Slots review Play'n GO Legacy of Dead

Legacy of Dead (Play’n GO): Overview

Play n’ Go has rolled out another entry in the familiar Legacy/Book/Dead family of slots. At this point, doing a full review can feel a bit unnecessary, because once you’ve tried one, you’ve got a pretty good sense of the rest. Still, it’s time to slap on the factor 50 and make yet another trip back to Ancient Egypt. Is it actually worth playing? Aspiring archaeologists can grab their trusty flaming torch and come along as we take a look.

Within the wider Legacy/Book/Dead crowd, the visuals here are a step up from many. This 5 reel, 10 payline video slot takes place in an Egyptian temple, complete with blazing torches and heavy stone columns. The symbols are cleanly illustrated and look sharp thanks to the high resolution. They’re also very recognisable, as most are close to what you’ll have seen in Book of Dead. On the lower end of the paytable are the 10 – Ace card royals. The premium symbols are Horus, a Pharaoh, Anubis, and Tutankhamen. That final icon pays 500 times the stake for five of a kind and is central to the game’s highest win potential.

Legacy of Dead is available from 10 c/p per spin up to $/€100 on most devices. As you’d expect, the volatility is high, which suits both the bonus format and the pay values. Yes, it’s a setup we’ve heard before—more than once. What stops Legacy of Dead from being dismissed as a purely cynical copy is the same reason titles like Book of Ra have stayed popular: a top-tier bonus that can flip a rough session in an instant.

Legacy of Dead (Play’n GO): Features

Legacy of Dead’s main mechanics revolve around free spins with expanding symbols—plus an extra wrinkle. The standout symbol is the burial chamber icon. It serves multiple purposes and also pays 1x, 10x, 100x, and 500 times the stake when 2 or more of a kind appear. It acts as the game’s wild, substituting for any other paytable symbol. However, its strongest function is as the scatter.

As with other Legacy/Book titles, the real excitement arrives during Free Spins. To trigger the feature, players must land 3 or more scatters to receive 10 free spins. In addition to activating the bonus, 3, 4, and 5 scatters award 2x, 20x, and 200x the stake. Right before the free spins begin, a scroll opens and randomly chooses one paytable symbol to become special. Whenever this special symbol lands, it expands to fill an entire reel. The real punch is that special symbols pay when three or more land anywhere—they don’t have to be adjacent. The aim is to land one special symbol on each reel (ideally Tutankhamen) so they expand and fully cover the grid. If 3 scatters land during the bonus, a further 10 free spins are added.

A new element is the strip of symbols positioned just above the reels. Players can tell which symbols are special because they appear in colour on that bar, while the rest remain grey. The distinctive twist in Legacy of Dead is that when free spins are retriggered, an additional special symbol is added to the selection. This can happen repeatedly, until all 9 symbols are special and able to expand at the same time.

Legacy of Dead (Play’n GO): Verdict

Legacy of Dead definitely brings mixed feelings. The first impression is that it comes across as a fairly lazy rework of an earlier slot. That said, it’s hard not to get drawn in by the strong brand recognition and the comfort of familiarity. If you’ve played earlier Dead/Ra-style games, you’ll know what you’re in for before Legacy of Dead even finishes loading—it delivers on expectations, but it doesn’t truly wow either.

Book of Dead and Book of Ra have massive fanbases, so it’s unfortunate that Legacy of Dead is currently only available at one casino. Is it worth abandoning everything just to play it? Definitely not. Still, that doesn’t change the fact it’s a dependable, if not especially original, slot with respectable payout potential. Ultimately, fans of Book of Dead will likely have a good time with Legacy of Dead. It matches what its predecessor does while adding a bit of variation. If you’ve ever thought a single expanding symbol in free spins was a great idea, then having up to 9 at once pushes it much further. As its own game, Legacy of Dead is a strong option, even if it doesn’t leave a lasting mark on the wider slot landscape.