Ghost of Dead

Ghost of Dead Review

Ghost of Dead from Play’n GO might be the same old sandy Egypt-themed ‘Book of’ slot, but it does come with a few twists in both the base game and the bonus round.

Visually, it’s very similar to the flagship slot game, Book of Dead, with a spooky background and familiar symbols depicting Ancient Egyptian gods and other mythological motifs. Rich Wilde is nowhere to be found, but death masks, scarabs, serpents, and the Ankh symbols come with a lucrative win tag for 3, 4 and 5 of a kind. Intricate letters and numbers embody low paying emblems and wilds/scatters offer up to 1,000x your stake for 5.

This 5-reel, 3-row and 10-payline game still revolves heavily around the famous expanding symbols, but in this release, you can unlock more than one of them. Carry on reading our slot review to find out how.

SLOT FEATURES	Free Spins, Expanding Symbols
RELEASE DATE	16th September 2021
GAME PROVIDER	Play’n GO
SLOT TYPE	Video Slot
THEME	Ancient Egypt
REELS, ROWS, PAYLINES	5 Reels, 3 Rows, 10 Paylines
BET LEVELS	£0.10 – £100
MAXIMUM WIN	5,000x Your Stake
SCATTER SYMBOL	Yes
WILD SYMBOL	Yes
BONUS GAME	No
FREE SPINS	Yes
RESPINS	No
MULTIPLIERS	No
JACKPOT	No
RETURN TO PLAYER	96.21%
VOLATILITY	High

Ghost of Dead Bonus Features

As a ‘Book of’ slot, Ghost of Dead has more bonus features than usual. For starters, the base game now has a random feature and regular wilds/scatters can transform into special symbols to turn things around during the free spins bonus round. Expanding symbols are still key to winning big and even more so now two of them are in operation. Let’s inspect all slot features more closely.

Wilds and Scatters

In Ghost of Dead, Anubis Canopus has the double powers to substitute for all paying symbols and activate the free spins bonus round if 3 or more of the symbols appear anywhere on the reels in one go. However, the regular Canopus symbols may turn into Spectral Canopus symbols during the bonus round, and when they do, they’ll activate a whole other host of free spins.

Ghost Spin

The Ghost Spin feature does what any other ‘Book of’ game does – it selects a random symbol to become your expanding symbol for the session. As a random event, the Ghost Spin round can occur on any spin during the base game. If, when it lands, the chosen symbol is part of a winning combination, it will expand to cover its respective reel for even more winning possibilities.

Free Spins

The free spins bonus round in Ghost of Dead starts with you choosing a special expanding symbol for the feature. Pick 1 symbol out of 3 to kickstart your 10 free spins. This is the regular free spins feature, but there’s one more.

The additional Awakened free spins round activates with at least 3 Spectral Canopus scatters anywhere in view during the regular free spins session. It awards 10 free spins, one of your chosen expanding symbols and also selects a second random expanding symbol on each spin.

Retriggers are possible in both instances with another 3 standard Canopus, or Spectrum Canopus scatters. The former will reactivate the regular, and the latter will restart the Awakened free spins game.

Ghost of Dead Jackpot

The lack of in-game jackpot won’t affect your win potential in Ghost of Dead. So, carry on searching for the Egyptian riches of 5,000x your stake inside the time-frozen pyramids.

RTP and Volatility

Both the high volatility and the default 96.21% RTP rate seem to have stood the test of time since the original Book of Dead release back in 2016. But beware, the RTP in this game is as wavering as it always was and can be set to a lower figure at different online casinos.

Where to Play Ghost of Dead

Play’n GO is a highly successful studio that has its games hosted at nearly every UK online casino and also worldwide. Use our current toplist to choose your favourite or trust our experts’ recommendations and try PlayOJO.

Ghost of Dead on Mobile

Transport yourself to Ancient Egypt at any time from any location when you load the game on your preferred mobile device. The game is fully optimised for playing on the go via any mobile casino hosting the developer’s games.