Myth of Dead Slot Review

Myth of Dead: Slot Overview

Myth of Dead sits firmly in Play'n GO's Egyptian line-up that started with Book of Dead and later branched into other offshoots. Here, the studio has taken the familiar mix of gods, relics, and sandy reels and bolted on a coin-collection style system with Instant Prizes and Wild Respins. As someone who has played a lot of these book clones, I can feel the deliberate shift towards a fishing-style collector vibe.

The game runs on a standard 5x3 layout with 10 paylines, paying from left to right on adjacent reels. Stakes span from 0.10 up to 50 per spin, so it covers casual sessions and more serious balance testing. Base game spins can be fairly quiet until Wild Respins turn up, but the instant-collection angle means even a single wild can flip a dud spin into something respectable.

Myth of Dead Slot Information

Math-wise, Myth of Dead uses an average, medium style volatility model that sits around the middle of Play'n GO's scale. The default RTP is 96.20%, though lower settings of 94.20%, 91.20%, 87.20%, and 84.20% also exist, so I always check the info screen first. The max win is capped at 3,000x the stake, which feels modest these days, and Play'n GO quotes a max-win hit rate of less than one in a billion spins.

Myth of Dead Symbols and Paytable

The paytable in Myth of Dead sticks to the tried Egyptian formula. Low symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A royals that pay up to 5x the bet for a full line of five. Premiums are various gods and artefacts, and these are where the better line hits come from. The very top regular symbol pays 40x the stake for five, with other high symbols stepping down through 25x and 10x tiers.

From a practical point of view, the distribution means the slot leans on features rather than pure line hits. Low pays can feel quite weak on their own, but mixing a couple of premiums with an Instant Prize or two gives spins more meat. There is also a Scatter that doubles up as the wild, linking into the collection mechanics, yet you rarely pick it for its line value alone.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x40
	4	x12.5
	3	x3
	5	x25
	4	x7.5
	3	x2.5
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x2
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x2
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x2
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1.5
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1.5
	5	x3
	4	x1.5
	3	x1
	5	x3
	4	x1.5
	3	x1
	5	x3
	4	x1.5
	3	x1
	Scatter

Myth of Dead Slot Features

Feature-wise, Myth of Dead revolves around wilds acting as both substitutes and collectors. Any time a wild lands, it can collect Instant Prizes attached to specific god symbols that land at the same time. In the base game, those god coins carry values from 1x to 5x the total bet. Wild Respins can trigger randomly, locking in wilds while the reels go again to hoover up any extra prize symbols that drop.

From my sessions, these respins are where the base game breathes a bit. You often see one or two modest coin values connect, which helps keep the balance from dribbling away too fast. It does still feel swingy, though. Quite a few spins just whiff, then every so often a screen of god icons lines up and the collector mechanic finally shows why Play'n GO built the game around it.

During free spins, the Coronation Path progression system comes alive. Every four wilds you land nudges you along a track of twelve checkpoints. Each step adds five extra free spins and nudges the Instant Prize multiplier upwards. If the Ankh Ascend booster is active, that multiplier can climb through x2, x3, x4 and up to x5, so collectors on later spins start to matter far more than early ones.

Free Spins in Myth of Dead

Free spins in Myth of Dead trigger when three or more Scatters land anywhere on the grid. Three Scatters give 10 spins, four raise that to 15, and five hand out 20. Inside the bonus, Instant Prize values jump heavily, running from 1x up to 250x the total stake. Wilds continue to collect all these coins, so any screen that mixes a few god symbols with a wild or two can swing hard.

Before the free spins start, one of four boosters is picked. Pyramid Power increases the hit rate of god symbols, Scarab Scramble makes wilds appear more often, Ankh Ascend starts you with an extra Instant Prize multiplier, while Khopesh adds three extra free spins on top of whatever you triggered. I have seen all four in action, and the sessions with extra wilds or stronger multipliers stand out the most.

Myth of Dead: Slot Verdict

After a fair number of spins on Myth of Dead, I would call it a polished yet slightly flat entry in the Play'n GO catalogue. The art, soundtrack, and coin-collector mechanics work fine, but the 3,000x ceiling and vanishingly rare max-win odds keep expectations grounded. For me, it works as a casual, progression-style Egyptian slot, though high-risk chasers will probably drift towards heavier hitters instead.

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