The most significant event that pays respect to the people that passed away, is the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. This traditional massive gathering takes place every year at the beginning of November and pays tribute to the family members that left the physical world. The belief is that when family and friends celebrate the afterlife of the close ones, the dead receive light in the underworld, and help them live forever.
The creative team of ‘Pragmatic Play’ got inspired by this spectacular event, and developed the slot game ‘Day of Dead’.
We tested this game in highbet, and we really enjoyed the witty way of presenting the afterlife in the form of a slot game. So read our review and find out more.
Tech Features
This is an easy-going slot game. Even though it has a dark theme, it’s very pleasing at the same time. The features are very simple, so if you are looking for something more advanced, this game might not be challenging enough for you.
‘Day of Dead’ is a 5 reels and 4 rows slot game with 20 paylines.
The Autoplay option is available and can be set up to 10, 20, 30, 50, 70, and 100 auto spins.
The min. bet in this game is €0.20 and the max. bet is €100.
RTP of ‘Day of Dead’ is 96.49%, making it a mid-range game.
The volatility of ‘Day of Dead’ is Very High range, so expect huge wins.
The maximum win is 4500x, which makes a great €450.000 the highest possible win you can be ready for.
Design and Theme
The design of this game is in a cartoonish style. The background of the game is a spooky cemetery in the middle of the night. But the frame of the reels is gently lit by the candles and the symbols are very colorful, so you can enjoy a great visual clarity. Since the theme of the game represents the great holiday of worshiping the dead, the characters that appear on the reels are both the living and the dead, they pay respect to. Also, the Mexican traditional instruments are symbols of this game, completing the theme in the right way. The music of the game is a mixture of Mexican traditional instrumentals, followed from time to time by some spooky but yet funny sounds. ‘Pragmatic Play’ did a great job of placing all these aspects of the Day of the Dead in one place, so you can have a unique gaming experience.
Symbols, Betting, and Payouts
‘Day of Dead’ has engaging WILD features.
Regular WILD symbol substitutes for symbols except for Expanding WILD and SCATTER.
Expanding WILD symbol expands the full reel every time it hits, and triggers the WALKING WILD RESPIN feature.
The SCATTER symbol appears on reels 1, 3 and 5, but only during the regular game. When 3 SCATTER symbols hit, the free respins are triggered. The free spins are going to last as long as there are WALKING EXPANDED WILDS on your screen.
The COLLECTABLE WILD symbol only appears in the respins feature. These symbols are gathered at the top of the game and can hit a random reel and turn into a WALKING WILD to help you win massively.
High Paying symbols are the celebrating Boy and Girl, the Lady from the underworld, the cute Dogy, the Guitar, the Drum, and the Maracas.
Low paying symbols are the green, blue, red and purple playing cards symbols.
Verdict
This is a perfect time to play this game since the Halloween season comes side by side with the Day of the Dead in Mexico. Its pleasant design and gentle playing style will be a great choice for the majority of players. Its very high volatility will bring excitement for the experienced players as well. We definitely recommend ‘Day of Dead’ to be your choice and let the paid respect to the dead pay you back with huge wins! So go ahead and try this game for FREE at highbet.com. Enjoy!
