Klowns (Hacksaw Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Klowns: Slot Overview

Lester and Jester glare from either side of the 6x5 grid in Klowns, a scatter pays slot where 8+ matching balloons landing anywhere trigger a pop and a cascade. Symbols float up to fill gaps rather than dropping, which fits the balloon vibe and keeps the screen busy. The base game carries medium volatility, a top RTP of 96.26%, and a listed hit rate around 40%. Stakes run from 10p to £100, with a max win cap of 10,000x.

Klowns uses cascades on every win and has no wilds cluttering the grid. Instead, the game hinges on Klown Multipliers and Needle Boxes. Wins collect into a Total Win Bar, then any active multiplier applies at the end of the spin. Adding values range high, and multiplying ones can stack for sharp jumps. Needle Boxes clear low or high balloons and pay a fixed amount per removed symbol, which creates fresh space and small pays while setting up longer chains.

Klowns: Slot Features

All wins accrue in the Total Win Bar. If a Klown Multiplier lands on a spin that produced at least one win, it activates at the end. Adding Klown Multipliers come in at x2 up to x500 and are added to the current multiplier. Multiplying Klown Multipliers show x2 up to x20 and multiply the current figure. Combining both during one cascade can turn routine clusters into tidy results, especially when the grid keeps feeding extra pops.

Needle Boxes trigger after wins resolve. Low Symbol Needle Boxes remove every low-paying balloon and award 0.1x the bet per popped symbol. High Symbol Needle Boxes do the same for premium balloons at 0.5x the bet per popped icon. Aside from the instant payouts, the clear creates more room for symbols to rise, which often leads to one more set forming. When a Box lands alongside multipliers, the clearing and the Total Win Bar can sync nicely.

Base play can drop multipliers, though they’re not raining in every spin. With medium volatility and a hit rate near 40%, the rhythm sits between steady movement and the odd spike. I’ve had sequences where an Adding value set things up, then a Multiplying one pushed the total far higher than expected. The feature mix creates a foundation that feels familiar yet punchy, laying the ground for the free spins modes to step in.

Bonus Buy Feature

BONUSHUNT FEATURESPINS Each spin is 5 times more likely to trigger a bonus game.
Feature Cost:	x3 Bet
RTP:	96.29%
Volatility:	High
LAUGHING LOOT FEATURESPINS Guarantees a Klown and a Needle Box! Epic Needle Boxes can appear.
Feature Cost:	x50 Bet
RTP:	96.30%
Volatility:	High
LESTER’S CASH CAROUSEL 10 free spins with Epic Needle Boxes and resetting Bounty Balloon multiplier.
Feature Cost:	x70 Bet
RTP:	96.34%
Volatility:	High
JESTER’S JACKPOT 10 free spins with Epic Needle Boxes and progressive Bounty Balloon multiplier.
Feature Cost:	x200 Bet
RTP:	96.27%
Volatility:	High

Klowns Free Spins

Three FS scatters trigger 10 Lester’s Cash Carousel spins, keeping the base mechanics and raising the chance of bigger multipliers. During the round, every activated multiplier is stored in the Bounty Balloon beside the grid. Land an Epic Needle Box and the Balloon pops, adds its stored amount to the Total Win Bar multiplier, then respawns from zero. Two or three FS symbols add +2 or +4 spins. Four FS scatters start Jester’s Jackpot with 10 spins, where the Bounty Balloon value carries over after each pop.

Bonus Buy in Klowns

Klowns offers four buy options. BonusHunt FeatureSpins costs 3x the bet and makes each spin five times more likely to trigger free spins. Laughing Loot FeatureSpins costs 50x and guarantees a Klown Multiplier and a Needle Box; Epic Needle Boxes can appear, but FS scatters do not. Buying Lester’s Cash Carousel is 70x for 10 spins. Jester’s Jackpot costs 200x for 10 spins with the progressive Bounty Balloon behaviour too.

Klowns Symbols and Paytable

Pay symbols are all balloons. Lows are card ranks 10 to A, while premiums carry icons such as a star, faces, and the heart. There are no wilds in Klowns. Each group ties to a matching Needle Box, so clears target either lows or highs. For 16+ of a kind, lows reach 10x the bet. On the premium side, payouts rise sharply, topping out at 50x for the red heart when 16 or more land in view.

Scatter pays scale with cluster size. For 8-of-a-kind, lows pay 0.10x, rising through tiers up to 10x at 16+. Green and blue balloons step from 0.30x to 20x. Purple and yellow move from 0.50x to 30x. The red heart starts at 1.00x for 8-of-a-kind and reaches 50x at 16+. Because cascades can chain several wins, those smaller hits often feed the bar before a premium group lands and pushes the Total Win Bar higher.

Klowns Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	16+	x50
	14+	x15
	10+	x2.5
	9	x1.5
	8	x1
	16+	x30
	14+	x7.5
	10+	x1.5
	9	x0.7
	8	x0.5
	16+	x30
	14+	x7.5
	10+	x1.5
	9	x0.7
	8	x0.5
	16+	x20
	14+	x5
	10	x1
	9	x0.5
	8	x0.3
	16+	x20
	14+	x5
	10	x1
	9	x0.5
	8	x0.3
	16+	x10
	14+	x2.5
	10	x0.5
	9	x0.2
	8	x0.1
	16+	x10
	14+	x2.5
	10	x0.5
	9	x0.2
	8	x0.1
	16+	x10
	14+	x2.5
	10	x0.5
	9	x0.2
	8	x0.1
	16+	x10
	14+	x2.5
	10	x0.5
	9	x0.2
	8	x0.1
	16+	x10
	14+	x2.5
	10	x0.5
	9	x0.2
	8	x0.1

Klowns: Slot Verdict

I rate Klowns as a tidy scatter-pays entry with some bite. The upward cascades feel slick, and the twin multiplier system keeps me engaged in base play. The Bounty Balloon in free spins adds a neat layer, especially in Jester’s Jackpot where it holds value between pops. With a 96.26% RTP, medium volatility, and a 10,000x cap, the maths lands well for sessions that favour movement with bursts. I’ll be back for the Needle Box pops and those x20 multiplier moments.