Hacksaw Gaming

Hacksaw Gaming is a Malta-based studio that has become one of the defining slot providers of the 2020s. Founded around 2017-2018 by veterans from the lottery and social-casino world, it started out making mobile-first digital scratchcards before pivoting to video slots in 2019 — and that pivot changed the industry. Its breakout hit Wanted Dead or a Wild (2021), a Wild West slot with three distinct bonus rounds and 12,500x max win, is still one of the most-streamed slots ever and cemented the studio's signature formula: stripped-back cartoonish art, extreme volatility, and layered feature games built around sticky multipliers and 'Duels'-style showdowns. Chaos Crew, RIP City, Le Bandit, Hand of Anubis, Dork Unit and SixSixSix followed the same playbook, and sequels like Chaos Crew 3 and Le King keep the catalogue fresh. The company scaled fast: the official site cites 250+ games, 3,000+ operator brands and 35+ regulated markets, with licences from the MGA, the UK Gambling Commission, Greece's HGC and the Isle of Man GSC among others. It won Slot Supplier Rising Star at the 2023 EGR B2B Awards, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in June 2025 at a roughly EUR 2 billion implied valuation, and entered Finland (via state operator Veikkaus) and the Czech Republic (via Apollo Games Casino, then Bonver Win) in 2025 — extending a footprint that is especially strong in the Nordics. For bonus hunters, Hacksaw is core inventory: community provider lists confirm its games save triggered bonuses, so you can collect a feature and open it later in your playout. Most titles ship with multi-tier bonus buys (typically 100x-500x with premium 'super bonus' options where regulated markets allow), and the studio's Hidden Epic Bonus / 'Hot Mode' mechanic, rolled out across popular titles in 2025, adds rare enhanced bonuses that hunters actively chase. Expect brutal variance — Hacksaw bonuses dead-spin often, but the top-end potential (10,000x+ on flagship games) is exactly why they anchor so many hunts.