Wanted Dead or a Wild is the game that made Hacksaw Gaming a household name among slot players, and it is one of the few in this catalogue where the studio publishes its own numbers. The board is 5 reels × 5 rows with 15 paylines, and the interest lies in three separate bonus rounds rather than one.
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▶ Play Wanted Dead or a Wild FreeHow Wanted Dead or a Wild Works
In the base game, wild symbols carry multipliers from 2× to 100× — a single wild can decide a spin. 3 or more Train Robbery symbols launch The Great Train Robbery: 10 free spins in which every landed wild stays. Beyond it sit the Duel mode, which Hacksaw calls the best shot at the max win and the Dead Man's Hand bonus game, and the studio is explicit about which of them is the route to the ceiling.
- Grid: 5 reels × 5 rows.
- Lines: 15 paylines.
- Wild multipliers: wild symbols carry multipliers from 2× to 100×.
- Train Robbery: 3 or more Train Robbery symbols launch The Great Train Robbery: 10 free spins in which every landed wild stays.
- Bonus buy: Great Train Robbery 80× (96.27% RTP), Duel 200×, Dead Man's Hand 400×.
- Other RTP versions: 94.55%, 92.33% and 88.42%.
RTP, Volatility and Max Win
Hacksaw lists 96.38% for the default build and 94.55%, 92.33% and 88.42% for the versions casinos may licence instead, with a ceiling of 12,500× and a volatility rating of 4 of 5 (Hacksaw's scale). Note that the buy prices carry their own returns — the archived demo-server data gives Great Train Robbery 80× (96.27% RTP), Duel 200×, Dead Man's Hand 400×.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Hacksaw Gaming |
| RTP | 96.38% |
| Volatility | 4 of 5 (Hacksaw's scale) |
| Max win | 12,500× |
| Grid | 5 reels × 5 rows |
| Lines | 15 paylines |
| Wild multipliers | wild symbols carry multipliers from 2× to 100× |
| Train Robbery | 3 or more Train Robbery symbols launch The Great Train Robbery: 10 free spins in which every landed wild stays |
| Bonus buy | Great Train Robbery 80× (96.27% RTP), Duel 200×, Dead Man's Hand 400× |
| Other RTP versions | 94.55%, 92.33% and 88.42% |
| Released | 29 September 2021 |
What to Watch in the Demo
Try the three bonus rounds back to back and note how differently they end. One is a long grind of sticky wilds, another is decided in a few beats, and the studio's own claim about which one carries the ceiling is easy to sanity-check in an hour of free play. Watch the base game too: the wild multipliers are the reason a spin can be worth more than its symbols suggest.
Playing Wanted Dead or a Wild Free
The demo is Hacksaw's own build in a frame on this page, on play money that is separate from your FakeStake balance. With three bonus rounds and separate buy prices, a demo session is genuinely cheaper than learning the differences at stake.
Who Wanted Dead or a Wild Is For
For players who want a western with real structure and can handle a 4 of 5 (Hacksaw's scale) rating. Not for players who want a calm, even session.
- Compare the buy prices against what each round actually does, not against each other.
- The multiplier on a wild is the whole spin — watch how often one lands without completing a line.
Can You Play Wanted Dead or a Wild in the USA?
We cannot test the demo from the United States, so we make no claim about whether it loads there. Hacksaw Gaming's own licence list covers several US states for real-money supply.
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