Floating Dragon
Floating Dragon leads the list on a published return of 96.35% with high volatility and a 5,000x maximum win across ten lines.
- RTP
- 96.35%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 5,000x
- Lines
- 10
- Asian
- Pragmatic Play
Classic slots · Australia
Book of Dead slot — a straight answer for Australian players
This page answers the search for Book of Dead slot without pretending to have figures it does not have. The game has no verified published numbers we can put in front of you, so the honest approach is to describe how it works and how that sits next to pokies whose returns are on the record.
- 5pokies compared
- 96.35%best published return
- A$5max bet on a bonus
Where the numbers point
These are the pokies we rank alongside Book of Dead, ordered by their published return to player, highest first, so you can see where a classic-style game sits in the list.
Checked on 16 October 2026
The list as a sortable table
Sort by whichever figure decides it for you.
| 1Floating Dragon | 96.35% | High | 5,000x | Pragmatic Play |
| 2Big Bamboo | 96.13% | High | — | Push Gaming |
| 3Starburst | 96.08% | — | 800x | NetEnt |
| 4Wolf Gold | 96.01% | Medium | 5,000x | Pragmatic Play |
| 5Queen of the Nile | 95.98% | Medium | 800x | Aristocrat |
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Big Bamboo
Big Bamboo follows at 96.13% with fifty lines and high volatility, a busier screen than the ten-line classics.
- RTP
- 96.13%
- Volatility
- High
- Lines
- 50
- Bamboo
- Push Gaming
Starburst
Starburst sits at 96.08% with a modest 800x maximum win, a gentle design that many players still return to.
- RTP
- 96.08%
- Max win
- 800x
- Lines
- 10
- Space Gems
- NetEnt
What the game is and is not
Book of Dead is a five-reel, ten-line pokie built around expanding symbols during free spins, a structure many players already know from similar titles. It is not a game with a published figure we could verify, so this page does not quote one. What can be said is that its design places it firmly in the modern video slot tradition rather than the older mechanical style that Australian players grew up with.
The theme leans on Egyptian adventure, and the expanding-symbol mechanic is the main draw for people who like a volatile session. There is no local licence claim to make here and no operator behind it that this site can name. Readers searching this phrase are usually trying to work out whether it is worth their time next to the classics, and that comparison is what the rest of this page deals with.
Why its return looks unstated here
Return-to-player figures are quoted by the studios that publish them, and not every title has one we can stand behind. Book of Dead falls into that gap on this page. That does not mean the game lacks a return figure in general; it means we have not been able to confirm one, and inventing a number to fill the space would be worse than leaving it blank.
The contrast matters because older Australian pokies often carry a documented return that sits lower than modern video slots. A title like Queen of the Nile, at 95.98%, and Starburst, at 96.08%, show the sort of published figures the classics sit around. Without a comparable number for Book of Dead, the sensible conclusion is simply that you cannot judge it on that basis from this page.
Volatility and the session in front of you
What Book of Dead is widely understood to offer is high volatility: long dry spells punctuated by larger hits, with the free spins doing most of the work. That profile suits players who set a loss limit and accept that most sessions will end down. It does not suit anyone chasing a recovery, because the maths does not bend to effort or pattern-spotting.
A published return figure, where it exists, is a long-run average across millions of spins and says nothing about your next hundred. A single session can land well above or well below that average and still be entirely normal. Treat any pokie, this one included, as money you can afford to lose rather than a plan that pays.
The usual questions
Is Book of Dead a good pokie for Australian players?
It is a high-volatility video slot with expanding symbols in the free spins, which suits some players and not others. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and tolerance for long dry spells, not on any promise of a return.
What is the RTP of Book of Dead?
We have no verified return figure for this title, so we do not quote one. Any number you see elsewhere should be checked against the studio's own published material.
How does it compare to older Australian pokies?
Classics like Queen of the Nile and Starburst have published returns around the 95.98% to 96.08% mark, and Book of Dead sits in a different, more volatile design tradition. The mechanics differ more than the headline figures do.
Can I play Book of Dead at our partner's cashier?
That depends on the partner's current game library, which is not something this page can confirm. Check the cashier directly rather than relying on a guide page.
Is Book of Dead a good pokie for Australian players?
It is a high-volatility video slot with expanding symbols in the free spins, which suits some players and not others. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and tolerance for long dry spells, not on any promise of a return.