Deadeye: Plank or Cannon

Deadeye is a 5×5 payline slot from Backseat Gaming, released on 3 April 2026. Its gameplay turns on a single trigger: every Deadeye symbol that lands sets off one of two special features, Walk the Plank or Cannon Blast.

The published figures are an RTP of 96.33%, very high volatility, a hit frequency of 19.44% and a maximum win listed at 20,000. The RTP is listed as a single 96.33% figure, with no lower alternative versions shown.

The trigger rule is simple. Landing one Deadeye symbol triggers one of the two special features, and landing more triggers an equal number of features. Two Deadeye symbols mean two features, three mean three.

The provider does not say how the feature is chosen for each symbol, or publish the odds of getting one rather than the other. What is clear is that several Deadeye symbols on the same spin stack features, which is where the grid can fill with wilds quickly.

Walk the Plank transforms the reel where the activated Deadeye symbol sits into a Walk the Plank wild reel. On a 5×5 grid, that is five wild positions in one column.

Placement is the key detail. The wild reel always appears where the Deadeye symbol landed, so a Deadeye symbol on a central reel produces a wild column in the middle of the grid, crossing any payline that runs through it.

Wild reels can also be hit, which ties Walk the Plank to the multiplier rules covered below. During the base game a wild reel that is hit receives a 2x multiplier straight away.

Cannon Blast hits between one and six positions on the grid and creates wilds on them. The same symbol can be hit more than once, so six shots do not always mean six separate wilds.

The spread matters too. A one-shot blast adds a single wild, while a six-shot blast can place wilds on up to six of the 25 positions on the grid, enough to complete several paylines at once.

Repeat hits are not wasted, though. Hitting a wild is exactly what the game's multiplier rules reward, so a Cannon Blast that lands on the same spot twice, or strikes a wild created earlier, is often the more interesting outcome.

The multiplier rules differ between the base game and bonus games, and understanding the split is the most useful thing to take into the demo.

In bonus games, a wild symbol that is hit becomes sticky. If a sticky wild is hit again, it receives a 2x multiplier, and that multiplier doubles every time the same symbol is hit after that. The sequence runs 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x and onwards.

Wild reels follow the same pattern in bonus games. The first hit makes the reel sticky, a second hit gives it 2x, and each further hit doubles the value.

In the base game there is no sticky step. A wild symbol or wild reel that is hit receives the 2x multiplier right away.

The trade-off between the two modes is clear. The base game hands out 2x immediately, which helps individual spins. The bonus games delay the first multiplier by one hit but make wilds sticky, so they stay in place and can keep doubling across spins.

Four hits on the same sticky wild in a bonus game take it from sticky to 2x, then 4x, then 8x. That compounding is the route to the game's biggest multipliers.

Backseat Gaming's page does not explain how the bonus games are triggered or how many spins they last. Check the in-game rules for those details.

Deadeye's RTP is 96.33%. Volatility is rated very high, and the 19.44% hit frequency works out to a win about once every 5.1 spins on average.

The maximum win is listed at 20,000. The provider does not state how that figure is expressed, so the paytable is the place to confirm how it applies to your stake.

Count Deadeye symbols and note which feature each one fires. Over a session, you will get a sense of how often Walk the Plank appears compared with Cannon Blast.

Watch Cannon Blast shots closely. Note how many positions are hit, from one to six, and whether any shots land on existing wilds, since that is when multipliers appear.

If you reach a bonus game, follow a single sticky wild and count its hits. Seeing a wild move from sticky to 2x to 4x makes the doubling rule much easier to judge than reading about it.

Use the rules screen for the bet range, symbol values and bonus trigger, none of which appear in the provider's summary.

What is the RTP of Deadeye?

Deadeye has an RTP of 96.33%, according to Backseat Gaming. The provider lists that single figure rather than a range of alternative settings. RTP is a theoretical long-term return measured over a very large number of spins, so short sessions on a very high volatility game like Deadeye can land well above or below it.

What are the features in Deadeye?

Deadeye has two special features, both triggered by the Deadeye symbol. Walk the Plank turns the reel where the activated Deadeye symbol lands into a wild reel. Cannon Blast hits between one and six positions and creates wilds there, and the same position can be hit more than once. Each Deadeye symbol triggers one feature.

How do the multipliers work in Deadeye?

In the base game, a wild symbol or wild reel that is hit receives a 2x multiplier immediately. In bonus games, a hit wild first becomes sticky, then gets 2x when hit again, and the multiplier doubles with every further hit on the same wild. That gives a sequence of 2x, 4x, 8x and upwards.

What is the max win on Deadeye?

The maximum win on Deadeye is listed at 20,000. The largest results are most likely to come from bonus games, where sticky wilds and wild reels keep doubling their multipliers each time they are hit. Check the paytable in the game to see exactly how the cap applies to your stake.

Is Deadeye a high volatility slot?

Yes, Backseat Gaming rates Deadeye as very high volatility. Its hit frequency is 19.44%, meaning a win on roughly one spin in five on average. Expect long quiet spells, with bigger outcomes depending on Deadeye symbols triggering features and wilds being hit to build multipliers, especially during bonus games.

When was Deadeye released?

Backseat Gaming lists Deadeye's release date as 3 April 2026. It launched as a 5×5 payline slot featuring Walk the Plank wild reels, Cannon Blast wilds, sticky wilds with doubling multipliers in bonus games, a 96.33% RTP, very high volatility and a maximum win listed at 20,000.