Deadeye Slot Review

Deadeye Slot Overview

Deadeye drops me straight into a dusty Wild West town where the locals would rather draw a revolver than say hello. ELK has gone for a cinematic feel, with a calm base game that can flip into chaos once bullets start flying and the background turns to flames. The whole slot hangs on those duels and shots at the steel plates, so every spin carries a bit of tension even when the screen looks quiet.

Under the hood, Deadeye is a 6x4 video slot with 30 fixed paylines, paying left to right on three to six of a kind. Stakes run from 0.20 to 100 per spin, with a hit frequency around 23.4%. The RTP sits at 94% and volatility is high, capped by a 10,000x max win. On top of the standard spins, you get Wilds, Random Shots, Duels, Free Spins and the familiar X-iter feature buy menu.

Base Game & Features in Deadeye

In the Deadeye base game, wins come from lining up three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels starting from reel one. The five outlaw characters can land in 1x1, 1x2, or 1x3 sizes, which keeps the grid lively and can fill big chunks of the screen. I like how those taller symbols tease potential, especially when they land near saloon doors or under upgraded steel plates.

Above the main reels sits a special row of steel plates and saloon doors. Randomly, before the reels come to rest, shots may be fired at these plates. On reels 1, 2, 5, and 6, a hit adds a character portrait to a wild poster; land the same character beneath it and that symbol turns into one or more 1x1 wilds. On reels 3 and 4, shots at the saloon doors create reel multipliers between x2 and x100, which then double each time they are hit again.

Saloon door symbols also appear directly on reels 3 and 4 as tall 1x3 symbols. If two doors land together, they always nudge into alignment to trigger a duel. From a player perspective, that nudge is great, because you never feel robbed by misaligned doors. The base game can feel measured at times, but any spin with shots or a duel in play can jump fast, especially when multipliers stack on top of a chunky character or wild block.

Deadeye Symbols and Paytable

Deadeye keeps its low-paying symbols classic, with 10, J, Q, K, and A. Six of a kind on these card ranks pay in the 0.5x to 1x range, so they carry the small line hits that keep a balance ticking over. You will see them a lot, especially across multiple lines, and they benefit nicely when wilds drop in from posters or after a duel. They are not exciting on their own, but they hold the grid together.

The premiums are the five characters: the Kid, the Outlaw, the Calamity, the Goon, and the Gentleman. Land six of a kind and you are looking at around 1.25x up to 5x your bet, depending on the character, with those taller 1x2 and 1x3 versions helping to link wins. Wild symbols substitute for everything except scatters, and the special saloon door and scatter symbols are what you watch when you are chasing bullets, multipliers, and feature triggers.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x5
	5	x2
	4	x1.25
	3	x1
	6	x2
	5	x1
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.7
	6	x1.75
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.7
	3	x0.6
	6	x1.5
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.5
	6	x1.25
	5	x0.7
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.4
	6	x1
	5	x0.45
	4	x0.35
	3	x0.3
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.25
	6	x0.7
	5	x0.35
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.25
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.1
	Scatter
	Wild

Bonus Features in Deadeye

The main bonus mechanics in Deadeye all stem from Shots Fired and the Duel feature. Random shots add portraits to wild posters on reels 1, 2, 5, and 6 or crank up multipliers on the saloon doors above reels 3 and 4, doubling each time they are hit. When two doors land in view, they nudge to line up and start a duel, revealing characters with multipliers, which can then expand to 2x3 symbols or merge into a 2x3 wild if both gunslingers go down.

Bonus Buy Feature

Bonus Hunt One spin with more than TRIPLE the chance to trigger the Bonus game at the cost of 3x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x3 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Shots Fired One spin where 3 or more shots will be fired on the steel plates at the cost of 10x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x10 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Duel One spin with a guaranteed duel feature at the cost of 25x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	-
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Bonus Guarantees a game round with entry to the Bonus game at the cost of 100x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Super Bonus Guaranteed entry to the Super Bonus game where all Bonus symbols carry 2 bullets at the cost of 500x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x500 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-

Deadeye Free Spins

Free Spins in Deadeye trigger when three or more scatter symbols land, each scatter carrying between zero and two bullets. All bullets are collected when the bonus starts and whenever fresh scatters appear during the round. Every time the counter reaches six bullets, you gain one extra free spin and six extra shots at the steel plates or the free spins meter itself. Any hits on the meter give even more spins to work with.

The real edge in this mode is that wild posters and multipliers on the plates stay persistent throughout the feature. That means once you get a couple of posters lined up with your favourite characters and a solid multiplier or two over the middle reels, every extra bullet cycle feels like it can throw something mad onto the screen. If you have access to X-iter, you can buy straight into the regular bonus for 100x, or the Super Bonus for 500x where every scatter arrives loaded with two bullets.

Our Honest Verdict on Deadeye

From my sessions, Deadeye feels like a solid Wild West slot that leans heavily on its shots, multipliers, and duels rather than flashy visuals. The 94% RTP and high volatility demand a bit of patience, but the 10,000x cap and the way bullets build posters and multipliers make the grind worthwhile when things connect. It will not suit everyone, yet if you enjoy tense, feature-driven slots where one good duel can change the session, Deadeye is well worth a spin.

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