Hacksaw Gaming

Grug Make Fire

Prehistoric payline slot pairing comic aggression with fire-driven symbol changes

SlotRanker Score
75
/ 99
75
05099

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RTP
96.19%
return to player
Volatility
Medium/High
variance
Max win
10,000×
top multiplier
Min bet
$0.10
per spin
Reels
5
14 lines
Player rating
4.6 ★
13 votes
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Why this score

High confidence (100%)

Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Slot score profile across 5 weighted categoriesPayouts & RTP9/10RTP 96.19% → 9.0/10Volatility9/10high → 9.0/10Win Potential8/10x10000.00 (10000×)…Features9/1013 features → 9.0/10Game Mechanics5.2/10f=13 r=5 p=14 →…
Payouts & RTP9/10
RTP 96.19% → 9.0/10
Volatility9/10
high → 9.0/10
Win Potential8/10
x10000.00 (10000×) → 8.0/10
Features9/10
13 features → 9.0/10
Game Mechanics5.2/10
f=13 r=5 p=14 → 5.2/10
Context signals (tie-breakers)
Layout5/10
5x4 → 5.0/10
0.1–100 (×1000) → 6.0/10
provider avg 6.6 → 6.6/10
synthetic proxy → 5.0/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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Slot Summary

Hacksaw Gaming frames Grug Make Fire as a prehistoric payline slot where fire changes both symbols and payout potential. Burning Wilds remove symbols above them, turning lower-paying symbols into Wilds and higher-paying symbols into Wild Multipliers. That conversion gives the 10,000x ceiling a clear mechanical source, while two distinct Free Spins routes separate straightforward fire activity from a Level Up structure.
MechanicsWilds remove and replace symbols with multipliers

How It Plays

Each spin uses 14 fixed paylines, but the important interaction runs vertically. A qualifying Wild Symbol affects positions above it rather than merely substituting inside one winning line.

Lower-paying and higher-paying symbols do not receive the same treatment. One group becomes ordinary Wilds, while the other becomes Wild Multipliers that add their values to connected wins.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Action & Adventure setting presents fire as a discovery with immediate consequences. A caveman, dinosaurs, and a harsh prehistoric landscape give the slot a blunt comic identity.

The presentation favors rough survival humor over a polished historical treatment. Its central character treats invention, hunger, and fighting as parts of the same exaggerated Stone Age problem.

Features & Win Potential

Remove Symbols and Symbol Swap work together through the fire event: affected positions are cleared, then replaced by Wild Symbol or Wild Multipliers according to symbol value.

The Level Up element belongs to the more involved Free Spins route. It changes the feature state over time while Additional Free Spins can extend the available sequence.

Bonus & Free Spins

At least 3 FS symbols trigger one of two Free Spins routes. Their individual values are added together, so the trigger also determines how many spins begin the feature.

One route increases the chance of landing the transforming Wild Symbol. The other uses Level Up behavior, giving the Free Spins round a changing Wildfire meter and additional feature states.

Spec sheet
Grug Make Fire at a glance.
Identity
Slot nameGrug Make Fire
Released7/9/2026
Math
SlotRanker Score75
RTP96.19%
VolatilityMedium/High
Max win10,000×
Bet range$0.10 – $100.00
Player rating4.6 / 5 · 13 votes
Format
Reels5
Paylines14
Layout5x4

True Cost to Play

Expected average based on this slot's 96.19% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Cost per hour$1.52
Cost per session$1.52

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

Bankroll survival simulator

How long could a bankroll last on Grug Make Fire? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Volatility tier: Medium-High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium-High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.19%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (10,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Identity
Studio
Released7/9/20263/20/20257/22/202412/2/20222/28/2023
Math
RTP96.19%96.53%96.1%97.58%96.58%
VolatilityMedium/HighHigh volatilityHigh volatilityMedium/HighHigh volatility
Max win10,000×30,000×20,000×—80,000×
Format
Reels57756
Layout5x47x77x75x46x7
Paylines14—040117649
Min bet0.10.10.1—0.4
Max bet1001005—100
Features
Progressive—————
Wild symbol✓✓✓—✓
Free spins✓✓✓✓✓
Scatter symbol✓✓✓✓✓
Multiplier✓✓✓✓✓
Bonus game——✓✓✓
Respins————✓

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Questions & Answers

Grug Make Fire FAQ

4 questions

The listed maximum win is 10,000x the stake, supported by Wild Multipliers and the slot's Free Spins routes.

A landing Wild Symbol removes symbols above it, replacing lower-paying symbols with Wilds and higher-paying symbols with Wild Multipliers.

Landing at least 3 FS symbols opens one of two Free Spins routes, with the displayed values determining the awarded spins.

Hacksaw Gaming rates the game at 4 out of 5 for volatility, while the catalog classifies it as Medium/High.

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