Hand of Anubis Slot Review and Demo by Hacksaw Gaming

Quick Verdict

Hand of Anubis is a maximum-volatility cluster-pays slot from Hacksaw Gaming, built on a 5×6 grid with cascading wins and two structurally distinct bonus modes. The figure that shapes the decision is the RTP variant spread: the top configuration sits at 96.24%, but operators can deploy versions as low as 88.41% – a gap that produces meaningfully different expected-loss rates across a session. The 10,000x max win ceiling is competitive against mid-catalogue Hacksaw Gaming titles but falls short of the uncapped multiplier structures found in higher-ceiling peers, and virtually all the value sits in the bonus rounds rather than the base game. In short: a conditional yes for volatility-tolerant, feature-led players with the bankroll to absorb long base-game stretches, and a no for anyone chasing base-game consistency, a big top-end, or a low house edge. Either way, confirm the active RTP variant in the in-game help panel before your first real-money spin.

Slot at a Glance

RTP Versions Across UK Operators

Operator-configurable RTP is the single most underreported data point in slot reviews; the headline figure is often not the version running at the operator you will deposit at.

Verified operator-by-operator active RTP data for Hand of Anubis was not available for this review. The configurations in the table below are drawn from secondary source data (SlotCatalog) and represent the variant tiers the studio makes available to operators. Which tier any specific UKGC-licensed operator runs cannot be confirmed without login-level access to each operator’s game panel.

Operator-level active RTP was not independently confirmed from named operator panels for this review. The figures above are secondary-source configurations, not verified deployed settings.

The spread between the 96.24% top configuration and the 88.41% floor is 7.83 percentage points – one of the widest variant ranges in the studio’s catalogue per available secondary source data. At £1 stake and 600 spins per hour, that spread equates to an additional £47 theoretical expected loss per hour at the floor versus the top tier. Even the step from 96.24% to 94.32% adds roughly £11 per hour at the same pace. Confirm the active RTP in the in-game help panel after login before depositing real money.

Math Model

Hand of Anubis carries a top RTP of 96.24% (secondary source data, SlotCatalog) and a maximum volatility rating of 5 out of 5 (secondary source data). The four subsections below cover the RTP structure, what the volatility rating means in practice, the max win parameters, and the hit frequency data as published.

Hand of Anubis RTP Detail

The 96.24% top configuration is above the commonly cited 95% to 96% industry average for high-volatility cluster-pays slots, positioning it modestly ahead of many peers at the top tier. However, the four-tier variant structure is the material point: 94.32%, 92.28%, and 88.41% configurations are available to operators per SlotCatalog secondary source data. The feature-buy RTPs are reported separately – Underworld at 96.29% and Judgment at 96.18% per secondary source data from SlotCatalog and AboutSlots – which are marginally above and below the base game top RTP respectively. The studio’s own product page was not consulted directly during this review; all RTP figures here are secondary-source and should be confirmed in-game. The demo build available on third-party aggregators may not reflect the RTP version deployed by a UKGC-licensed operator for real-money play.

Volatility in Practice

A 5/5 maximum volatility rating (secondary source data) means Hand of Anubis sessions are structurally front-loaded with losing spins. The base-game hit frequency is reported at 36.92% per secondary source data from GamesHub and SlotGods – meaning roughly one in every 2.7 spins returns any win – but at maximum volatility, the vast majority of those base-game hits are minimal returns that do not offset the cost of non-winning spins. The practical session pattern is extended low-return base-game play punctuated by the rare Hand of Anubis bonus round, where the multiplier mechanic concentrates the bulk of return. Players should plan session length on budget and time, not on expected bonus frequency, as the gaps between meaningful bonus triggers vary considerably.

Hand of Anubis Maximum Win

The 10,000x stake ceiling is documented across multiple secondary sources including SlotCatalog, Slots Temple, and AskGamblers, though this review could not confirm the figure on the studio’s own product page. At the GB stake cap of £5 for players aged 25 and over, the GB cash equivalent ceiling is £50,000. At the £2 GB cap for players aged 18 to 24, the GB cash equivalent is £20,000. The developer-set maximum stake of £100 is separate from and irrelevant to the GB cap – GB players at UKGC-licensed operators are subject to the statutory cap regardless of the developer’s bet range. The 10,000x ceiling is competitive within the studio’s mid-catalogue range but falls well short of titles in the 50,000x-plus bracket from studios such as Nolimit City.

Hit Frequency vs Bonus Trigger

Hit frequency and bonus trigger rate are distinct metrics. The base-game hit frequency is reported at 36.92% per secondary source data (GamesHub, SlotGods), covering any win return on a given spin. The bonus trigger rate – the frequency at which 3 scatters (Underworld) or 4 scatters (Judgment) land to start a feature round – is not published by the studio and was not found on any secondary source during this review. These are separate figures: a 36.92% hit frequency does not indicate how often the bonus is triggered, and no estimate is offered here. Plan sessions on budget and time rather than expected bonus frequency.

Base Game

The Hand of Anubis game runs on a 5×6 grid using a cluster-pays mechanic: wins form when 5 or more matching symbols connect horizontally or vertically. There are no traditional paylines. Following a winning cluster, those symbols are removed and new symbols fall from above in a cascade sequence, allowing consecutive wins from a single spin cost. The symbol hierarchy, based on secondary source descriptions, places two Anubis deity figures as the premium symbols, with lower-value card-rank style symbols filling the remainder of the paytable. Specific 5-of-a-kind paytable multiplier values were not verified from a developer source and are not listed here. Hand of Anubis mobile play runs via HTML5 browser on iOS and Android without requiring an app download, per secondary source data.

UK builds of Hand of Anubis at UKGC-licensed operators disable autoplay and turbo-spin features per UKGC restrictions on rapid-play functionality, with a 2.5-second minimum game cycle under RTS 14D. These are regulatory requirements that apply across all UKGC-regulated play, not slot-specific restrictions.

Hand of Anubis Bonus Features

Hand of Anubis concentrates almost all of its return potential in two bonus modes and the Soul Orb wild mechanic that operates across both base game and features. The Hand of Anubis free spins rounds – Underworld and Judgment – sit at the top of a deliberately top-heavy structure: the base game functions as an entry mechanism, with the multiplier-stack dynamics in the Hand of Anubis bonus round driving the bulk of payouts.

Soul Orb Wilds (Red and Blue)

Two distinct wild types with separate multiplier-building logic. Red Soul Orbs gain plus-1 multiplier for each symbol in a winning cluster they contribute to. Blue Soul Orbs gain plus-1 multiplier for each winning cluster formed on the same cascade sequence. Both types substitute for all symbols except scatters. The practical distinction matters: red orbs scale with cluster size, blue orbs scale with cluster count. In a bonus round with multiple cascades and several Soul Orbs active simultaneously, combined multiplier values can reach significant levels, per secondary source descriptions across SlotCatalog and AboutSlots.

Crusher Symbols and Ice Blocks

The Crusher symbol, when part of a winning cluster, destroys surrounding Ice Block symbols that would otherwise occupy grid positions without contributing to wins. Ice Blocks are removed by Crusher activity, opening additional grid space for subsequent cascades. Per secondary source descriptions, this mechanic interacts with the Soul Orb multiplier system by clearing obstructions that would otherwise limit cascade length. In the Judgment bonus mode particularly, where the grid resets when at least one win occurs in the refilling sequence, this obstruction-and-clear interaction shapes the duration and multiplier potential of each trigger event.

Hand of Anubis Underworld Free Spins

Triggered by landing 3 scatter symbols in the base game. Awards 10 free spins with the full Soul Orb and Crusher mechanic active throughout. The reported RTP for this mode is 96.29% per secondary source data (SlotCatalog), marginally above the base-game top RTP. Scatters landing during the free spins round retrigger additional spins, per secondary source descriptions. This mode is purchasable at 129x stake in markets where feature-buys are permitted. Compared to the Judgment mode, Underworld trades fewer spins for a lower entry cost and a retrigger path.

Hand of Anubis Judgment Refilling Spins

The Judgment bonus structure differs fundamentally from Underworld: rather than a fixed spin count, it awards 3 spins that reset to 3 whenever at least one win lands. The round ends when all 3 spins are exhausted without a win. The reported RTP for Judgment is 96.18% per secondary source data (SlotCatalog), marginally below the Underworld mode. Triggered by 4 scatters in the base game, making it rarer than Underworld. Purchasable at 200x stake where feature-buys are permitted. The refilling mechanic creates open-ended session potential within the mode, but the 3-spin reset structure also means early non-winning spins can terminate the feature quickly.

Bonus Buy Status

Hand of Anubis includes two bonus buy options in its base design – Underworld at 129x stake and Judgment at 200x stake, per secondary source data – but neither is available at UK-licensed operators. Hacksaw Gaming holds a UKGC supplier licence, so its games run at UK-licensed casinos, but feature-buy mechanics themselves are restricted: following the UKGC’s January 2020 warning under RTS 14A, UK-licensed operators removed the buy-in option, and UK players cannot purchase either feature. Both must instead be reached through base-game scatter lands. The bonus trigger rate for those scatters is not published, so plan session length on budget and time rather than expected trigger frequency.

Cost of Play at Different Stakes

The published RTP is most useful when translated into theoretical cost per session. Below is the expected loss at four stake tiers assuming standard mobile pace of 600 spins per hour.

These are statistical averages across many hours of play, not session predictions. Maximum-volatility slots like Hand of Anubis produce sessions far above or below these figures on any given occasion. The numbers show the long-run cost the operator’s margin produces at each RTP setting – which is why the active RTP variant at your chosen operator is the most important figure to confirm before depositing. The difference between the 96.24% top tier and the 88.41% floor is approximately £234.90 per hour at the £5 GB cap: a material difference that the headline RTP figure alone does not communicate.

Demo vs Real Money

Under UKGC RTS 6, a play-for-free game offered on the same site as the real-money version should accurately represent the corresponding play-for-money configuration. Third-party demo aggregators may use the studio’s default demo build, which is not always the same RTP version selected by a UKGC-licensed operator for real-money play. The figure that applies to a deposited session is the RTP shown in the real-money in-game information panel after login, not the figure displayed on a third-party aggregator or demo host.

The practical guidance is: use the Hand of Anubis demo to learn the cluster-pays mechanic, the Soul Orb multiplier-stacking behaviour, the Crusher-and-Ice Block interaction, and the structural difference between the Underworld and Judgment bonus modes. These mechanics require several sessions to understand, and demo play carries no cost. Before committing real money, confirm the active RTP at your operator’s real-money panel. The RTP gap between the top and floor variants on this slot is among the widest in the studio’s catalogue, making pre-deposit confirmation more important here than on single-RTP titles. The Hand of Anubis free demo is available without registration at SlotCatalog, AskGamblers, and Slots Temple, letting you assess the bonus mechanics before deciding whether to play for real money.

Pros and Cons

Who This Slot Suits

Hand of Anubis is structurally built for players who accept extended base-game sessions as the cost of entry to high-multiplier bonus rounds. The following player profiles capture the realistic fit.

Bankroll-aware session players

The maximum-volatility profile makes Hand of Anubis poorly suited to tight bankrolls. At the £1 stake and the 96.24% top RTP, theoretical hourly loss runs at around £22.56, but variance at 5/5 volatility means actual session outcomes deviate widely from that figure. A bankroll of at least 200 to 300 spins is a conservative minimum to absorb base-game variance before a bonus trigger, and there is no published trigger rate to plan against. Players with structured bankroll discipline and a defined stop-loss are the realistic fit.

Bonus-mechanic enthusiasts

The dual-bonus structure – Underworld’s retrigger-capable free spins versus Judgment’s refilling reset mechanic – offers more mechanical variety than single-mode competitors. The Soul Orb multiplier differentiation between red (cluster-size scaling) and blue (cluster-count scaling) adds a layer of structural observation during play. For players whose primary interest is in feature-round mechanics rather than base-game frequency, the Hand of Anubis bonus structure is above average for the studio’s catalogue. Note that the 129x and 200x bonus buys are not offered at UK-licensed operators, so UK players reach both features through base-game scatters only.

Casual or short-session players

Hand of Anubis is not suited to casual short sessions. The base game hit frequency of 36.92% (secondary source) includes minimal wins that do not sustain a short-session bankroll, and the bulk of return is concentrated in rare feature triggers. Players seeking consistent base-game return should look elsewhere – Hacksaw Gaming’s Chaos Crew, a lower-volatility alternative, is structurally closer to that goal.

Alternatives by Player Goal

If you want a higher published RTP

Hacksaw Gaming’s Stick ‘Em, a cluster-pays title with a reported top RTP of 96.81% per secondary source data, offers a higher published ceiling with a comparable cluster mechanic. The trade-off is a lower max-win ceiling and a different volatility profile.

If you want a higher max-win ceiling

Nolimit City’s xBomb, a cluster-pays slot with reported max wins exceeding 30,000x per secondary source data, provides a substantially higher ceiling than Hand of Anubis’s 10,000x cap. The mechanic focus differs but the cluster-pays structure is comparable.

If you want lower volatility

Hacksaw Gaming’s Chaos Crew is a lower-volatility alternative from the same studio with a more consistent base-game return profile. Players who find Hand of Anubis’s 5/5 volatility too aggressive for their bankroll will find Chaos Crew structurally different without leaving the studio’s catalogue.

If you want the same Egyptian theme

Play’n GO’s Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead, a medium-to-high volatility expanding-symbol slot, shares the dark Egyptian aesthetic while offering a structurally simpler single-feature mechanic. Its reported top RTP of 96.21% per secondary source data is broadly comparable to Hand of Anubis.

If you want the same core cluster-pays mechanic

Push Gaming’s Jammin’ Jars 2, a cluster-pays slot with a floating wild jar multiplier mechanic, operates on similar cluster-formation logic with a reported max win of 50,000x per secondary source data – five times the Hand of Anubis ceiling.

Similar Slots

The following titles share one or more structural elements with Hand of Anubis – cluster-pays grid, maximum-volatility profile, or high-multiplier bonus rounds – and serve as direct comparators for players evaluating alternatives.

RTP figures in this table are secondary-source data and were not independently confirmed from developer product pages for each title.

Jammin’ Jars 2 from Push Gaming is the strongest alternative for players whose primary concern is max-win ceiling. Its 50,000x cap and 96.83% reported RTP both exceed Hand of Anubis on those metrics, and the cluster-pays cluster-formation logic is structurally similar. The trade-off is a very-high volatility profile that may produce even longer base-game dry spells than Hand of Anubis.

Where Hand of Anubis Sits in Hacksaw Gaming’s Catalogue

Hacksaw Gaming positions itself as a high-volatility, dark-themed studio with a catalogue spanning video slots, scratch cards, and instant lotteries. Its video slot range, reported at 96 titles per secondary source data, clusters heavily in the high-to-maximum volatility bracket with multiplier-focused mechanics.

All comparator figures are secondary-source data; developer-page confirmation for each comparator title was not completed for this review.

Within the Hacksaw Gaming catalogue, Hand of Anubis sits at the maximum-volatility end with a mid-range max-win ceiling. Its 96.24% top RTP is broadly in line with the studio’s reported average of 96.3% per secondary source data. The slot occupies a niche position – high enough RTP to be competitive, high enough volatility to concentrate return in rare bonus events, but without the uncapped multiplier potential of the studio’s most ceiling-aggressive titles. This is the studio’s flagship dark-Egyptian release in the cluster-pays maximum-volatility space.

How This Review Was Verified

Sources for this Hand of Anubis review were gathered in mid-2025 to mid-2026. The Hacksaw Gaming product page for this title was not successfully accessed during research; all RTP figures, volatility ratings, max-win data, and feature descriptions are drawn from secondary sources including SlotCatalog, AskGamblers, Slots Temple, GamesHub, SlotGods, AboutSlots, BigWinBoard, FruitySlots, and OLBG. The release date of April 2022 is a secondary-source figure. The bonus buy costs (129x for Underworld, 200x for Judgment) and per-mode RTP figures (96.29% and 96.18%) are secondary-source data from SlotCatalog and AboutSlots. Hacksaw Gaming’s UKGC supplier licence and the UK feature-buy restriction were confirmed against public records. No UKGC operator panels were accessed for active RTP confirmation. Hit frequency (36.92%) is a secondary-source figure. Comparator slot figures in the Similar Slots and Catalogue sections are secondary-source data and were not individually confirmed on developer pages. Players should treat any figure here as point-in-time and confirm the active configuration in the operator help panel before depositing real money. RTP, volatility, stake limits, and feature availability are subject to operator-side updates this review cannot pre-empt.

Responsible Gambling

Hand of Anubis carries a maximum-volatility profile (5/5 per secondary source data) with a 96.24% top RTP that applies at the operator’s highest configuration. In practice, sessions at this volatility level can return well below the theoretical average across hundreds of spins, as the distribution concentrates return in rare high-multiplier bonus events rather than distributing it across base-game hits. The wide RTP variant range – down to 88.41% at the floor – means the actual return rate at your operator may be substantially below 96.24%. Set a session budget and time limit before play, use operator deposit limit tools, and do not treat bonus triggers as predictable or scheduled events.

The expected theoretical depletion formula in plain terms: bankroll divided by (stake multiplied by (1 minus RTP)). For a £100 bankroll at the £5 GB cap and 96.24% top RTP, this equates to approximately 532 spins to theoretical depletion, though maximum-volatility variance can shorten this dramatically. At the 88.41% floor RTP, the same calculation produces approximately 173 spins. If gambling is causing concern, GamStop provides self-exclusion across all UKGC-licensed operators with a single registration, covering 6-month, 1-year, or 5-year periods. GamCare operates a free 24-hour helpline at 0808 8020 133. The UK Gambling Commission maintains a register of licensed operators and publishes guidance on player rights.

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