Yggdrasil Gaming

Valley of the Dead

RARE Slots Video Slots Fantasy Mythology Horror Zombie Monsters

Mythic horror slot where wins dismantle a blocked reel set

Only 0.1% of slots feature Respins With Increasing Win Ways.

SlotRanker Score

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05099

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RTP

94%

return to player

Volatility

Medium/High

variance

Max win

5,800×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.25

per spin

Reels

243 lines

Player rating

5.0 ★

6 votes

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

Payouts & RTP6/10

RTP 94% → 6.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential7.5/10

x5800.00 (5800×) → 7.5/10

Features8.5/10

11 features → 8.5/10

Game Mechanics7.7/10

f=11 r=5 p=243 → 7.7/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

5x5 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.25–100 (×400) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.9/10

provider avg 6.9 → 6.9/10

Popularity5/10

synthetic proxy → 5.0/10

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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SlotRanker Score: 68 — Valley of the Dead by Yggdrasil Gaming

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Slot Summary

A Medium/High volatility profile and x5800 ceiling suit players who accept uneven results in exchange for a reel set that can expand during play. Yggdrasil Gaming makes each win grant a Respin, with winning symbols breaking blocks and opening more ways across the 5x5 layout. Clearing every block activates Multipliers and extra Lives, while the optional OnlyWins mode raises the bet to guarantee a winning spin.

How It Plays

The reel set begins partially blocked, and every win awards a Respin. Symbols involved in that win remove blocks, so successful sequences expose more positions before play stops.

A Respin without a win normally ends the chain. Once Lives have been activated, one of them can absorb that empty result and allow another chance to continue.

Theme & Atmosphere

Fantasy and Mythology shape the valley as a ritual site where collected souls awaken dormant powers. The expanding reel set reads like territory being recovered from the dead.

Horror, Monsters, and Zombie elements give the blockers and extra Lives a coherent purpose. The subject is not merely decorative because revival and second chances are expressed through the rules.

Fantasy Mythology Horror Zombie Monsters

Features & Win Potential

Expanding Reels and Respins with increasing win ways are directly connected: a win removes blockers, awards another Respin, and exposes additional positions for the next result.

Multiplier values and extra Lives activate after all blocks are removed. Multipliers affect subsequent wins, while Lives provide protection against an otherwise terminating empty Respin.

Free Spins Multiplier Medium/High Respins Expanding Reels Bonus Buy Symbols collection (Energy)RTP range Bonus Bet Reelset Changing Respins with increasing win ways

Bonus & Free Spins

Bonus Buy provides direct access to feature play, while OnlyWins uses an increased bet to guarantee that every spin produces a win. These are separate paid entry choices with different effects.

Spec sheet

Valley of the Dead at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameValley of the Dead

StudioYggdrasil Gaming

Released11/21/2024

Math

SlotRanker Score68

RTP94%

VolatilityMedium/High

Max win5,800×

Bet range$0.25 – $100.00

Player rating5.0 / 5 · 6 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines243

Layout5x5

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 94% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$6.00

Cost per session$6.00

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 Valley of the 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: Medium-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 (Medium-High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (94.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (5,800×).

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 Valley of the Dead with other games

	Valley of the Dead Score 68This game	The Evil Bet Score 77	Nightmares Vs Gigablox Score 77	Undead Fortune Score 68	Franksylvania Score 68
Identity
Studio	Yggdrasil Gaming	Mascot Gaming	Hot Rise Games	Hacksaw Gaming	Armadillo Studios
Released	11/21/2024	10/8/2021	7/25/2023	10/6/2022	10/20/2023
Math
RTP	94%	95.43%	96.1%	94.4%	94.17%
Volatility	Medium/High	High volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	5,800×	—	7,353×	10,000×	2,743×
Format
Reels	5	5	6	5	5
Layout	5x5	5x3	6x6	5x4	5x3
Paylines	243	15	243	10	25
Min bet	0.25	0.15	0.35	0.1	0.25
Max bet	100	30	175	100	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Scatter symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	—
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	—	—	—	—	✓
Respins	✓	—	—	—	—

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Valley of the Dead

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RTP

94%

Max win

5,800×

Score

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01How do the reels expand in Valley of the Dead?

Winning symbols destroy blocking cells during awarded Respins. Removing those blocks opens more reel positions and increases the available ways to form later wins.

02What happens after every block is removed?

Clearing the full reel set activates Multipliers and Lives. Multipliers apply to wins, while Lives can preserve the sequence after a non-winning Respin.

03What is OnlyWins mode?

OnlyWins is an increased-bet mode that guarantees a win on every spin. It changes entry cost as well as the behavior of the base round.

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