Hacksaw Gaming — Slots, Games and Provider Overview

Hacksaw Gaming was founded in September 2018. The company has stated this date directly in an interview on its own website, and its early development reflects its original specialisation: by early 2019, the portfolio consisted mainly of digital scratchcards. Its first slot, Stick ‘Em, arrived in autumn 2019, after which slots gradually moved ahead of instant-win products in the company’s main product line.

The corporate structure includes several legal entities with different roles. Hacksaw Gaming Ltd is registered in Malta under company number C84109. Regulated B2B supply of gaming content is associated with HGMT Limited, registration number C84111. HGMT Limited is the entity listed in the Malta Gaming Authority and UK Gambling Commission registers as a licensed supplier. For the Isle of Man, the official website separately names HGIM Ltd as a Software Supply Licensee.

For players, the distinction is straightforward: Hacksaw creates and supplies gaming content, but it does not manage registration, deposits, withdrawals, KYC or bonuses for a specific online casino. The presence of Hacksaw games on a casino site also does not mean that HGMT Limited’s licence automatically covers the operator itself.

Hacksaw’s current homepage states 250+ games, 3,000+ operator brands and 35+ regulated markets. These figures help show the scale of distribution, but they should not be read as the number of Hacksaw-developed slots alone because the wider ecosystem also includes independent studios using OpenRGS.

Slots are now the most prominent part of Hacksaw Gaming’s portfolio. The official catalogue includes traditional paylines, cluster pays, ways-based formats and games with unconventional grid layouts. The studio has not abandoned the formats it started with: its Scratchcards section contains more than 40 mobile-first titles, while the instant-win line focuses on short rounds and adjustable risk.

• Slots. Wanted Dead or a Wild, Le Bandit, Chaos Crew 2, Densho, R.I.P. City, Grug Make Fire, Epic Ze Zeus and dozens of other reel games.
• Scratchcards. Summer Scratch, Stack’Em Scratch, Chaos Crew Scratch, Football Scratch, Scratch Platinum, Scratch Gold and other digital scratchcards.
• Instant Win / Dare2Win. Lines, Wheel, Blocks, Colors, Hi-Lo, Plinko, Mines and other games where the outcome is shaped by a risk selection, target or simple short round.
• OpenRGS. A technology platform on which independent partner studios develop and release their own games using Hacksaw’s infrastructure and distribution.

This distinction matters when cataloguing games. Mortal Oath, for example, belongs to Foxhound Games, Avalanche to Good Times Studios, while upcoming Zerplaay Games titles are released through OpenRGS. These titles may appear within the Hacksaw ecosystem, but they are more accurately treated as games from their respective studios rather than as in-house Hacksaw Gaming releases.

Hacksaw does not rely on one universal mechanic, but several ideas appear often enough to create a recognisable design style. One of the most visible is FeatureSpins: for an increased stake, a game can raise the probability of triggering a particular feature or guarantee specific special symbols. The conditions and price vary between releases, so FeatureSpins should not be treated as one identical mathematical model across the catalogue.

Bonus Buy can provide direct access to a bonus round where the feature is permitted for that game version and market. Wanted Dead or a Wild, Le Bandit, Chaos Crew 2 and many other titles offer multiple purchase options. This does not mean Bonus Buy is available at every operator, as availability depends on the jurisdiction and the specific game configuration.

In Wanted Dead or a Wild, the signature DuelReels™ mechanic is a central feature. VS symbols expand into wild reels, and the winning character’s multiplier applies to winning paylines. Combined with the Duel at Dawn, The Great Train Robbery and Dead Man’s Hand bonuses, the system is considerably more complex than a standard line slot.

Le Bandit uses a different feature set: Super Cascades, Golden Squares and Rainbow symbols. Symbols involved in a win disappear, new symbols fall into the vacated positions, and marked cells can become sources of coins and multipliers. Chaos Crew 2 shifts the focus to multipliers, Epic Drop and Best of Bonus, showing how much the mechanics can differ even among the studio’s best-known games.

In 2026 releases, the company continues to combine familiar features with new variations. Le Sortudo centres on two Hold & Win modes, Grug Make Fire on a Burning Wild and sequential nudges, Epic Ze Zeus on Divine Squares, Coins and the Vessel of Wealth, while Supreme Zeus uses CoinWays™. These are better viewed as recurring design principles than as one proprietary system shared by every Hacksaw title.

Wanted Dead or a Wild remains one of the studio’s most recognisable releases. It is a 5×5 slot with 15 paylines, DuelReels™, three separate bonus modes and a maximum win of 12,500x. The official game page shows volatility of 4/5 and several RTP profiles, so the parameters may differ between versions.

Le Bandit uses a 6×5 grid with cluster pays. Its signature elements include Super Cascades, Golden Squares and three levels of free-spins bonuses. The maximum win is 10,000x, while the base official RTP configuration is 96.34%, with lower variants also available.

Chaos Crew 2 continues the Cranky and Sketchy punk-themed series. The game runs on a 5×5 grid with 19 paylines, high 5/5 volatility and a maximum win of 20,000x. Key features include Epic Drop, Best of Bonus and several Bonus Buy options.

Densho is visually more restrained but retains a complex feature structure with symbols of different levels, progression trackers in bonuses and separate upgrade conditions for symbols on each reel. The official maximum win is 10,000x, and RTP is also offered in several configurations.

R.I.P. City revolves around the Wild Cat, which expands across an entire reel and can absorb multipliers. Its two main bonuses use the Wild Cat in different ways, while FeatureSpins can increase the probability of selected events. The maximum win is 12,500x.

Newer games are also useful for understanding the current catalogue. Le Sortudo was released on 4 August 2026 and uses Hold & Win; Max Win Machine followed on 6 August with a mechanic reduced to three Lucky Sevens on a payline; and Epic Ze Zeus arrived on 18 August, combining cluster pays with Coin mechanics and three bonus levels.

Hacksaw Gaming does not have a single RTP that applies across its catalogue. Official game pages regularly list several mathematical profiles for the same title. A figure seen in a review or at another operator therefore does not guarantee that the same configuration is used at the casino you are visiting.

The differences between configurations are substantial. Wanted Dead or a Wild ranges from 96.38% to 88.42%, while Le Bandit ranges from 96.34% to 88.36%. This is why a blanket statement such as “Hacksaw RTP is 96%” is misleading: it hides the specific game version and generalises mathematics that actually vary.

Volatility is likewise a game-specific property. Well-known slots range from 3/5 for Le Bandit and R.I.P. City to 5/5 for Chaos Crew 2 and Epic Ze Zeus. In Dare2Win games such as Lines, Blocks, Colors and Wheel, the risk level may be variable and depend on the selected parameters, which makes their model even less comparable with conventional slots.

OpenRGS is a separate part of Hacksaw Gaming’s business. It is a Remote Gaming Server platform on which external studios can build game clients and use Hacksaw’s backend, mathematical configuration tools, compliance infrastructure and distribution network. The official OpenRGS page states that the infrastructure can provide access to more than 20 regulated markets.

A key difference from conventional aggregation is that the partner actually develops the game on Hacksaw’s platform rather than simply connecting a finished third-party title through an aggregator catalogue. Authorship still remains with the partner studio. In 2026, for example, Foxhound Games, Good Times Studios, Aloha Gaming and Zerplaay Games joined OpenRGS.

When searching for “Hacksaw Gaming games”, it is therefore useful to separate two layers. The first is Hacksaw’s own releases, such as Wanted Dead or a Wild, Le Bandit, Epic Ze Zeus and Max Win Machine. The second is games from independent studios released through OpenRGS. They may be technically linked to Hacksaw’s ecosystem and distributed through its network, but they should not automatically be counted as the provider’s own slots.

The official Hacksaw catalogue lets visitors launch available games through a Try it button, so demo/free-play is a genuine part of the developer’s product showcase. It is useful for learning the interface, bonus features and rules without wagering real money. However, the existence of a demo on the developer’s website does not mean the same mode will be available at every operator or in every region.

Mobile-first design has been part of Hacksaw’s strategy from the beginning. Its scratchcards were designed for vertical screens, while the current slots page explicitly states compatibility with smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. This refers to compatibility within a browser and an operator’s interface, not to a separate consumer Hacksaw app for real-money play.

The mobile approach is particularly visible in compact instant-win and Dare2Win formats, where most interaction is reduced to a few risk-selection controls. Slots contain more complex features, but Bonus Buy, FeatureSpins and bonus interfaces are also designed to work on smaller screens. The exact set of options can vary by market and game version.

The principal licensed B2B entity in the international structure is HGMT Limited. The Malta Gaming Authority confirms an active B2B Critical Supply Licence MGA/CRP/501/2018 for Type 1 Gaming Services. In the UK public register, HGMT Limited has account number 54059 and active Gambling Software Remote and Game Host (Casino) Remote permissions; hacksawgaming.com is also listed as an active domain.

The official website also lists Greek licence HGC-000055-MN and names HGIM Ltd as an Isle of Man Software Supply Licensee with a term running to 3 January 2027. In July 2026, the company also announced registration in Alberta as an iGaming Goods or Services Supplier — Critical Gaming Systems Supplier under the province’s new regulated framework.

These statuses concern the software supplier and its activities in the relevant markets. They are not licences for a particular online casino and do not by themselves confirm that every game is available to a player in a given country. The game range, mathematical version, Bonus Buy and other features may differ between jurisdictions and operators.

As of 31 August 2026, Hacksaw continues to release its own games almost every month. In 2025, the company increased its pace from three to four in-house releases per month, and in 2026 its official news section continues to publish regular monthly round-ups that separate Hacksaw Gaming releases from OpenRGS titles.

Several notable in-house titles arrived in summer 2026. Grug Make Fire, dated 9 July, is a 4/5-volatility slot with a Burning Wild, a 10,000x maximum win and four RTP configurations. Supreme Zeus was released on 30 July and uses CoinWays™, where coin values are calculated according to the ways combinations formed.

August continued with Le Sortudo on 4 August, Max Win Machine on 6 August and Epic Ze Zeus on 18 August. Max Win Machine is an intentionally simple payline format built around Lucky Sevens with a 10,000x maximum, while Epic Ze Zeus is a high-volatility cluster slot with a maximum win of 50,000x, Divine Squares and three bonus-game levels.

For an evergreen provider page, the main point is that the list of new releases changes quickly, so the current catalogue should be checked immediately before choosing a game. The dates above are a snapshot of the catalogue at the end of August 2026, not a permanent ranking or a complete list of future releases.