Hand of Anubis (Hacksaw Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Hand of Anubis - Slot Overview

Hand of Anubis throws out the sunny Egypt trope and leans into a pitch-black underworld feel. Two towering jackal-headed deities flank a 5-column, 6-row grid where 30 symbols tumble each spin. Wins use a cluster pays system, forming from 5+ matching tiles that connect vertically or horizontally, with cascades clearing wins and dropping fresh symbols. Volatility is pegged at 5/5, the hit rate sits around 36.92%, and stakes span roughly 10p to £100. It’s moody, multiplier-led, and built for risk-takers.

Hand of Anubis RTP, Volatility, and Max Win

The top RTP is 96.24%, with alternative settings at 94.32%, 92.28%, and 88.41%. It’s a very high variance slot rated 5/5, capped at a 10,000x maximum win. Where feature buys are offered, Underworld comes in at 96.29% RTP for 129x bet, while Judgement is 96.18% RTP for 200x bet. The 36.92% hit frequency keeps clusters landing often enough, but the bigger swings arrive when multipliers stack in the features or when Soul Orbs get involved in longer cascades.

Symbols and Paytable in Hand of Anubis

Low pays are 10–A, paying 0.1x for 5 and up to 15x for 11+ in a cluster. Premiums are jewelled Egyptian emblems: Eye and Scarab pay 0.3x for 5 to 20x for 11+; Pyramid and Snake pay 0.5x for 5 to 40x for 11+; the Ankh tops the set at 1x for 5 to 60x for 11+. Cluster size drives returns hard, so bigger, tighter groups beat scattered hits.

The Pharaoh Skull is the scatter: 3 triggers Underworld, 4 starts Judgement. In the base game, Soul Orbs act as wilds with progressive multipliers. Red grows by +1 per symbol in its winning cluster, Blue by +1 per winning cluster. If both connect in the same win, their multipliers multiply each other. Clusters form via vertical or horizontal adjacency only.

Hand of Anubis Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	11+	x60
	10	x20
	9	x5
	8	x4
	7	x2.5
	6	x1.5
	5	x1
	11+	x40
	10	x17.5
	9	x4
	8	x3
	7	x2
	6	x1
	5	x0.5
	11+	x40
	10	x17.5
	9	x4
	8	x3
	7	x2
	6	x1
	5	x0.5
	11+	x20
	10	x15
	9	x3
	8	x2
	7	x1
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	11+	x20
	10	x15
	9	x3
	8	x2
	7	x1
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	Scatter
	Wild
	Wild

Hand of Anubis Rules and Gameplay

Place bets between low penny stakes and triple figures per spin, then hunt 5+ connected matches anywhere on the 5x6 grid. Cascades remove winners and drop new symbols to extend a sequence. In the base game, Red and Blue Soul Orbs can land at random, sub in as wilds, and build multipliers during a tumble. With a hit frequency near 36.92%, steady clusters appear, but the game’s bite shows when multipliers power up or a bonus lands.

Hand of Anubis Bonuses and Special Features

Soul Orbs carry the base game. Red adds +1 to its multiplier per symbol in any winning cluster it helps create; Blue adds +1 per winning cluster. When both are part of the same win, multipliers multiply each other before applying to the cluster. They can turn modest groups into tidy pays, particularly during longer cascades.

Underworld triggers from exactly 3 scatters and gives 10 free spins. Five multipliers sit below the reels, starting at zero. Each win adds the count of winning symbols on a reel to its corresponding multiplier. Anubis Skulls can multiply a reel’s value by x2, x3, x4, x5, or x10. A Green Soul Orb activates a reel’s multiplier and adds +3 spins. The sum of all active multipliers applies to wins, with each reel capped at x9,999.

Judgement triggers from 4 scatters and starts with 3 refilling spins. Regular symbols vanish; only blank or special blocks drop. Skulls add +1 to +100 to the multiplier above; Epic Skulls add the same to all. Anubis Skulls multiply a reel’s value by x2 to x10; Epic Anubis Skulls apply that multiplication to all. Ice Blocks convert to Multiplier Blocks that take the value above and stack at the bottom. Crusher blocks smash and combine values into one block and reset the counter. Feature buys, where allowed: Underworld 129x (96.29% RTP), Judgement 200x (96.18% RTP).

Review Summary for Hand of Anubis

This slot is all about multipliers and atmosphere. The base game can tease, but when Orbs line up, things escalate fast. Underworld felt more edge‑of‑seat for me: building huge reel values, waiting on a Green Orb to light them, then watching the sum kick into wins. I even had an early Underworld where a 500x‑plus total landed once those values came alive.

Judgement is a tidy hold‑and‑win take with smart block logic and those satisfying Crusher drops. The 10,000x cap fits the studio’s mould, and variance is ruthless at times, but the game has the tools for serious moments. For me, Hand of Anubis nails the dark vibe and packs multiplier depth across all phases without bloat.