Legacy of Dead slot review

Legacy of Dead slot at a glance

Legacy of Dead comes from Play'n GO, the Swedish studio behind Book of Dead. It keeps the same broad formula of a tomb raid, ten lines and an expanding bonus symbol, but changes three things that matter: wins count in both directions, the RTP is listed slightly higher, and a second expanding symbol can be added during the bonus.

Everything in the table below comes from the developer's published figures as collected in our checked data. If a figure isn't shown, such as the release date, we haven't been able to verify it, so check the game's help screen at your casino.

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How the features work in Legacy of Dead

One symbol doing two jobs

The golden burial chamber is the most important icon on the reels. As a wild it stands in for other symbols to complete a line. As a scatter it counts wherever it lands, so it doesn't need to sit on a payline to move you towards the bonus.

Wins that pay both ways

Most ten-line slots only read a line from the leftmost reel. Here each of the 10 paylines is read from both ends, so three matching symbols starting on reel 5 and running leftwards also pay. You still have only 10 lines, but each line has two chances to form a combination.

Free spins with an expanding symbol

Landing three or more burial chamber symbols starts 10 free spins. Before the first spin, the game picks one regular symbol at random to be the special expander. Whenever that symbol lands during the round, it can grow to cover its whole reel and then pay in any position, not just along the lines.

If you land three or more burial chambers again inside the round, the bonus retriggers and adds another expanding symbol. With two expanders active, more reels can fill at once, which is where the larger wins in the game tend to come from. The Legacy of Dead review on gambling.com (opens in a new tab) describes the same retrigger rule.

The card gamble

The game's description includes an optional card gamble after a win, where you can risk the prize on a guess. It's optional, and the expected value of a fair guess is the same as the prize you already hold, so it adds variance rather than value. Whether it appears depends on the version your casino runs, so check the help screen; our page on the gamble feature explains the UK position.

Legacy of Dead RTP: what 96.58% costs you

An RTP of 96.58% means that over a very large number of spins the game pays back £96.58 for every £100 staked. The other £3.42 is the cost of playing. That figure is a long-run average across millions of spins, so a single session can land far above or far below it. Our explainer on slot RTP covers how the number is calculated and tested.

The table shows the average cost per spin and per hour at three stakes. The hourly figures assume 500 spins an hour, which is a steady pace given the UK minimum of 2.5 seconds per spin; your own pace may be slower.

The sum is simple: stake × 3.42% = average loss. At £1 a spin, 3.42p goes to the house on average each time, and it adds up because every spin is charged, win or lose. See cost per hour for the same method applied to table games.

A £20 budget on Legacy of Dead at 10p, 50p and £1

Stake size decides how many spins a fixed budget buys and how hard the game's high volatility hits. If you stake the whole £20 once through, the average loss is the same at any stake, about 68p (£20 × 3.42%). What changes is the shape of the session.

In practice wins get recycled into more spins, so you usually stake more than £20 in total and the average loss grows with the total. On a high-volatility slot many sessions end with nothing back, and a few end well ahead. Our page on how long £20 lasts on a slot works through this in more detail.

High volatility in Legacy of Dead explained

Play'n GO rates the game as high volatility. That describes how the 96.58% is paid out: a large share of the return sits in rare bonus rounds with expanded reels, and the base game hands back smaller, less frequent amounts in between.

Volatility doesn't change the average cost. It changes how far one session can swing from that average. A low-volatility game such as Starburst spreads its return across many small wins, so a £20 session tends to finish closer to the expected 68p loss. Legacy of Dead is more likely to give either a quick loss or a large swing upwards. Read more in our guide to high-volatility slots.

Published figures don't tell you how often the free spins arrive. Any trigger rate you see quoted elsewhere is a third-party estimate, not a developer figure.

Legacy of Dead max win: 5,000x in pounds

The top prize is 5,000 times your stake. It's a cap on a single spin or bonus round rather than a target, and it needs the expanding symbol to cover most of the grid on a high-paying symbol.

For context, Book of Dead has the same 5,000x ceiling. Our page on what a slot's max win means explains why a cap like this says little about what a typical session pays.

How to play Legacy of Dead online

1. Open the game at a UK-licensed casino and verify your age and identity, which is needed before any play, including demo mode.
2. Read the help screen for the RTP version and stake range your casino uses.
3. Choose your stake per spin; all 10 lines are played on each spin.
4. Press spin for each round, since autoplay isn't allowed on UK online slots.
5. Watch for three or more burial chamber symbols, which start the 10 free spins.
6. Note the randomly chosen expanding symbol shown before the free spins begin.
7. After a win, choose to collect it or, if your version offers the card gamble, decide whether to risk it.
8. Check the net spend and session time shown on screen and stop when you reach your limit.

UK rules for Legacy of Dead and other online slots

Great Britain's rules shape how this game plays at a licensed casino. The slot stake limits cap a spin at £5 for players aged 25 and over (from 9 April 2025) and at £2 for 18 to 24-year-olds (from 21 May 2025). The Gambling Commission's online slots stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab) sets out how operators apply these caps.

• No autoplay: every spin needs its own press of the button (see our autoplay ban page).
• A minimum of 2.5 seconds between the start of one spin and the next.
• No turbo spin or slam-stop to speed up the result.
• No celebratory sounds or graphics for a return that is equal to or less than your stake.
• Net spend and time played must be shown during the session.

These rules are set out in the Commission's RTS 14 responsible product design standard (opens in a new tab). Feature buys aren't an issue here because Legacy of Dead has no buy option in its description, and since a Gambling Commission warning in January 2020, feature buy-ins are not offered to British players anyway. Gamble features are a separate matter and are not banned. More detail is in our guide to game design rules.

Slots like Legacy of Dead

If the expanding-symbol bonus is what you like, these reviewed games use a similar idea or theme. Figures are from our checked slot data.

Book of Dead and Legacy of Dead share a ceiling, but Legacy's both-ways lines and the extra expander on retriggers give it a different rhythm. The Novomatic games return less on average. Our Egyptian slots and book slots pages list more.

Legacy of Dead myths and common mistakes

• "It's due a bonus after a long dry run." Each spin is independent, so a run of losses doesn't make the free spins any closer. See can a slot be due a win.
• "Both-ways pays means a higher return." The RTP already includes both-ways wins. It's 96.58% either way.
• "Bigger stakes improve the RTP." Not in this game; the percentage is the same at 10p or £5.
• "Gambling a win doubles your money over time." A fair gamble has no long-run gain; it only makes results swing more.
• Chasing the 5,000x. Raising stakes to chase a top prize after losses is how budgets disappear. Our slot myths page covers more.

Where to play Legacy of Dead and partner offers

We can't confirm from our checked data which partner lists Legacy of Dead, so look in the casino's game lobby first. The offers below are slot welcome offers on named or selected games and are not linked to this title. 18+ and terms apply.

• PlayOJO: make a first deposit of at least £10 and get 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza, worth 10p each, with no wagering, so winnings are paid as cash. New UK customers only (not Northern Ireland); use the designated offer link; can't be combined with other offers.
• Coral: deposit and bet £10 or more on slots for 100 free spins on selected games at 10p each. Accept within 48 hours and use within 7 days; no wagering on spin winnings. Neteller, PayPal, Paysafe, Skrill, prepaid cards and certain debit cards don't qualify.
• Ladbrokes: deposit and spend £10 or more on slots for 50 free spins a day over your first 10 days, up to 500 in total, at 10p each on selected games. Claim each day's spins before 23:59; they last 7 days; no wagering. Deposits by prepaid card, PayPal, Paysafe, Neteller, Skrill or Moneybookers are excluded.

Coral and Ladbrokes are both run by LC International Limited, so holding new accounts at both may not be possible. For help valuing spins like these, see our free spins guide.

18+. Every casino game has a built-in house edge, so over time you should expect to lose what you stake. Set a budget before you play and stop when it’s gone: safer gambling tools and support. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.