Legacy of Dead slot

Legacy of Dead slot at a glance

Legacy of Dead comes from Play'n GO, the Swedish studio behind Book of Dead. Both games use a five-reel, three-row grid, ten paylines, an Egyptian tomb theme and free spins built around a symbol that expands to fill whole reels. The difference is in what happens when the free spins keep going: Legacy of Dead adds a new expanding symbol every time the round is retriggered.

That puts it in the family of book slot machines, even though it doesn't use a book as its special symbol. If you want a direct match-up, our Book of Dead vs Legacy of Dead comparison puts the two side by side.

How the Legacy of Dead slot machine works

The game's random number generator decides each result when you press spin; the reels then display it. Your stake is spread across ten fixed lines, so a £1 spin is ten line bets of 10p each.

1. Choose your total stake. All ten lines are played on every spin.
2. Press spin. The RNG picks where each reel strip stops.
3. The game checks each line for three or more matching symbols from the left (two for the higher symbols, where the paytable says so).
4. The combined wild and scatter symbol substitutes on lines and also pays anywhere on its own.
5. Three or more of those symbols anywhere on the reels start the free spins.
6. The result is added to your balance, and the next spin can't start until at least 2.5 seconds after this one began.

Payline wins are calculated per line and multiplied by your line bet. If the paytable shows a five-of-a-kind king at 500× the line bet, at 10p per line that is £50. The help screen shows every value in pounds for the stake you have set.

Legacy of Dead symbols and paytable

The low end of the paytable is the card royals from 10 to A. The higher symbols are Egyptian figures: published guides list Horus and Tutankhamen, Anubis, and a pharaoh-style king at the top. A single golden altar acts as both the wild and the scatter.

You can read more about this style of artwork on our Egyptian symbols page.

Legacy of Dead free spins and expanding symbols

Three or more altar symbols start the free spins. Before the first spin, one paying symbol is chosen at random to become a special expanding symbol for the rest of the round. The help screen states how many spins you receive; check it, as published guides give different figures.

What an expanding symbol does

After the normal line wins on a free spin are paid, the game looks for the special symbol. If it appears on enough reels to form a win, it grows to fill each of those reels from top to bottom and then pays on all ten lines, even if the reels it sits on are not next to each other. That is the core of the expanding symbols mechanic.

How the round grows

Landing three more altars during the free spins retriggers the round. Each retrigger adds more spins and picks another expanding symbol, so the number of special symbols can climb from one to nine. Once every eligible symbol is expanding, further retriggers add spins only. A long round with several expanding symbols can pay out on more than one symbol on the same spin, which is why the later stages tend to carry the larger results.

Worked example: one expanding spin on Legacy of Dead

The values here are illustrative only, to show the method; use the paytable in your game for real figures. Suppose you are playing at £1 a spin (10p a line) and the special symbol is Anubis. On one free spin Anubis appears on reels 1, 3 and 4.

1. Ordinary line wins are paid first, as on any spin.
2. Anubis expands to fill reels 1, 3 and 4 completely.
3. Because expanded symbols pay on every line regardless of gaps, each of the ten lines now holds three Anubis symbols.
4. If three Anubis pay 20× the line bet in your version, each line pays £2, so the expansion adds £20.
5. If a second special symbol is active and also lands on three reels, it is expanded and paid separately on the same spin.

Filling all five reels with the top king symbol across ten lines produces the 5,000× maximum, which is why the cap is so closely tied to the free spins.

Legacy of Dead RTP and volatility

The published top RTP is 96.58%, meaning £96.58 returned per £100 staked over the long run and a 3.42% house edge. Play'n GO supplies several lower settings to casinos, and some of these are much lower. The Gambling Commission's technical standard on rules, game descriptions and the likelihood of winning (opens in a new tab) requires games to give players information on their return, so the version loaded should always be shown in the help screen.

Volatility is high. The base game pays relatively little; the free spins, and especially a round with several expanding symbols, carry most of the value. Plenty of rounds pay modestly, and a long dry run is normal rather than a warning sign.

Legacy of Dead cost per 100 spins

These are long-run averages. Over a single session of 100 spins the spread is wide: you could finish ahead after one strong free spins round or lose most of the money staked. If a casino runs a lower RTP setting, every figure in the last column rises.

Legacy of Dead max win at UK stake limits

The stake limits come from the Gambling Commission's stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab): £5 from 9 April 2025 and £2 for 18–24s from 21 May 2025. No public figure for the chance of hitting the cap is confirmed by the developer, so treat it as an exceptional outcome.

How UK rules shape the Legacy of Dead slot

• No autoplay and no turbo: every spin is started by hand and lasts at least 2.5 seconds (since 31 October 2021).
• No celebration of a return that is equal to or less than your stake, so a 10p return on a £1 spin is shown quietly.
• No bonus buy: entry to the free spins is by scatters only.
• Some versions of the game include a gamble option after a win; if your casino's version shows one, it is a separate double-or-nothing choice that raises risk without improving the RTP.

Our guide to slot game design rules explains each requirement.

Legacy of Dead demo and how to check the RTP

Free demo play, after age verification, is available at many UK casinos; the age check has been required before play-for-fun games since May 2019. Use a demo to see how the expanding symbols look, then check the real-money RTP before staking:

1. Open the game and tap the menu or information icon.
2. Go to the rules or paytable pages and scroll to the section on theoretical return.
3. Compare the number with 96.58%. A noticeably lower figure means a lower setting.
4. If the figure isn't shown, ask the casino's support team.

Our how to find a slot's RTP guide shows the layout used by different studios.

Legacy of Dead myths and facts

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Slots similar to Legacy of Dead

Legacy of Egypt shares the name but uses a different design, and Book of Ra Deluxe is an older Novomatic game, released in 2008, built on the same expanding-book idea. For more themed options, see Egyptian slot machines or browse the slots hub.

Where to play Legacy of Dead in the UK

Play'n GO games are carried by many UK casinos, but no casino is required to stock any given title, so search the lobby before joining; game availability changes. Our partner offers are shown below. Coral gives new players 100 free spins at 10p on selected games after depositing and betting £10 on slots; Ladbrokes gives up to 500 free spins at 10p (50 a day for 10 days) after a £10 slot spend; and PlayOJO gives 80 no-wagering spins on Big Bass Bonanza after a first deposit of £10 or more. The spins are on chosen games, which may not include Legacy of Dead. All offers are 18+ and terms apply, including excluded payment methods.

Set limits before you play. If gambling stops being fun, GamCare (opens in a new tab) and the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 offer free, confidential support around the clock.

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