The Chopping Block Calls in Dead Men Walking

Nolimit City is best known for its video slots, which often feature dark and disturbing themes. Dead Men Walking continues this trend, as it follows the work of a medieval executioner as he goes about doing a job he loves. It’s pretty clear nobody will keep their heads around him for long, so the only option is to give him the slip. Preferably, before he notices we’ve been preparing to raid the king’s treasury.

In this article, we’ll go over everything you need to know about Nolimit City’s next slot. Keep reading to find out if this release will be something you enjoy.

Dead Men Walking Visuals

The art team never shied away from terrifying visuals before. After all, this is the same studio that created Mental 2, a slot that’s even creepier in tone. In contrast, the empty streets of a medieval town, as seen in the Dead Men Walking slot, look almost tame in comparison. However, the background changes to a dungeon with captive prisoners and the discomfort levels spike once more.

Nolimit City’s symbol designs work in tandem with the backdrop to make you squirm. Iron balls, stock and pillory and several torture instruments spell out the grim fate that awaits anyone captured by the executioner. He plays the role of a single-symbol Wild, while stacked Wilds are chained prisoners wearing rags with a bloody cloth wrapped around their heads. There are also three scrolls and gold sacks, which award features when won.

Dead Men Walking Gameplay & Features

Dead Men Walking is played on a 5×3 grid with 17 fixed paylines. Winning combinations must hold at least three matching symbols and follow an active payline. All paylines start with the leftmost reel, so getting identical icons on the right side of the reels won’t result in a cash prize.

Scroll Features

There are three bonus features that activate when their corresponding scroll lands on the grid.

• Orange scrolls trigger xWays, which will transform the parchment into a regular symbol. It will also reveal 2-4 matching icons and increase the number of win ways.
• Red scrolls activate Infectious Wilds. A random symbol and all its instances on the playing area transform into Wilds, increasing your chances of winning. If more than one Infectious Wild lands, each will target a different icon for Wild transformation.
• Grey scrolls award xSplit, which splits all symbols on its row and doubles the symbol size. The grey scroll then becomes a Wild. Grey scrolls and bonus icons cannot be split.

xNudge Wilds

Stacked Wilds will nudge up or down to ensure they’re fully visible on the reels. Each nudge increases the Wild multiplier by one, making it more valuable.

Once a stacked Wild is entirely on the reels, the Dead Man’s March feature activates. The Wild walks one reel to the left each turn, with each step further increasing its multiplier. If the Wild reaches the leftmost reel while other xNudge Wilds are present, its multiplier moves to the nearest Wild. The feature ends when the last marching Wild reaches the first reel.

Dead Man’s Gold Spins

Three or more gold sack Scatters will activate the Dead Man’s Gold Spins feature. The bonus is played on a 5×5 board, during which only gold and feature coins can appear. Coins award cash prizes when three or more align vertically or horizontally. Meanwhile, feature coins only trigger when they are collected. There are four feature coins:

• Collector – collects the value of all active coins
• Cloner – copies the highest coin value to all active coins
• Multiplier – doubles the value of all visible coins
• King’s Grace – resets the spin count to its initial value

Landing three or more upgraded Scatters will award the Reaper’s Gold Spins bonus. The bonus is more or less identical to Dead Man’s Gold Spins, except that feature coin bonuses activate as soon as the coin lands.

Boosters

There are four boosters in Dead Men Walking that you can buy. Depending on which booster you activate, you will get increased odds of triggering bonus features.

• Booster 1 costs 1.5x the base bet and increases your chance of winning Dead Man’s Gold Spins. It can add up to four extra bonus symbols when one lands on the reels.
• Booster 2 costs 2.5x the base bet and upgrades the bonus icons, ensuring players will trigger Reaper’s Gold Spins.
• Booster 3 combines the effects of Boosters 1 and 2 and costs 5x the base bet.
• Booster 4 costs 40x the base bet and guarantees at least one xNudge Wild on the reels every spin.

Dead Men Walking RTP and Payouts

The Dead Men Walking slot boasts an above-average RTP of 96.20%. The game has the steep volatility expected of a Nolimit City slot, while its top prize is 25,313x your stake. It’s not quite as wild as other games by the same developer, but it’ll still weigh down your pockets if you’re lucky enough to win it.