Wanted Dead or a Wild Slot Review & Free Demo
Wanted Dead or a Wild is Hacksaw Gaming's extreme-volatility western slot, built around three distinct free spins modes and a 12,500x advertised maximum win. It is a specialist title: long dry spells are part of the design, and the upside is concentrated in rare feature outcomes.
- RTP
- 96.38%
- Max win
- 12,500x
- Volatility
- Very High
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Demo type: unavailable · last checked 24 Aug 2026
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Restrictions: United Kingdom (demo restricted to registered accounts)
Data
Quick facts
House edge 3.62%
Advertised by provider
3 option(s)
- Provider
- Hacksaw Gaming
- Release date
- 25 Nov 2021
- RTP variants
- 96.38% · 94.4% · 92.36% · 88.38%
- House edge
- 3.62%
- Hit frequency
- Not disclosed
- Bonus frequency
- Not disclosed
- Max win probability
- Not disclosed
- Minimum bet
- 0.10
- Maximum bet
- 100.00
- Reels
- 5
- Rows
- 3
- Paylines / ways
- 20 fixed paylines
- Bonus buy cost
- 60x stake
- Mobile support
- Full portrait and landscape support (HTML5)
- Theme
- Western, Outlaw, Desert
- Mechanics
- Sticky wilds, Multipliers, Free spins, Bonus buy
- SlotScore
- 91/100
- Player rating
- No ratings yet
Quick verdict
A landmark high-volatility release whose value sits almost entirely in its bonus rounds. The base game is deliberately sparse, so the experience depends on how you feel about variance.
- Best for
- Experienced high-variance players who understand long losing sequences
- Avoid if
- You prefer frequent small wins or a steady base game
- Biggest strength
- Three clearly differentiated bonus modes with genuine 12,500x ceiling
- Biggest weakness
- Base game returns very little between features
Pros & cons
Pros
- Advertised maximum win of 12,500x stake
- Three distinct free spins modes rather than one recycled round
- Strong art direction and sound design
- Bonus buy menu covers three price points
Cons
- Extreme volatility means very long non-winning sequences
- Provider publishes multiple RTP configurations, including 88.38%
- Feature-specific RTP figures are not disclosed
- Base game offers limited engagement without features
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How this slot compares
Percentiles position Wanted Dead or a Wild against the rest of the database.
96.38%, better than 71% of slots in our database
12,500x advertised ceiling
Higher percentile means higher variance, not better odds
Demonstration values. Percentiles will be calculated dynamically from the live database once the catalogue reaches statistical significance.
How Wanted Dead or a Wild works
The game uses a 5-reel, 3-row grid with 20 fixed paylines. Wins are formed left to right from the leftmost reel using matching symbols on an active line.
Wild symbols substitute for all paying symbols. In the feature modes wilds can become sticky and carry multiplier values that are applied to line wins.
Three scatter symbols trigger a feature selection between the Dead, Wanted and Duel at Dawn rounds, each with different reel behaviour and multiplier logic.
Multipliers attached to wilds are the main driver of large results; combinations of several multiplier wilds on a single spin produce the top-end outcomes.
Symbols & paytable
Symbol payouts vary with stake and configuration. Where a provider does not publish fixed values we record them as not disclosed rather than estimating.
| Symbol | Type | Payout | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | special | Not disclosed | Substitutes for all paying symbols |
| Scatter | special | Not disclosed | 3 scatters trigger feature selection |
| Outlaw (highest premium) | premium | Not disclosed | — |
| Sheriff | premium | Not disclosed | — |
| Bandit | premium | Not disclosed | — |
| Card royals (A, K, Q, J) | low | Not disclosed | — |
Features
Dead Free Spins
Sticky wilds land and remain in place for the duration of the round, with multiplier values that can be upgraded on subsequent spins.
Wanted Free Spins
A higher-variance mode in which wild placement and multiplier upgrades are concentrated, raising both the dry-spin risk and the ceiling.
Duel at Dawn
The premium feature mode. Multipliers are added through the duel mechanic, producing the largest recorded outcomes for this title.
Multiplier Wilds
Wild symbols carry multiplier values that combine on a payline, which is why top results come from stacked multiplier configurations rather than symbol values.
Bonus Buy
Three purchase options at 60x, 200x and 500x stake. Bonus buys are unavailable in some regulated markets.
Bonus buy
| Bonus | Cost | RTP | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Bonus | 60x stake | Not disclosed | Purchases entry to the Dead free spins round with sticky wilds and multiplier collection. |
| Wanted Bonus | 200x stake | Not disclosed | Purchases entry to the Wanted round, the highest-potential of the three feature modes. |
| Duel at Dawn | 500x stake | Not disclosed | Purchases the premium feature mode. Provider does not publish a feature-specific RTP figure. |
Feature purchasing is prohibited in several regulated markets and may be unavailable at your operator.
Analysis
RTP analysis
100% − RTP
Supplied by provider
Known RTP configurations
- 96.38%House edge 3.62%
- 94.40%House edge 5.60%
- 92.36%House edge 7.64%
- 88.38%House edge 11.62%
RTP version warning
Volatility
Very High
Provider-rated at the top of its volatility scale. Expect extended sequences without meaningful returns; this is a design characteristic, not a malfunction.
- Low
- Frequent smaller wins, shallower swings.
- Medium
- Balanced distribution between base game and features.
- High
- Returns concentrated in bonus rounds; long cold runs are normal.
- Very high / extreme
- Most sessions end below stake; upside is rare and large.
Volatility describes the shape of the outcome distribution. It does not make any result more or less likely on your next spin.
Maximum win
We never estimate undisclosed probabilities
Our test results
Our structured testing programme records spins tested, total wagered, total returned, observed RTP, largest win, bonuses triggered, average spins per bonus, longest dry streak and average bonus return. We publish nothing until the data is collected.
Observed test results do not prove theoretical RTP and do not predict future outcomes.
Tools
Bankroll & RTP calculator
Uses the published Wanted Dead or a Wild RTP of 96.38% to show long-run mathematical expectations.
- Theoretical turnover
- $1,000.00
- Expected return
- $963.80
- Expected loss
- $36.20
- Bet as % of bankroll
- 0.20%
These are long-run averages, not predictions
Rating
SlotScore
Prototype values. The final SlotScore weighting model will be published on our methodology page before scores are used for ranking.
Screenshots & media
Mobile experience
The game is built in HTML5 and runs in both portrait and landscape on modern mobile browsers. We have not completed a structured device test matrix for this title, so we report the provider's stated support rather than our own measurements.
Where to play
Where to play Wanted Dead or a Wild
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Compare slots
| Field | Wanted Dead or a Wild | Sweet Bonanza |
|---|---|---|
| RTP | 96.38% | 96.51% |
| Max win | 12,500x | 21,100x |
| Volatility | Very High | High |
| Provider | Hacksaw Gaming | Pragmatic Play |
| Bonus buy | Yes | Yes |
| Bonus cost | 60x stake | 100x stake |
| SlotScore | 91/100 | 87/100 |
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Sources & verification
- Author
- SlotIndex Research Desk
- Reviewed by
- SlotIndex Editorial Board
- Last updated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Last verified
- 24 Aug 2026
Sources
- Provider game information, Hacksaw Gaming public game sheet and paytable link
- In-game paytable, RTP configurations and feature descriptions read from the game client