Wanted Dead or a Wild Review
Gunslingers, dusty saloons and a Hacksaw Gaming maths model that doesn't do half measures. VS duels hand out multipliers, and you get three very different bonus rounds.
Our Take: If you enjoy high-risk slots, this is one of the best. The duels make the base game exciting, but budget carefully because losing streaks can be long.
19+. Independent review by Polaris Slots. Figures are taken from Hacksaw Gaming's published game data and may differ between casino versions. We may be paid a commission if you sign up via our links.
Wanted Dead or a Wild Slot in Brief
Hacksaw Gaming built this western on a square 5×5 grid with 15 lines that never change. Its signature is the VS symbol, which turns a reel into a showdown with a multiplier as the prize.
- A VS symbol takes over its whole reel and settles a duel for a multiplier.
- Three bonus rounds to aim for: The Great Train Robbery, Dead Man's Hand and Duel at Dawn.
- Standard RTP of 96.38%; a single round can pay up to 12,500×.
How Wanted Dead or a Wild Pays
Matching symbols pay along 15 permanent lines, starting from the left. Ordinary Wilds cover for everything apart from the bonus scatters. The star of the show is the VS symbol. When it lands, two outlaws face off, the reel fills with Wilds and the winner reveals a multiplier that applies to every win passing through. Get two or three VS reels on one spin and their multipliers are multiplied by each other, which is where the eye-watering base-game hits come from.
Wanted Dead or a Wild Bonus Rounds Explained
Every bonus round has a scatter of its own; collect three of the same kind to unlock it:
- The Great Train Robbery: you get 10 spins, and Wilds that appear stay locked in place until the round is over.
- Dead Man's Hand: this one comes in two parts. First, three spins gather Wilds and multipliers, up to 20 Wilds and ×31, with the counter returning to three every time something is collected. Everything gathered is then put to work in part two.
- Duel at Dawn: you get 10 spins on reels packed with VS symbols, typically two to four per spin, each carrying its own multiplier.
Wanted Dead or a Wild Bonus Buy Prices
At casinos that allow it, you can pay to skip the wait. Published prices put The Great Train Robbery at 80 times your bet (96.27% RTP) and Duel at Dawn at 200 times (96.33% RTP). A purchase doesn't tilt the odds in your favour; it simply packs all the risk into one spin. The feature is switched off in some provinces and by some operators, and you won't find a genuine "wanted dead or a wild promo code" that discounts it.
How Other Reviewers Rate Wanted Dead or a Wild
Most critics put this near the top of Hacksaw Gaming's catalogue. The consensus figures are a 96.38% standard RTP and a 12,500× ceiling. Reviewers love the bleak frontier art, the choice between three bonus styles and the way a VS duel can turn a dull spin into a huge one. Their joint warning: a few operators run settings as low as roughly 88%, and the variance is about as steep as slots get.
Praised by reviewers
- Duels that can multiply wins enormously
- Three bonus rounds that genuinely differ
- Top prize of 12,500× the bet
Where it falls short
- Brutal volatility
- Some operators cut the RTP heavily
- Features can be far apart
Wanted Dead or a Wild Max Win, RTP and Volatility
Hacksaw's standard setting is 96.38%, but operators are allowed to pick lower ones. Treat the volatility as very high. The Wanted Dead or a Wild max win is 12,500× your bet, and Duel at Dawn, with its stacked duel multipliers, is the likeliest place to approach it.
Wanted Dead or a Wild Demo or Real Money?
The Wanted Dead or a Wild demo is the ideal place to learn how the three bonus rounds feel. Feature purchases work in the demo too, using pretend credits, so you can see what an 80× or 200× buy usually returns without spending anything.
Our Tips for Wanted Dead or a Wild
- Choose a stake well below your normal one; this game's swings are unusually wide.
- The RTP setting varies a lot between operators, so confirm it in the game info.
- Planning to buy bonuses? Fix a spending cap before the first purchase.
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Wanted Dead or a Wild Questions
Yes. It includes the duels and all three bonus rounds, played with practice credits.
The cap is 12,500 times the bet.
It is. The studio released it in September 2021.
The standard setting is 96.38%, though operators may use lower ones. The game's info panel confirms the version.
Yes. Hacksaw Gaming designs for phones first, so it plays smoothly in a mobile browser.
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