Dead Man's Drop Slot Review

Dead Man’s Drop Slot Overview

Dead Man’s Drop is a casino slot from Slotmill that takes you out on a pirate adventure in search of treasure. If there is one thing that this studio is great at delivering, it's amazing themes and settings. Dead Man’s Drop is no different, as it rocks a perfect Pirates of the Caribbean vibe, sporting a quite similar soundtrack, amazing visuals, and fun spins, and that’s also because the game is named after the Dead Man’s Cove from the movies, which is also referred to as a pirate’s graveyard. Played on a 6x6 playing grid, in this ghost-pirate themed slot, you’ll be welcomed to endless waves of avalanches, stacking Wild Multipliers, and random bonuses, such as the many Skull Symbols and their special effects. While not being the most intricate or complicated game, it feels more than enough filled with features to make you want to set sail for the high seas, where high stakes and higher rewards await you. So load the cannon, swabbie, as we are going plundering, aiming to hit the game’s max win of 20,000X the bet.

Dead Man’s Drop is a video slot from Slotmill with 6 reels, 6 rows, and uses Cluster Pay mechanics, needing a minimum of +5 symbols to form a win. Players can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.2 and a Max.bet of 100. The game sits at an average RTP of 96.07% by default, however, take note that there is another version of the game with a lower RTP of 94.09%. Dead Man’s Drop is played with high volatility and a max win of 20,000X.

Take to the seven seas in Dead Man’s Drop, where Avalanches, Stacking Multipliers, and bonus games will help you cash in on win after win. The features in Dead Man’s Drop are Multiplier Wild Symbols, Avalanches, Wild Spawn, Power-Ups, Free Spins, Super Free Spins, Feature Buy (Fast Track), and Ante Bet (Xtra-Bet).

Dead Man’s Drop Slot Information

As you enter the game, you are met by a gloomy, green, and dark cave where you and your fellow pirates hide away between raids. From the get-go, the soundtrack and the visuals instantly put you in the mood for some creepy, pirate-themed spins. The game can be played on most desktops, notepads, and mobiles. Wins are made by landing them in clusters of 5 or more of the same symbols.

The lower-paying symbols are various colored gems ranging from blue, green, red, and pink. Creating a win with 14 of the same symbols will pay out 4X to 4.5X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are the hook, the anchor, the spyglass, the cutlass, and the pirate captain. Landing a win with 14 of the same symbols pays out 6X to 25X the bet. The reels also come with Multiplier Wilds, various Scatters, and Power Up Symbols, but you can read more about those in the next section.

Dead Man’s Drop Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Dead Man’s Drop?

You can win up to 20,000X the bet.

What features are available in the slot Dead Man’s Drop?

The features are Multiplier Wild Symbols, Avalanches, Wild Spawn, Power-Ups, Free Spins, Super Free Spins, Feature Buy (Fast Track), and Ante Bet (Xtra-Bet).

Multiplier Wild Symbols

Wild Symbols help form winning combinations by being able to substitute for all symbols except Special Symbols. Whenever a Wild Symbol lands, it comes with a Multiplier value, starting at 2X, doubling in value for each winning cluster it is part of, up to a maximum of 1,000X the bet. Whenever a winning cluster is made without a Wild Symbol, it will create one in one of the empty positions.

Avalanches

After landing a winning cluster, all symbols part of the win are removed from the playing grid, and a Wild Symbol is generated in one of the empty spaces before additional symbols drop in from above, allowing for chances at additional wins.

Wild Spawn

Randomly on any spin in the base game, 2 to 3 Wild Symbols can spawn at the beginning of the spin, with a chance of starting with random Multiplier values.

Power-Ups

There are 4 types of Power-Up Symbols, each with its own special effect, and they are as follows:

Transform = Activates when landed, converting all instances of a symbol and the Transform symbol to another symbol.

Instant Wild = Activates when landed and converts to a Multiplier Wild symbol with a Multiplier value between 2X and 32X.

Bomb = Activates when no more winning combinations are available, and will remove up to 9 adjacent symbols, except Special Symbols, and then turn itself into a Wild Symbol.

Symbol Removal = Activates when no more winning combinations are available, and will remove all instances of a randomly chosen symbol.

Free Spins

Landing 3 Scatter Symbols will award you with 8 Free Spins, which makes all Multiplier Wild Symbols sticky for the duration of the bonus game. Landing the +1 Symbol will award an additional spin.

Super Free Spins

Landing 2 Scatter Symbols and 1 Super Scatter Symbol will award you with 8 Super Free Spins, which work the same way as the normal Free Spins, but will also trigger a Wild Spawn at the beginning of the bonus game.

Feature Buy (Fast Track)

The Feature Buy gives you direct access to multiple Features from the base game, at a price based on the current bet.

8X = Activates the Super Bonus Hunt, where every Bonus Game triggered will be a Super Free Spin Bonus.

40X = Activates the Wild Spawn, guaranteeing a spin with the Wild Spawn feature.

80X = Activates the Super Wild Spawn, guaranteeing a spin with the Wild Spawn feature with a minimum Multiplier value of 32X.

100X = Triggers the Free Spins bonus game.

400X = Triggers the Super Free Spins bonus game.

Ante Bet (Xtra-Bet)

You can turn on the Ante Bet at any time during the base game, increasing the chance of triggering bonus games by 5.6 times, but at the price of increasing your current bet by 2X.

Dead Man’s Drop Slot Conclusion

Slotmill delivers on a perfectly crafted Pirates of the Caribbean slot experience, even though it isn’t even a branded game. While, of course, the game itself isn’t perfect, you can’t really deny that the visuals and gameplay loop to be incredibly satisfying. From its setting that pulls you into a grim, dark cave, filled with talking skulls, eerie waters, and an undead pirate captain, to its avalanches of Multiplier Wilds and Power Ups, it all ties together neatly into a well-made game. But it’s not like this is the first time we’ve seen a feature line-up such as this, as many tumble-feature games are played in a similar way, such as Fire Portals from Pragmatic Play. With that said, let us discuss the gameplay a bit deeper.

As usual, we can start going through the stats, and although we have a bit of a boring average RTP of 96.07%, the game also comes with a big max win of 20,000X the bet. The great thing about avalanche features in games is that any spin has the chance of hitting big payouts, just from a few lucky chains of wins, and with the addition of Multiplier Wild Symbols, that will continue to stack up to 1,000X the bet, you’ll have an even easier time, not even counting the Power Up symbols. Sadly, the Free Spins feature doesn’t bring anything super exciting, but it does bring Sticky Wilds to make it easier to stack up the Multipliers. However, it's the Super Free Spins that you should be keeping an eye out for, as they trigger the Wild Spawn feature for an instant kickstart to the bonus game. So if you’re feeling like Jack Sparrow, or just want to experience life on the seven seas, then be sure to check out the game’s demo.

Dead Man’s Drop is a slot that takes you on a ghost-pirate adventure like in the movies, fully decked out with Avalanches, Multiplier Wilds, and many more bonuses.