Temple of Dead

Temple of Dead Slot Review — Evoplay

Temple of Dead, released by Evoplay on 22 January 2021, runs on a 5-reel, 3-row grid with 10 fixed paylines and carries a 95.99% RTP at High volatility, topped by a 10,068x stake max win. The game’s core mechanic is a Book Scatter that works as both Scatter and Wild, built on the Book of… mechanic. Evoplay itself was founded in 2017 and is based in Cyprus.

Core Gameplay Experience

Temple of Dead plays out on five reels and three rows, paid across 10 fixed paylines rather than a cluster or Megaways structure. Winning combinations form from matching symbols landing on consecutive reels from left to right, so the line count stays constant from the base game through Free Spins.

The theme follows an explorer named Indiana Quest into an Egyptian temple in search of a pharaoh’s treasure, carried in a dark blue and purple palette with queen and empress imagery alongside the book-of-the-dead symbol set. It sits within the Ancient & Historical themed slots group of Egypt-set, explorer-driven titles.

Features and Mechanics

The Book Scatter symbol doubles as a Wild: it can appear on any reel, substitutes for regular symbols in winning combinations, and pays independently of its position on the fixed paylines, though it does not substitute for the Expanding Special Symbol used during Free Spins. Landing three or more Book Scatters triggers 10 Free Spins.

Free Spins open with a randomly chosen Expanding Special Symbol: before the round starts, one regular symbol is picked at random to act as the Expanding Special Symbol for that round. During the 10 Free Spins, this symbol can expand to cover a full reel and complete combinations on reels that are not next to each other, working independently of the Book Scatter’s own Wild substitutions.

Players looking for a direct purchase option can turn to Temple of Dead Bonus Buy, a separate title Evoplay released in August 2021 that lets players buy 10, 20 or 30 Free Spins outright and runs at a 96.02% RTP.

RTP, Volatility and Payout Model

Temple of Dead carries a 95.99% RTP and a High volatility rating. Wins land on roughly 31% of spins, so most spins return nothing, and the money moves in bursts tied to the Book Scatter bonus and the Expanding Special Symbol rather than steady small hits. The stake range runs from 0.1 to 75, and the top prize is 10,068x the stake, with an official cash cap set at €755,100 on a maxed-out bet — a ceiling that depends on the bet actually placed and is not reached on every triggered bonus.

Similar Slots — Comparison

All six games in this group run at High volatility and share an ancient-world or Egyptian temple theme, which is why they sit together here. Against Shadow of Luxor Jackpot, Temple of Dead’s 95.99% RTP pays a theoretical $2.03 more per $100 wagered, a gap wide enough to matter; against Temple of Dead Bonus Buy, Shadow of Luxor, Temple of Thunder II and Apollo Stacks the difference stays within a few cents per $100, which in theory changes little between them. On a $1 stake the top prize here is $10,068, matched only by Temple of Dead Bonus Buy — the rest of the group caps lower, down to 300x on Apollo Stacks, though none of these figures says anything about how often that prize actually lands. Players who want to buy into the bonus round outright rather than wait for Book Scatters, or who want a jackpot or a Hold & Win layer added on top, are better served by Temple of Dead Bonus Buy or Temple of Thunder II, both of which add mechanics beyond the plain-paylines structure used here.

How to Play Temple of Dead Online

Temple of Dead is available in demo mode, which runs the same 5×3 grid, 10 paylines and Book Scatter/Free Spins mechanic without staking real money, making it a way to see how the Expanding Special Symbol behaves before setting a bet size. As of 6 November 2026, Evoplay’s catalogue is carried by 135 casinos, including HitnSpin, FieryPlay and Slotoro. The full lineup of Evoplay slots sits in the Evoplay casinos and slots hub, and Temple of Dead itself sits within the wider Slots category.

Verdict on Temple of Dead

Temple of Dead suits players comfortable with High volatility, who treat the 31% hit rate and the 10,068x ceiling as a long-run profile rather than a per-session target, and who prefer the Book Scatter/Expanding Symbol combination over cluster-pay or Megaways structures. It is a weaker fit for anyone working with a small, fixed session bankroll who wants frequent small returns.