Hacksaw Gaming · very high volatility

Wanted Dead or a Wild

Three bonus rounds, sticky wilds, multiplier wilds and a ceiling of 12,500x your stake. This is the sharp end of our pokies shelf, and we would rather you knew that before you load it.

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StudioHacksaw Gaming

RTP96.38%

VolatilityVery high

Grid5 reels, 5 rows, 20 lines

Max win12,500x your stake

Bonus roundsThree

A western built for the swing, not the stroll

Wanted Dead or a Wild puts you at the dusty end of a frontier street with 20 paylines running across a tall five by five window. Hacksaw Gaming made its name on games that trade steady line wins for rare, outsized ones, and this is the title people name first when they talk about the studio. The base game is deliberately lean. Most of what the game has to offer is locked behind the three bonus rounds, and the base spins are the price of admission.

That design choice is the whole personality of the game. There is no slow accumulation here, no drip of small returns to keep the balance ticking over. You are buying lottery tickets toward a bonus round, and when one lands the sticky and multiplier wilds inside it are what decide whether you walk away with a story. At VegasNow it sits on the same shelf as calmer company such as Mustang Gold and Fruit Shop, and the contrast is worth feeling for yourself in play credits before you commit a cent.

Features

Three bonus rounds, one shared toolkit

Dead, Wanted and Wild, plus the wild types that run through all of them

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Dead

The first of the three rounds the game can hand you. Each one is built from the same ingredients in different proportions, and the exact rules of the round you land are laid out on the game's own info screen before the first spin of it plays.

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Wanted

The second route in. Sticky wilds are the engine here: once one lands it holds its position for the rest of the round, so the board you are playing gets better rather than resetting.

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Wild

The third round, and the one the title is winking at. Multiplier wilds are what turn a decent board into the 12,500x conversation, because their values ride on top of whatever the lines pay.

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Sticky and multiplier wilds

Two wild types run through all three rounds. Sticky wilds stay put. Multiplier wilds multiply what they complete. The combination of the two is why the ceiling on this game is so far above the rest of the shelf.

Very high volatility, said plainly

We are not going to dress this up. Very high volatility means the game is built to take your balance down in long, flat runs and then, occasionally, to give a great deal back in one burst. The published RTP of 96.38% is an average across a sample so large that no individual session resembles it. A session that ends with nothing is the ordinary outcome, not bad luck or a sign the game is cold.

If you want this game in a session with a bonus attached, the practical approach is a small stake and patience: it clears wagering at the full 100% pokie weighting, and a small repeated bet gives the bonus rounds more chances to show up before the 30 days run out. Our bonus terms set out the arithmetic, and the deposit and session limits on our responsible gambling page are there if you would rather cap the whole thing in advance.

Before you load it up

What makes it special

A 12,500x ceiling, among the highest in our lobby.
Three separate bonus rounds, so the thing you are chasing is not a single repeated feature.
Sticky wilds mean a good board holds together instead of being thrown away each spin.
Clears bonus wagering at the full 100% pokie rate.

Know this first

Very high volatility: long runs with nothing is the normal experience.
The base game is thin by design, and that will not suit everyone.
At 96.38% the RTP is solid but not the highest on our shelf.
Not the game to pick if you want a long, gentle evening on a small balance.

Demo and real money

Play credits first, then your own balance

Open the tile in our lobby and you can run it on play credits. For a game this swingy, that is genuinely useful: fifty free spins will show you how often the base game pays nothing, which is the single most important thing to understand before you stake real money. Nothing won in demo mode has any cash value or moves to your account.

When you switch to real stakes, your balance is in Australian dollars. Deposits start at A$20 through PayID, POLi or card and A$10 with Neosurf, with crypto options as well, and VegasNow adds no fee. Crypto withdrawals from A$30 are usually away the same day, often inside two hours. The one time identity check, photo ID and proof of address, happens before your first payout rather than at sign up.

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Questions about Wanted Dead or a Wild

Who makes Wanted Dead or a Wild?

Hacksaw Gaming, a studio known for lean base games and heavy bonus rounds. It runs in the VegasNow lobby alongside the rest of their catalogue.

What are the three bonus rounds called?

Dead, Wanted and Wild. All three are built on sticky wilds and multiplier wilds in different measures, and the game's info panel describes the round you have landed before it starts.

What is the maximum win?

12,500x your stake. That is the ceiling the maths allows, reached through the bonus rounds rather than the base game, and it is not an outcome to plan a session around.

Is it a good game to play with a bonus?

It is eligible and contributes 100% toward the 35x wagering, which is the best weighting we offer. Just hold every bet at or under A$7.50 while bonus funds are active, and give yourself enough spins inside the 30 day window.

What is the RTP?

96.38%, as published by the studio. Like every RTP figure, it is a long run theoretical average and not a prediction for a single session.

Can I set a limit before I start?

Yes, and on a game this volatile we would encourage it. Deposit, loss and session limits are in your account settings, and our 24/7 live chat team can apply one for you in a couple of minutes.