Duel at Dawn Free Play in Demo Mode by Hacksaw Gaming

Duel At Dawn review

Theme and Style

Duel At Dawn exists in the world of a spaghetti western graphic novel. The main character is a hardened gunslinger who stands beside the reels, menacing the player through the screen with a drawn six-shooter.

The background of Monument Valley is given life by the gritty art style and a few subtle animations.

Fans of Sergio Leone movies will enjoy this setting and the fantasy of being a Wild West outlaw.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

The graphics are definitely a key selling point for Duel At Dawn. The background is an atmospheric rendering of a Western landscape with an artfully drawn and animated cowboy standing guard over the reels.

The artwork on the reels is just as good, full of artifacts from the old west like wagon wheels and playing cards. Animations and sound effects punctuate the gameplay with the feel of wood and rope that seems period-appropriate.

The music does a good job of imitating the vibe of Ennio Morricone’s soundtracks for A Fistful of Dollars and its sequels.

Overall, this slot will take you straight into the world of a spaghetti Western.

Gameplay

Duel At Dawn is a five-reel slot played with four rows and nineteen win lines.

There are four different bonuses to keep things interesting, each themed around the Wild West setting.

The maximum win on any given round is capped at 15,000x of the player’s bet.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

The Wild symbol substitutes for all normal symbols on the reels and can be used to generate winning combinations with them.

There are four bonus features in Duel At Dawn, each perfectly themed for a cowboy game.

The DuelReels feature is triggered when a VS symbol lands. The VS symbol expands to fill its reel and two multipliers and two gunmen will be generated. One multiplier goes with the sheriff, one with the outlaw. The gunmen fire at each other, and the winner's multiplier is applied to any winning combinations using the expanded VS wilds.

The Dusk Til Dawn feature is triggered by four FS symbols. This is a free spin feature with 10 spins and a random number of DuelReels to be triggered at the start.

The Wild Wild West feature is triggered by three FS symbols. This is similar to the Dusk Til Dawn Feature as it also starts with 10 spins. However, the Wild Wild West feature does not have the DuelReels guaranteed at the start. Instead, it has an increased chance of hitting high-value multipliers on any DuelReels that get triggered in the usual course of the spins.

The Outlaw feature is triggered by the Outlaw symbol. When this lands, one to six Wilds are added at random to the reels by the Outlaw’s six-shooter.

With this variety of bonus features, Duel At Dawn is always exciting and varied.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The return to player (RTP) of Duel At Dawn is a very pleasant 96.3%. This is solidly above our yardstick for an average of roughly 96%.

The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.10 up to a maximum of $/£/€100 per spin.

Duel At Dawn comes with very high volatility that works really well with our preferred slot machine strategies. Especially with RTP of 96.3%.

Conclusion

Duel At Dawn is almost a great slot. It has great graphics, interesting and varied bonus features, good base gameplay, and very high volatility.

In fact, almost every aspect of this slot has been made or designed with great care.

When you add in a decent RTP, this slot gets a strong recommendation from us.