Keep ‘Em (Hacksaw Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Keep 'Em: Slot Overview

I stepped into Keep 'Em expecting a playful reunion with Canny and Bob, and that’s exactly what you get on a 6-reel, 5-row layout with 15,625 ways to win. The look keeps that forest vibe while the soundtrack bounces along with an oompah feel. Wins land left to right on consecutive reels, three to six of a kind. The pace sits nicely for a medium game, but it can still swing. I found the core loop easy to read even when the screen gets busy.

What set the tone in my session was how the grid funnels attention towards the middle. Reels 3 and 4 act as the Keep 'Em reels, and that focus changes how you value every spin. When special symbols hit there, the slot shifts gear with respins and sticky behaviour. It adds real bite to base play without drowning you in rules. I liked how the UI keeps the action tidy, so feature moments don’t feel messy or hard to follow.

Symbols And Paytable in Keep 'Em

The paytable sticks to eight regulars. Lows are J, Q, K, A on coloured blocks, paying 0.5x the bet for a six-reel hit. High pays are a snake, a lightning bolt in a hand, a skull, and Bob the Bird. Land six of a kind on these and you’ll see between 0.8x and 2x. There’s no Wild Symbol here, which sounds odd at first, but the collect mechanics carry the weight, so the lack of wilds never bothered me.

Keep ‘Em Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x2
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	6	x1.2
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
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Keep 'Em Bonuses & Special Features

Keep 'Em is built around Cash 'Em, Get 'Em, and the Keep 'Em reels. Cash symbols carry values from 1x up to 1,000x. They pay when a Get 'Em lands on the same spin, and if more than one turns up, each collects all visible cash once. Reels 3 and 4 are the Keep 'Em reels. Land a Get 'Em, FS, or Cash on them and you trigger 3 respins. The triggering symbols lock, pay on every respin, and Hearts can reset the counter back to three.

Free spins come in tiers. Keep 'Em Comin' triggers from 3 scatters and gives 10 spins with a higher chance to see Get 'Em, FS, and Cash prizes. Retriggers add +4 or +6 spins. Keep Your Friends Close... needs 4 scatters and also fires 10 spins. Here, Cash prizes stay on the grid until collected, and filling a full row or reel will auto-collect even without a collector. It changes the tempo and can set up some chunky screens.

Keep Your Canny Closer! is the rarefied one from 5 scatters and again hands out 10 spins. It mirrors Friends Close, but every spin guarantees 3 Cash prizes and 1 Get 'Em, so the collect rhythm never dries up. When this mode lines up with the Keep 'Em reels doing their thing, the board feels electric. During testing, the repeats from locked values cranked up the pressure in a good way, and that’s where the slot can really go off.

Bonus Buy Feature

BonusHunt FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x3 Bet
RTP:	96.36%
Volatility:	High
Cantastic FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x40 Bet
RTP:	96.35%
Volatility:	High
Keep ‘Em Comin’ Bonus
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.35%
Volatility:	High
Keep Your Friends Clos
Feature Cost:	x200 Bet
RTP:	96.37%
Volatility:	High

Feature Buy in Keep 'Em

If feature buys are on, there are four flavours. BonusHunt Featurespins costs 3x the bet and makes a bonus five times more likely, with RTP quoted at 96.36%. Cantastic Featurespins is 40x and guarantees at least 1 Get 'Em and 1 Cash prize, RTP 96.35%. You can buy straight into Keep 'Em Comin' for 100x at 96.35%, or into Keep Your Friends Close for 200x with 96.37%. I dipped into Cantastic and liked the steady setup it gives.

Keep 'Em RTP, Volatility, And Max Win

Keep 'Em RTP can be 96.27% by default, but operators may run 94.25%, 92.27%, or 88.29% versions. It pays to check the paytable before you commit. Volatility sits at medium, marked 3 out of 5, with a hit frequency around 18%. That mix matched my run: frequent smaller clips, then surges when collectors and cash values line up on the special reels. It doesn’t batter the bankroll like a pure high variance grinder, yet it still has teeth.

The headline number is a 10,000x max win, reachable in any mode, base or bonus. Stakes run from 0.10 to 100 per spin, so it suits a wide range of budgets. The 6x5 grid and 15,625 ways keep hit paths varied, and the lack of wilds stops clutter. For me, the sweet spot was chasing the Keep 'Em reels and letting repeats from locked cash prizes snowball, rather than forcing a buy every time the base cooled.

Keep 'Em: Slot Verdict

Keep 'Em hits that sweet blend of tidy design and punchy mechanics. The smile moments come when Cash 'Em and Get 'Em stick on the Keep 'Em reels, paying again on each respin, then Hearts top you up. Friends Close adds real stickiness, while Canny Closer is the dream ticket, though getting 5 scatters is no walk in the park. It’s not an easy win machine, but when it pops, it pops, and the 10,000x cap feels a fair target.