Wanted Dead or a Wild

The Brothers' take on Wanted Dead or a Wild

Wanted Dead or a Wild is the slot that put Hacksaw Gaming on every streamer's rotation. Three different bonus rounds tied to the Western theme, a clever DuelReels mechanic, and a 12,500× cap that's actually reachable in any of them.

The base game is 5×5 with 15 fixed paylines — outlaw, sheriff, and gang symbols dressed in cracked-leather aesthetic. The signature mechanic is DuelReels: VS symbols can land on the reels, and if they form part of a winning combo they expand into full wild reels with a multiplier value attached. Multiple wild reels can stack their multipliers on a single payline win, which is where base-game payouts get interesting. The free-spins triggers branch into three different bonus rounds — Duel at Dawn, The Great Train Robbery, and Dead Man's Hand — each with its own mechanic and pay shape.

Default RTP is 96.38% (with lower configs down to 88.42% — a punishing drop you'll want to check before sitting). Volatility is 4/5 high. Max win is 12,500× the stake. The bet ladder runs from 20¢ to €/$100. Hacksaw also publishes Bonus Buys for each bonus round at varying prices, which is genuinely useful if you're trying to compare the three bonuses without grinding for triggers. We mostly used the buys when testing and the base game when actually playing — the maths is honest either way.

Around the table, the Brothers debated which of the three bonuses is the best one. Honest answer: Duel at Dawn for the multiplier ceiling, Dead Man's Hand for the most reliable mid-range payout. The Great Train Robbery is the most theatrical but pays unevenly. The fact that you can't pick which one fires from the base game is a feature, not a bug — keeps you spinning.

The Brothers' takeHacksaw at the height of their game — three real bonuses on one chassis, and the cap is reachable in all of them.