Dead West Demo & Slot Review (NetEnt)

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Slot review: Dead West

Strap on your spurs and step into a ghostly frontier town in Dead West. The setting is a haunted Wild West with abandoned buildings, burning skies, outlaw spirits, and skulls that feel more alive than dead. Symbols include revolvers, rugged outlaws, skulls, voodoo dolls, bullets, classic card icons. The visuals are gritty and moody; the soundtrack echoes with wind howls and distant gunfire. It gives off that tension where you expect chaos at any moment.

Slot overview: Dead West

Dead West runs on a 7×7 grid (7 reels, 7 rows) and uses a scatter pays mechanic: you need 8 or more matching symbols anywhere to win, no fixed paylines. Bets start from about 0.20 and go as high as 100. RTP is at 96.06%, volatility is high and the maximum win is 10,863x your bet. Features include Avalanche (winning symbols are removed, new ones drop down), multiple Wild types including colossal wilds, Hot Zones with multipliers, Special Features via a Feature Lane, free spins (which can retrigger), and several feature-buy/elevate options.

Slot features: Dead West

Scatter Pays & Avalanche Mechanics: Win combinations formed by 8+ matching symbols anywhere. Winning symbols are removed and new ones fall in, potentially triggering more wins.
Wild Symbols: There are regular 1×1 Wilds and Colossal Wilds (2×2 or 3×3). Colossal Wilds can appear randomly on vertical reels. Regular wilds may appear on the Feature Lane and drop onto the reels when Avalanches happen below them. Wilds substitute for most symbols (not Scatters or Special Symbols).
Hot Zones: At least two positions on each spin are marked as Hot Zones. Each gets a multiplier (x1-x3). If a symbol in a Hot Zone is part of a win, the sum of Hot Zone multipliers in that win applies. After the win, those used Hot Zones get +1 to multiplier before the next Avalanche. Hot Zones persist into Free Spins.
Feature Lane: There’s a top lane “Feature Lane” where special symbols can land. After an Avalanche clears below, these special symbols drop down and trigger effects. The types include:
- Bomb: explodes adjacent symbols (except certain protected ones).
- Swap: transforms itself and adjacent symbols into the same matching symbol.
- Multiply: boosts multipliers on Hot Zones on its reel and adjacent reels.
- Expand: turns positions into Hot Zones; may upgrade existing zones; persistent Hot Zones get boosted multipliers.
Free Spins: Triggered by 3-6 Scatter symbols. The number of Free Spins awarded depends on how many Scatters you land. Hot Zones (with their multipliers) carry over. Free Spins can retrigger by landing more Scatters during the feature.
Elevate / Feature Buy Options: Several buy-in/boost options are available:
- Scatter Hunt: 1.5x bet – boosts chances of free spins.
- Feature Lane Max: 5x bet – guarantees the Feature Lane full of Special Symbols.
- Hot Zone Frenzy: 30x bet – forces all reel positions to start as Hot Zones.
- Free Spins Buy: 100x bet – standard Free Spins.
- Super Free Spins: 300x bet – starts with all positions in the Feature Lane filled.

Our verdict: Dead West

Dead West is a standout from NetEnt that takes the Wild West motif and drags it through graveyards and ghost claims, turning familiar themes into something darker and more explosive. Its strengths lie in the depth of its mechanics: Hot Zones add tension and reward strategy, the Feature Lane keeps every spin interesting, and the multiple wild types and free spins with persistence offer huge upside. On the flip side, though, its high volatility means many spins may feel quiet, and with all the special features the game can feel complex for casual players. Also, while feature buys give power, they come at a steep cost.

Our rating 7.5/10