Heist Guys (ELK Studios) – Review & Demo Play

Heist Guys Slot Overview

I’ve put decent time into Heist Guys, a 6x6 cluster pays slot where wins land from 5+ matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically. Winning symbols drop out, fresh ones fall, and the vibe shifts from a blue‑lit city base to a video‑game map in the bonus. Stakes run from 0.20 to 100, RTP is 94% in all modes, and volatility is medium with a hit rate around 25%. Super Wild multipliers and big symbol drops keep the base ticking, but the heist map is the real draw.

Heist Guys Slot Information

Lower pays are blue taser, green detonator, and red dynamite. Higher pays are the three Heist Guys in blue, green, and red. The Gold Bar is the Kicker Symbol and top payer. Symbols can land as 1x1, 2x2, or 3x3; large symbols count as the number of tiles they cover, and gaps under them fill with the same type. Typical clusters pay 0.1x–1x for 5 OAK, 2.5x for 12+ lows, 5x for 12+ Heist Guys, and up to 250x for 25+ Kickers.

The Wild is a W that shifts to a new position before every drop, starting at x1 and climbing by +1 each time it helps a cluster. When it connects with a low‑pay win, all non‑winning copies of that low symbol are cleared. When it connects with a Heist Guy win, that character upgrades to the Kicker for the rest of the round. The Scatter is the bank B; hit 3 to trigger the bonus.

Heist Guys Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	25+	x250
	20+	x100
	16+	x50
	7	x2
	6	x1.5
	5	x1
	12+	x5
	9+	x2
	8	x1
	7	x0.75
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.25
	12+	x5
	9+	x2
	8	x1
	7	x0.75
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.25
	12+	x5
	9+	x2
	8	x1
	7	x0.75
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.25
	12+	x2.5
	9+	x1
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	12+	x2.5
	9+	x1
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	12+	x2.5
	9+	x1
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	Bonus
	Wild

Heist Guys Slot Features

Cascades clear winning clusters and keep rolling while wins continue. The Super Wild moves before each refill and stacks its multiplier across the round. Hit a Heist Guy cluster with the Wild and that Guy upgrades to the Kicker. Upgrade all three and you get a super drop that removes non‑winners except wilds, scatters, and Kickers, setting the grid for another shove at chunky clusters.

Big Symbols arrive in 2x2 and 3x3 sizes at random drops, counting as multiple tiles and helping clusters build. They pair well with the upgrade flow, especially when a roving Wild threads clusters and the board trims down after clears. With medium volatility and steady hit rate, the base can grind value until the right setup lands.

The Bonus Game fires from 3 scatters and flips to a top‑down map. The crew moves upwards by random steps along coloured arrows. Guards patrol set paths and can capture a Guy; another can free him by passing the cell. Safes hand out coins, zappers, keycards, and dynamite, with a shot at the cap. The keycard opens the vault; without it, a hack may work, or the round ends. In the vault, three coloured safes match the crew, and dynamite opens the Super Secure Safe with up to 10,000x on the table. The round ends when progress stalls, all are jailed, or the cap is hit.

Bonus Buy Feature

Bonus Hunt One drop with more than 4 times the chance to trigger the bonus game at the cost of 3x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x3 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Bangin Guaranteed two big symbols and a super wild symbol with a multiplier of 5 in the initial drop at the cost of 10x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x10 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
Ridin One drop with all Heist Guys symbols already upgraded to the kicker symbol and a super wild symbol with a multiplier of 10 at the cost of 25x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x25 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
BONUS Guaranteed entry to the bonus game at the cost of 100x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
SUPER BONUS Guaranteed entry to the bonus game with a Zapper, keycard and dynamite already collected in the inventory at the cost of 500x the selected bet.
Feature Cost:	x500 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-

Feature Buy (X-iter) in Heist Guys

X-iter offers preset entries. Bonus Hunt at 3x boosts the chance to trigger the bonus roughly fourfold. Bangin at 10x gives two Big Symbols and a Super Wild set to x5. Ridin at 25x drops all Heist Guys already upgraded to Kicker plus a Super Wild at x10. Direct Bonus comes in at 100x, while Super Bonus at 500x starts with a zapper, keycard, and dynamite in your pocket. RTP stays 94% across these modes.

Heist Guys Slot Verdict

From my sessions, the base can feel straight enough until the Wild multiplier and big tiles align, then it springs to life. The heist map is a proper nail‑biter. When the pathing steers a Guy into a guard, it can be maddening, and the item dependency adds tension. When the zappers, keycard, and dynamite click, the run to the vault feels class, and the coloured safes can keep the pot growing.

The 94% RTP and medium profile make it a measured grind with flashes of heat. The 10,000x cap lives in the Super Secure Safe, but decent stacks come from Kicker upgrades and a pumped Wild long before that. I rate it as a clever cluster slot with a bonus that swings between facepalm and fist‑pump, which is exactly why I’ve kept at it.