Dia de Los Muertos 2 Overview
Dia de Los Muertos 2 is a cascading slot from Endorphina running on a 6x5 grid with scatter pays. Released in October 2023, it replaces traditional paylines with a cluster-style system where 8 or more matching symbols anywhere on the reels form a win. I see this as Endorphina's attempt to compete with the likes of scatter-pay heavyweights, though the max bet cap of 20 EUR immediately limits its appeal for serious players.
Visually, the Mexican Day of the Dead theme is colourful and well-executed. Catrina, the Lady Death figure, acts as both the highest payer and the bonus trigger. The cascading reels engine adds decent flow to the base game, but I found the overall paytable values on regular symbols quite low. For someone used to higher-ceiling slots, the first impression is mixed.
Symbols and Paytable
Catrina is the key symbol here. Landing 6 of her pays 100x your bet, and 4 or more trigger the Free Spins round. Guitars sit at the top of the regular paytable with 50x for 12 or more on screen, followed by maracas at 25x. Below those, drums pay 15x and chilies 12x for a full screen. These numbers are not impressive for a high-volatility game.
Low-paying symbols are coloured skulls, and their returns are genuinely poor. Pink skulls pay just 2x for 12 or more matches. Even the blue skull tops out at 8x. For a slot with high volatility, these base game payouts mean you will bleed through your bankroll quickly between bonus hits. Dead spin frequency feels high in my experience with scatter-pay grids like this.
Symbol Payouts
Guitar
Top paying regular symbol; landing 12 or more awards x50 the base bet.
Maracas
Second-highest-paying regular symbol; 12 or more on screen awards x25 the base bet.
Drum
Mid-tier premium symbol paying x15 for 12 or more on screen.
Chili
Mid-tier symbol paying x12 for 12 or more matches.
Lime
Mid-tier symbol paying x10 for 12 or more matches.
Blue Skull
Low-tier skull symbol paying x8 for 12 or more.
Green Skull
Low-tier skull symbol paying x5 for 12 or more.
Orange Skull
Low-tier skull symbol paying x4 for 12 or more.
Pink Skull
Lowest-paying skull symbol; x2 for 12 or more.
Catrina (Bonus)
Highest-paying symbol and bonus trigger; 4+ trigger 15 Free Games with Multiplier Accumulator, 6 pay x100.
Free Spins and Bonus Features
Land 4 or more Catrina symbols to trigger 15 Free Spins. During this round, multiplier symbols ranging from x2 to x500 appear on the reels. They activate at the end of a winning cascade and accumulate into a total multiplier. If a cascade ends with no multiplier symbols visible, the accumulated total carries over but does not apply to that specific cascade. Landing 3 or more bonus symbols during the feature re-triggers 5 additional spins.
The Bonus Pop feature lets you buy directly into 15 Free Spins for 173x your bet. RTP on that buy is 95.74%, which is noticeably lower than the base game RTP of 96.05%. I consider that buy overpriced for what you get; the 0.31% RTP drop stacks up over volume. A Risk Game also exists, letting you double winnings up to 10 times, but its average RTP is around 84%. I would not touch it.
Realistically, the entire win potential hinges on how those multiplier symbols land during Free Spins. Stacking multipliers up to 500x sounds appealing on paper. In practice, you need sustained cascades and favourable multiplier placements simultaneously. Max win is reported at 12,500x, which is respectable but far from the 20,000x or higher ceilings I look for at this volatility level.
Bonus Buy Options
Free Spins with Multiplier Accumulator
Land 4 or more Catrina bonus symbols to trigger 15 Free Games. Multipliers from x2 to x500 accumulate across winning cascades. 3 or more bonus symbols during the feature re-trigger 5 additional free spins.
Pay 173x the base wager to instantly trigger 15 Free Spins. RTP for this buy is 95.74%. May not be available in all jurisdictions.
Feature Cost: 173xRTP: 95.74%
Classic gamble feature allowing players to double winnings up to 10 times by predicting the dealer's card. Average RTP of 84%.
RTP: 84%
RTP, Volatility and Bankroll
RTP sits at 96.05% according to Endorphina, which is acceptable. Volatility is officially listed as high. With a proper bankroll, the cascading mechanic can sustain you through quieter stretches, but the 20 EUR max bet is a hard ceiling that makes this slot impractical for genuine high rollers. You simply cannot size your bets to match the variance.
For bonus hunters specifically, the 173x buy price is steep when the RTP on it runs below 96%. Over hundreds of buys, that gap matters. I would recommend at least 500x your average bet as a session bankroll to ride through dry spells before a meaningful Free Spins connection. The 12,500x max win partially compensates, but the ceiling is still too low for this variance when you compare it against competitors in the same niche.
