The RTP Ledger snapshot of the Stake Engine catalogue checked 2026-08-19 displays The Dead Drop by Project Panic at 97.4% base RTP, rounded to two decimal places for presentation and equivalent to a 2.6% displayed theoretical house edge. RTP Ledger lists 5 published modes separately; the figures do not predict one session or establish a live casino configuration.
At 97.4%, the theoretical long-run cost is $2.60 per $100 wagered. The base RTP is higher than 98.2% of the 2,830 other Stake Engine games with a base figure. The base RTP is 1.40 percentage points above the median for the compared Stake Engine games.
At the two-decimal display precision, 5 modes share the highest displayed RTP of 97.4%: base, bonus hunt, and dead center and 2 more. 5 modes share the lowest displayed RTP of 97.4%: base, bonus hunt, and dead center and 2 more. The difference between the displayed extremes is 0 percentage points.
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 | 97.4% | 2.6% | 999,804 |
| bonus hunt | Other feature or mode | 97.4% | 2.6% | 499,968 |
| lucky drop | Other feature or mode | 97.4% | 2.6% | 503,518 |
| degen drop | Other feature or mode | 97.4% | 2.6% | 502,990 |
| dead center | Other feature or mode | 97.4% | 2.6% | 199,980 |
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 97.4% base RTP for The Dead Drop by Project Panic, rounded to two decimals for presentation. The corresponding displayed theoretical house edge is 2.6%; neither figure predicts one session.
At the two-decimal display precision, 5 modes share the highest displayed RTP of 97.4%: base, bonus hunt, and dead center and 2 more. 5 modes share the lowest displayed RTP of 97.4%: base, bonus hunt, and dead center and 2 more.
RTP Ledger uses the mode RTP values and reported event counts in the Stake Engine catalogue snapshot dated 2026-08-19. RTP values are rounded to two decimal places for presentation while the source precision remains in the data record. The source field is named “events”; RTP Ledger does not relabel it as observed rounds or unique outcomes.
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Project Panic has fewer than five catalogue records, so RTP Ledger keeps its studio profile inside the complete games list instead of a separate page.
Version 19, first recorded by RTP Ledger on 2026-08-19. No version change has been recorded since tracking began.