By Doug Holmes
Summary:
- Pragmatic Play releases Bloody Dawn slot
- Betting range from $/€0.20 – $/€240
- Max win of 5,000x
Opposite to what you might expect at a first glance, Pragmatic Play’s new “Bloody Dawn” slot does not have anything to do with the people who hate waking up early in the morning or daylight in itself.
Instead, it paints the picture of a universe packed with vampires, strange bird-like gunslingers, and a rather eerie mood that will remind you of a late-night showdown more than anything.
The popular studio has come up with a truly out of the box theme that you rarely get to come across when exploring slots. The action is set in a Wild West town, but the residents are anything but human.
Expect to look at wooden shacks, broken wagons, and a fence that looks one gust away from collapsing. In the distance, tall rock formations sit under a pale morning sky.
The gameplay is built around a 5×4 grid with 1,024 ways to win. It’s a highly volatile slot with an RTP that can reach 96.5% depending on the setup. You can spin for as little as $0.20 or push it all the way to $240. There’s also an ante bet that triples your chance of triggering free spins, though it also triples your base stake.
Symbols range from the usual 10–A royals to two bird cowboys and two vampire-themed Native American characters. Five royals pay 0.3x to 0.6x your bet, while premium symbols offer 0.75x to 2.5x. Wilds only appear on the middle reels, created when highlighted Gold symbols pop after a win.
Special Features
The core features revolve around tumbles, multipliers, Gold symbol transformations, free spins, and optional feature buys.
Every winning spin clears symbols and brings new ones down. During these chains, a multiplier climbs by one with each tumble and resets once the sequence ends. When Gold symbols appear, and only on reels 2, 3, and 4, they can turn into wilds during the next tumble if they were part of a win.
Free spins start with 12 spins when you land between three and ten scatters, with a starting multiplier from x1 to x8 depending on how many scatters triggered the round. The multiplier climbs faster in free spins and, importantly, doesn’t reset. You can retrigger more spins, and Gold symbols are guaranteed to land on reel 3 throughout the round.
Feature buys let you jump straight into the action, costing between 100x and 300x your stake, or 250x for a random setup. There’s also a gamble option to boost the starting multiplier, but losing completely wipes the round.
In conclusion, the gameplay delivers bursts of excitement, but the overall vibe might feel a little off, epecially if you’re a seasoned player. Still, if you prepare real money slots and don’t mind the peculiar mix of vampires and the Old West, this is a game for you.
