Slayers INC: Slot Overview

‘We will look for you, we will find you, and we will slay you!‘ Bold talk, brah, and if that doesn’t make you lower your gaze and speed-walk the other way to dodge a street-level showdown, then Slayers INC may be right up your alley. Created by Hacksaw Gaming, it uses the DuelReels mechanic seen in mega-hit Wanted Dead or a Wild and the Best of Bonus idea first rolled out in Chaos Crew 2. Combining those proven ingredients and dressing them in a noir, cyberpunk ninja setting results in a clear message: bring it on.

Smoke drifts through a stark black-and-white scene with a greenish-yellow tint, where a warrior throws a threatening glance over their shoulder on one side, while a faux Squid Game-style guard occupies the other. Both carry blades, and it feels safe to assume they know exactly what they’re doing with them. The atmosphere lands somewhere between RIP City and Fist of Destruction, and the grim, no-mercy tone pulls players in to find out whether they’ll be doing the slaying—or getting slayed.

It’s worth being mentally ready for a high volatility (5 out of 5) ride, because Hacksaw games—whatever the rating—tend to hit hard. The action plays out on a 5-reel set-up with 4-rows of symbols and 14 paylines, paying winning combinations left to right starting from the leftmost reel. The RTP is available in multiple versions, with the default set at 96.28%, and stakes range from 10 c to $/€100.

Five graffiti-style shapes act as Slayers INC’s low-pay symbols, returning 1 times the bet for a 5 OAK hit. Above them sit ninja stars, skulls, two character symbols, and a dragon-like creature as the 5 high pays. A line of five matching high pays awards 3 to 10 times the bet. To help connect wins, the wild substitutes for all paying symbols and can land on every reel. A 5 wild combination pays the same as the top regular symbol.

Slayers INC: Slot Features

Slayers INC blends DuelReels (where multiplier numbers can get outrageous), two bonus rounds, a Best of Bonus step-up element, and bonus buys.

Slayer DuelReels

When a VS symbol lands, it expands; if it does, it will count toward a win once expanded. After triggering, it grows to cover the whole reel and shows two slayers with different multipliers. A duel then happens, and the surviving slayer’s multiplier is applied to the entire reel. The whole reel also turns wild. If more than one duel contributes to the same win, the multipliers are added together before being applied. Multiplier values can range from x2 to x500. If a VS symbol lands on every reel, effectively covering the whole grid, the grid is treated as fully wild. Each reel can land one VS symbol at a time.

Rise of the Syndicate Bonus

Landing 3 FS scatter symbols in the base game launches the Rise of the Syndicate bonus feature with 10 free spins. During this round, there is a higher chance of VS symbols appearing. Landing 2 or 3 FS symbols grants +2 or +4 extra spins, respectively.

Wild Slayers Bonus

Landing 4 FS scatter symbols in the base game triggers 10 free Wild Slayers spins. This bonus uses the base game mechanics, but additionally includes a chance of activating the Slicer mechanic whenever a VS symbol lands. The Slicer mechanic adds a full row of wild symbols on a randomly selected row on the grid. Landing 2 or 3 FS symbols grants +2 or +4 extra spins, respectively.

One Slayer to Slay Them All Bonus

Landing 5 FS scatter symbols in the base game activates 10 One Slayer to Slay Them All free spins. This bonus feature runs with the Wild Slayers mechanics, plus the Slayer DuelReels mechanic, and the Slicer are guaranteed to activate on every spin.

Best of Bonus

If the Best of Bonus scatter symbol lands at the same time as the required number of triggering FS scatter symbols in the base game, players receive the Best of Bonus versions of the bonus rounds. Here, 3 rounds of the bonus feature are played consecutively. The best result from the three is the one that pays out.

Bonus Buy

Slayers INC includes the following bonus buy options. All are extremely volatile:

• BonusHunt FeatureSpins – 3x the bet, each spin is 5 times more likely to trigger one of the bonus games. RTP 96.28%.
• Duo Duel FeatureSpins – 60x the bet, each spin guarantees that at least 2 VS symbols land. RTP 96.33%.
• Trouble Trio FeatureSpins – 110x the bet, each spin guarantees that at least 3 VS symbols land. RTP 96.3%.
• Rise Of The Syndicate – 100x the bet. RTP 96.38%.
• Wild Slayers – 200x the bet. RTP 96.28%.
• Best Of Rise Of The Syndicate – 200x the bet. RTP 96.29%.
• Best Of Wild Slayers – 400x the bet. RTP 96.26%.

Slayers INC: Slot Verdict

You could argue Slayers INC isn’t primarily a showcase for Hacksaw Gaming’s freshest, never-seen-before concepts, although it does bring in a few notable extras, like the Slicer. Instead, it pulls together mechanics that have already proven their worth for the studio and packages them into a highly appealing, duel-focused set-up. Hacksaw Gaming clearly enjoys fight/duel themes. Beyond the cowboy title mentioned earlier, the studio has also delivered Blademaster, Warrior Ways, and Gladiator Legends, and Slayers INC shares certain elements with them in places. Most of all, the DuelReels effect stands out, and—as is often true—trying the two VS guaranteed FeatureSpins modes in demo is a solid way to see what they can really do.

What makes DuelReels particularly notable in Slayers INC is that it can, in theory, generate multipliers up to x500. Hacksaw Gaming doesn’t often push the ceiling that high. Has it ever gone that far? Can’t quite recall. Even so, huge theoretical figures don’t automatically mean an easy ride, as shown by the 1.5x the bet return from the first free spins round. It triggered naturally, so there was no bonus buy regret, but it’s still wise to brace yourself for potential cut-down sessions if Slayers INC isn’t feeling generous. That said, it can pay up to 15,000x the bet across all game modes—so when the slaying goes your way, it can go very well.

In closing, Slayers INC may not be Hacksaw Gaming’s most boundary-pushing release, but it’s a tough, dependable combat slot with massive multipliers available, plus the smart Best of Bonus three-round feature—just be prepared for a demanding fight if Slayers INC catches the scent of blood.