One of the most-played slots of the last decade, released 14 January 2016 per Play'n GO's own game page. Play'n GO's public product page does not publish RTP, volatility or max-win figures — third-party sites widely quote a 96.21% default configuration with lower operator-selectable variants down to 84.18%, but we cannot verify that against the provider's own page, so every spec here is honest-null.
Book of Dead is one of the most-played online slots of the last decade, an Egyptian-themed title from Play'n GO built around an expanding-symbol free-spins feature. Play'n GO's own game page confirms the release date — 14 January 2016 — but, in the version of the page we reviewed, states no RTP, volatility rating or maximum-win figure, which makes this one of the more instructive honest-null cases on this site given how extensively the game is documented by third parties.
A well-known game with an unusually thin official spec sheet
Third-party slot databases near-universally cite a 96.21% default RTP for Book of Dead, alongside operator-selectable lower configurations reportedly reaching down to 94.25%, 91.25%, 87.25% and even 84.18% — an unusually wide spread if accurate. Independent trackers also commonly state a 5,000x maximum win and high volatility. All of these figures are individually plausible and widely repeated, but Play'n GO's own public product page — the source we hold as the verification bar for every spec on this site — does not state them in language we could cite as a confirmed provider figure.
This matters more for Book of Dead than for most titles precisely because the RTP spread being claimed (84% to 96%+) is unusually wide. If accurate, it would mean two casinos both offering 'Book of Dead' could be running configurations more than 12 percentage points apart in long-run payback — a meaningful difference we cannot responsibly confirm from the outside without a documented statement from Play'n GO itself.
What we can confirm: the theme and mechanic
Book of Dead follows an Indiana-Jones-style explorer through Egyptian tombs, with a special Book symbol that acts as both scatter and expanding symbol during the free-spins round — the mechanic that made the format (and its many close clones across the industry) popular. Three or more Book symbols trigger 10 free spins, during which one symbol is randomly selected to expand and cover full reels for the round, a structure that produces the game's characteristic feast-or-famine free-spins outcomes.
We recommend verifying the exact RTP configuration in the in-game information screen at whichever specific casino you're considering, rather than relying on any single external source — including this one — given how wide the reported configuration spread is for this particular title.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the confirmed RTP of Book of Dead?
We could not confirm an RTP figure on Play'n GO's own public product page. Third-party sources widely cite 96.21% as a default configuration with several lower operator-selectable tiers, but we record this as unverified rather than a confirmed spec.
When was Book of Dead released?
14 January 2016, confirmed on Play'n GO's own game page.