Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop Slot Review

Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

Like the original game, the Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop slot is played with 5 reels, 4 rows and 40 fixed paylines. To land a winning combination, you need to see 3 or more identical symbols from left to right, on successive reels, beginning from reel 1 (the leftmost reel).

Bets-wise, you can play Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop from 20p to £30 a spin. On the desktop version, click/press the plus and/or minus buttons to change your bet accordingly. If playing on a mobile or tablet, press the ‘Coins’ icon. When you adjust your bet, the payouts in the Paytable will change too.

Players outside the UK have the option of Autoplay which allows infinite auto spins alongside loss, single-win and win limits. There is also a Turbo Mode for quicker spins.

The Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop RTP is 94% which is average for a jackpot slot game. 12% of that RTP is for the jackpot contribution meaning the actual RTP is 82%. The original Dead Man’s Trail slot’s RTP is 96.29% in comparison.

Volatility-wise, it’s very high (5/5). The hit frequency rate is 20.37% meaning a winning combination will form every 4.9 spins on average.

In terms of payouts, the Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop slot comes with 30,000 x bet max wins. Bigger wins will come from the Trail Bonus feature. However, the average win in this feature is just 59.76 x your total bet. That said, this game comes with progressive jackpots with the Mega Jackpot paying up to €3 million.

Theme: return to the rough seas in search of jackpots

With a pirate theme, the Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop slot is the jackpot version of the Dead Man’s Trail slot which was released in September 2021. Using the same imagery and graphics, you head to a port where the pirate ship is being prepared for pillaging.

Graphically, it’s very dark and gritty with dark tones and colours. You’ll also see mist moving across the screen which adds to the intensity. Set in a storm, this sinister-looking game could easily be a feature film. Aesthetically, it’s that good and to be expected from a Relax Gaming production. It’s also quite the contrast from the Castaway Cove slot (also by Relax).

On the reels, there are A, K, Q and J royals. You’ll also see 4 pirates with the Pirate Captain the highest paying. Complete with scars, tattoos and cutlasses, he pays 1, 5 or 30 x your total bet for 3, 4 or 5 across any payline. A screen full of the Pirate Captain will result in a 1,200 x bet payout.

Then you have the gold W Wild symbol that substitutes for all paying symbols above. 3, 4 or 5 wilds in combination will award 2, 10 or 60 x your total bet too. Look out for Coin symbols which have different bet multiplier values. You’ll win their sum when they appear on 3 or more reels.

The other symbol of note is the Pirate Ship Bonus Scatter which is key to triggering the Trail Bonus feature. With special symbols appearing in the Trail Bonus feature (more on this below), here’s a list of payouts/functions of base game symbols:

Symbol	Payout/Info
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.5 or 3 x bet
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.5 or 3 x bet
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.5 or 3 x bet
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.5 or 3 x bet
Pirate 1	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 1.2 or 5 x bet
Pirate 2	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 1.2 or 5 x bet
Pirate 3	3, 4 or 5 = 0.7, 2.5 or 15 x bet
Pirate 4	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 5 or 30 x bet
Wild	Substitutes paying symbols + pays up to 60 x bet
Pirate Ship Bonus Scatter	3+ triggers Trail Bonus feature
Coin	Awarded when appearing on 3+ reels

Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop Mobile

Created using the latest HTML5 technology, you can play Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop on laptop, PC, mobile and tablet devices. It has been optimised for play on iOS, Android and Windows smartphones if you prefer playing on the go. I personally recommend a larger screen to experience the excellent imagery and soundtrack the game has to offer.

Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop Bonus Features

The Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop comes with 3 bonus features. With Coin symbol awarding bet multipliers (if landing on 3+ reels), it’s all about the Trail Bonus feature. The aim is to move around the trail where you’ll win cash prizes, multipliers or special symbols. The latter can boost cash prizes, award multipliers, Mystery Chests and random coin wins. Look out for the Persistent symbols which add awards on every turn. Finally, there are 5 progressive jackpots to be won with the Mega Jackpot paying up to €3 million.

Coin feature

In the base game, gold Coin symbols with bet multiplier prizes will land on the reels. If you land Coin symbols on 3 or more reels, the Coin feature will be triggered. All Coin symbol values are totalled and awarded. The more Coin symbols on show, the bigger your potential payout.

Trail Bonus feature

Like in the original game, the Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop slot comes with a Trail Bonus feature. It’s triggered when you land 3 or more Pirate Ship Bonus Scatters simultaneously on a base game spin.

Reminiscent of a treasure map, every turn can see you take between 1 and 9 steps. Each tile you land on triggers a reaction which includes multipliers, random coin wins or various special symbols. Here is what each of the tiles offers:

Tile	Description
Normal Tile	Awards the prize displayed
End Tile	Ends the feature and awards the total win
Start Tile	End tiles are replaced by Normal Tiles with a random coin value each
Mystery Chest	Triggers 1 of 11 special actions (below)

Once a Normal Tile or Mystery Chest has been landed on, the tile transforms into an End Tile. If you land on a Mystery Chest, 1 of the 11 special symbols will be in play.

Special Symbol	Description
Scout	Boosts values of a random tile by 100, 200, 500 or 1,000 x bet
One-Eye	Multiplies values of a Normal Tile by 2x to 5x and repeats 2-4 times
Commander	Adds 3x-5x multiplier to all Normal Tiles
Collector	All values for all Normal Tales are collected and awarded
Collect & Command	The total of all Normal Tiles is applied to each Normal Tile + also collected
Reset	Replaces all End Tiles with Normal Tiles (with a random coin value on each)
Super Reset	All End Tiles are replaced with temporary Mystery Chests
Coin Win	Random coin win between 25-50 x bet is added to the total win
Persistent Scout	Boosts value of a random tile up to 1,000 x bet on but on every turn
Persistent One-Eye	Multiplies value of a Normal Tile by up to 5x and up to 4 times on every turn
Persistent Commander	Adds 3x-5x multiplier to all Normal Tiles on every turn

Normal Tiles can obviously grow in value with the max value of a Normal Tile reaching 10,000 x bet. That said, the maximum amount that can be won is 30,000 x your total bet which is lower than the 50,000 x bet in the non-jackpot version. Furthermore, there is no Bonus Buy feature.

Dream Drop Bonus feature

The Dream Drop Bonus feature is triggered by filling the entire reels with Dream Drop symbols in a jackpot pre-spin. Once in, the pawn moves 1 to 9 steps per turn. Each time you land on a jackpot icon, the corresponding jackpot meter is filled by 1 step. The feature ends when a jackpot meter is filled fully.

Hopefully, you’ll win the Mega Jackpot which pays a minimum of €500,000 and up to €3 million. Here is what the jackpots are worth:

Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop Review Summary: slightly watered-down pirate adventure but with jackpots

The original Dead Man’s Trail game was a huge hit when released back in 2021 and is still one of Relax Gaming’s most popular titles. It made perfect sense for a Dream Drop version. In terms of the game itself, the Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop slot is pretty much identical to its non-jackpot predecessor.

If you haven’t played the original game, expect a sinister and dark pirate adventure which boasts cinematic imagery and a cracking soundtrack. Coin wins keep the base game ticking along but the Trail Bonus feature is where big payouts are possible. Mystery Chest modifiers and Persistent special symbols are the keys to achieving wins of up to 30,000 x your total bet.

Look out for the Scout symbol which can add 1,000 x bet to a random tile. The Persistent Scout symbol can add this on every turn!

That said, the original game comes with 50,000 x bet win potential which is substantially higher. On another negative note, the actual RTP (excluding the jackpot contribution) is 82% whilst it’s 96.29% in the original slot.

What the Dead Man’s Trail Dream Drop slot does outdo its predecessor with the progressive jackpot element. The Dream Drop Bonus feature can serve up 5 jackpots with the Mega Jackpot paying up to €3 million.

If you’re a fan of Dream Drop jackpots, Relax Gaming has plenty to choose from. My personal favourites are Money Train Origins Dream Drop and Cluster Tumble Dream Drop.