The RTP Ledger snapshot of the Stake Engine catalogue checked 2026-08-19 displays Dead by Dusk by High Noon Studios at 96.48% base RTP, rounded to two decimal places for presentation and equivalent to a 3.52% displayed theoretical house edge. RTP Ledger lists 6 published modes separately; the figures do not predict one session or establish a live casino configuration.
At 96.48%, the theoretical long-run cost is $3.52 per $100 wagered. The base RTP is higher than 73.5% of the 2,830 other Stake Engine games with a base figure. The base RTP is 0.48 percentage points above the median for the compared Stake Engine games.
At the two-decimal display precision, 3 modes share the highest displayed RTP of 96.48%: base, bonusbuy, and extra. superbonusbuy has the lowest displayed RTP at 96.37%. The difference between the displayed extremes is 0.11 percentage points.
The highest displayed RTP among modes with “buy” in the published name is 96.48%. The difference from the displayed base RTP is 0.00 percentage points. RTP describes theoretical return over a very large number of bets. RTP does not make a bonus buy safe or predict a short session.
The expected-cost figures apply over a very large number of bets. The figures do not predict what one player will win or lose in a session.
| Mode | Type | Published RTP | House edge | Reported events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | Base game | 96.48% | 3.52% | 888,295 |
| extra | Other feature or mode | 96.48% | 3.52% | 975,431 |
| versus | Other feature or mode | 96.42% | 3.58% | 963,091 |
| bonusbuy | Mode name includes “buy” | 96.48% | 3.52% | 1,046,123 |
| randombuy | Mode name includes “buy” | 96.45% | 3.55% | 1,147,424 |
| superbonusbuy | Mode name includes “buy” | 96.37% | 3.63% | 800,277 |
RTP Ledger checked Stake Engine (fair.stake-engine.com) on 2026-08-19. RTP Ledger displays each published mode RTP rounded to two decimal places and calculates house edge as 100 − displayed RTP. “Reported events” preserves the source field name; it is not labelled as observed rounds or unique outcomes. RTP Ledger does not independently recalculate the catalogue RTP from weights and payouts.
RTP Ledger checked the Stake Engine catalogue on 2026-08-19. It displays a 96.48% base RTP for Dead by Dusk by High Noon Studios, rounded to two decimals for presentation. The corresponding displayed theoretical house edge is 3.52%; neither figure predicts one session.
At the two-decimal display precision, 3 modes share the highest displayed RTP of 96.48%: base, bonusbuy, and extra. superbonusbuy has the lowest displayed RTP at 96.37%.
The highest displayed RTP among modes with “buy” in the published name is 96.48%. The difference from the 96.48% displayed base RTP is 0.00 percentage points. The comparison uses catalogue data and does not predict the result of one session.
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High Noon Studios has 6 games in the catalogue with a median base RTP of 96.5%. Dead by Dusk ranks #6 of 6 rated titles from this studio.
Version 40, first recorded by RTP Ledger on 2026-08-19. No version change has been recorded since tracking began.