500×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

4.9 ★

12 votes

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4.9 / 5

12 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 95.52% → 8.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential7.3/10

x4500.00 (4500×) → 7.3/10

Features10/10

15 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics6.3/10

f=15 r=5 p=20 → 6.3/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

5x4 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–100 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.1/10

provider avg 7.1 → 7.1/10

Popularity6.4/10

search demand p70 + proxy blend (70/30) → 6.4/10

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 — Day of Dead by Pragmatic Play

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Slot Summary

A walking Wild can keep one result alive through repeated respins, turning its path across the reels into the main source of suspense. Day of Dead uses that idea to connect Pragmatic Play's Mexican festival setting with a high-volatility 20-payline game. Free Spins abandon a fixed round length and continue only while Expanding Wilds remain visible, so the same mechanic controls both the base game and bonus.

How It Plays

Day of Dead uses 20 paylines across a 5x4 layout. Matching symbols pay along those lines, but moving Wilds can extend a result beyond its initial evaluation.

Each active Expanding Wild advances one reel position with the next spin. Respins continue until every such Wild has moved away from the visible grid.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Day of the Dead theme draws directly from Mexico's Día de Muertos celebration, pairing its festival subject with music and a fiesta-style soundtrack.

Horror and Aztec labels sit beside the Festival treatment, but the presentation emphasizes celebration and movement rather than treating the subject as conventional Gothic horror.

Aztec Horror Day of the Dead Festival Animals Music

Features & Win Potential

Walking Wilds also function as Respin Wilds and Expanding Symbols. Their movement can create further wins while keeping the current reel sequence active.

Sticky Wild behavior becomes especially important during Free Spins because the round survives only while Expanding Wilds remain visible. Multipliers provide additional value during that feature.

High volatility Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Respins 5 Reels Sticky Wilds Walking Wilds Bonus Buy Expanding Symbols RTP range 20 Paylines Free Spins Multiplier Respin Wild

Bonus & Free Spins

Scatter Symbols on the first, third, and fifth reels trigger Free Spins. The round has no predetermined spin count and ends after the last Expanding Wild leaves view.

A Bonus Buy provides another entry route to the bonus. Its cost was not established by the sourced material, so the verified distinction is the direct-access option itself.

Screenshots

3 gameplay frames

Gameplay screenshot of Day of Dead (1 of 3)

Gameplay screenshot of Day of Dead (2 of 3)

Gameplay screenshot of Day of Dead (3 of 3)

Spec sheet

Day of Dead at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameDay of Dead

StudioPragmatic Play

Released10/8/2021

Math

SlotRanker Score76

RTP95.52%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win4,500×

Bet range$0.20 – $100.00

Player rating4.9 / 5 · 12 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x4

Expected average based on this slot's 95.52% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.58

Cost per session$3.58

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 Day of Dead? 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 (95.52%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (4,500×).

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 Day of Dead with other games

	Day of Dead Score 76This game	Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels Score 84	Rhapsody of Muertos Score 65	Bone Fortune Score 61	Day Of The Dinero Score 60
Identity
Studio	Pragmatic Play	ReelPlay	Advant Play	Tada Gaming	Gameburger Studios
Released	10/8/2021	1/22/2025	8/19/2024	10/27/2023	6/25/2024
Math
RTP	95.52%	96.16%	97.02%	—	94%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium/High	Low/Medium	Low volatility
Max win	4,500×	20,350×	250,000×	2,000×	5,000×
Format
Reels	5	3	5	5	5
Layout	5x4	3x4	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	20	3	5	20	30
Min bet	0.2	0.2	—	0.1	0.2
Max bet	100	20	—	100	50
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	—	—	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	—	—	—	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	—	✓	—
Bonus game	—	✓	—	—	✓
Respins	✓	✓	—	✓	✓

Every number is shown as a delta against Day of Dead.

Comparing against

Day of Dead

Pragmatic Play

RTP

95.52%

Max win

4,500×

Score

Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels

+ Bonus Game− Free Spins− Scatter

− Free Spins− Scatter− Multiplier− Respins

+ Bonus Game− Multiplier

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