Play Dead or Alive 3: Wanted™ for Free

A realistic Western landscape sits behind the 5x5 symbol grid, giving a good impression right away. The symbol mix sticks with the topic, as playing card emblems in a suitable style, the gun, a hip flask, and blood-soaked bear trap land on the 5x5 grid. A gritty style extends to the five bandit characters on Wanted posters, and the battle-worn Bounty Hunter.

I’ve played a lot of Wild West slots, which is no surprise as it’s one of the most popular topics, and Dead or Alive 3: Wanted™ is one of the better-looking examples. It comes in desktop and mobile versions at online casinos with NetEnt slots in their range.

One thing that lets the Dead or Alive 3: Wanted™ slot down is the restrictive bet range which starts at 0.1 credits, but maxes out at just 14. It’s a game with 21 paylines crossing the 5x5 grid from the left, and where the return to players is 96.03%. That’s an OK rate for a highly volatile game such as this, but I would hope for better.

I started on the free version here, then played the Dead or Alive 3: Wanted™ slot machine at a real money online casino to see how bandits and bounty hunters can pay up to 66,666x the bet. Of course, I got nowhere near that, but anything is possible.

The five bandits are Wanted Wilds, that act as other symbols and hold random multipliers from 2x to 100x. These values apply to any wins they are part of and this happened multiple times as I played. Bounty Hunter wilds are harder to come by. These expand to fill reels, collecting the multipliers from any Wanted Wilds in view at the same time.

What I really liked is the chance to land Bounty Hunter Wilds on adjacent reels and while this only happened a couple of times, the way they work led to my biggest base game wins. They merge, and Bounty Hunter Wilds on the left collect all Wanted Wild multipliers, while the right-side Bounty Hunter also collects Wanted Wild values, plus those from other Bounty Hunters. It’s a complex, but exciting feature and fun to watch as multipliers build before being paid out.

It’s also an online slot with a free spins bonus feature, triggered by at least three golden cattle skull scatter symbols. That’s how my free games started, but if four or five scatters land at once, they pay 50x or 2,500x the bet upfront respectively.

Ten free spins play out, with any Wanted Wilds carried across from the triggering spin and sticking in place for the entire round. Any new Wanted Wilds also remain in position for the rest of the feature and if they land on all five reels, they add five extra spins to the total.

If a Super scatter symbol is part of the triggering combination, an enhanced version of the bonus round plays out. I didn’t get this but can see how it leads to the maximum possible prize as at least one Bounty Hunter Wild appears on each free spin.

One thing I should point out is that the 66,666x win limit is only available via an Elevate bonus buy option that costs 5x the standard bet. Without this, the maximum prize is ‘just’ 33,333x, which is still an impressive amount.

This is how many times the bet you win as symbols match from the left on any of the 21 paylines -

✅ It follows a popular theme done if great style that brings the rougher side of the Wild West to online casinos.

✅ I managed several big wins from Wanted Wilds, and a couple from the Bounty Hunter Wild collection feature.

❌  Actually seeing Bounty Hunter Wilds at the same time as Wanted versions isn’t easy.

If you want to play games similar to the Dead or Alive 3: Wanted™ slot, then give the reels of the Wanted Dead or a Wild slot by Hacksaw Gaming or the Sticky Bandits 3: Most Wanted slot from Quickspin a try.

Despite a low bet limit, and the relative infrequency of wild multiplier collections, I enjoyed playing the Dead or Alive 3: Wanted™ online slot. It looks fantastic, with an immersive Western soundtrack matched with slick animations from wilds. Free spins with sticky wilds add to the drama, particularly as the backdrop changes form a peaceful canyon to a battle-scarred township.

The relatively high ratio of losing spins to winners won’t suit all players, and a basic 14 credit maximum stake is going to put off higher rollers. But anyone looking for an exciting Wild Western game should try the Dead or Alive 3: Wanted™ slot machine at popular online casinos with NetEnt games.