Legacy of Dead is a Play'n GO book-style slot set in an Egyptian tomb. It follows the classic formula of a combined wild and scatter symbol plus free spins with an expanding symbol, but the bonus can pick more than one expanding symbol depending on how many scatters you land. It suits you if you like book slots and want a slightly more generous bonus trigger than Book of Dead.
How does Legacy of Dead work?
The game runs on five reels and three rows with ten paylines. The golden sarcophagus is both the wild and the scatter, so it completes line wins and also triggers the bonus.
Card royals make up most of the low wins, while Tutankhamun, Anubis, Horus and Osiris pay more. Bets start very low, around 0.01 per line, and go up to 100 per spin at most casinos.
An optional gamble feature lets you risk a win on a card colour or suit guess.
Because it shares its structure with other Play'n GO book slots, you can switch between them without learning new rules. The difference lies in the free spins trigger and the RTP settings each casino uses.
What are the Legacy of Dead bonus features?
Three or more scatters award free spins, with more spins for more scatters. Before the round starts, you get one special expanding symbol, and in some trigger cases additional symbols can also be selected, increasing your chances of full reel coverage.
During free spins, the chosen symbols expand to cover their reels and pay on all ten lines when they form a win, even on non-adjacent reels. Further scatters retrigger more spins.
The 5,000x top prize requires the highest-paying symbol to expand across all five reels.
Is Legacy of Dead worth playing? RTP and volatility explained
Legacy of Dead has a default RTP of 96.58%, a little higher than Book of Dead. Operators can also choose 94.51%, 91.51% or lower settings, so check your casino's version.
Volatility is high. Most wins in the base game are small, and the free spins carry the result of most sessions. It is a familiar format with a clear risk profile.
An RTP of 96.58% is a long-run average over millions of spins: in theory the game keeps about 3.42 of every 100 units wagered. It does not predict a single session. High volatility means long runs of small or no wins are normal, and a large share of the total return is packed into rare feature rounds.
Tips before you play Legacy of Dead
- Open the paytable or game rules before your first spin and check the RTP figure shown there, because Play'n GO offers several RTP settings and the casino picks one.
- Keep all ten lines active so expanding symbols can pay on every line.
- Expect the bonus to take a while; plan your stake so you can afford a few hundred spins.
- Avoid the gamble feature if you want to protect small wins.