Xpander Slot Game | Hacksaw Gaming Slots

Enjoy a touch of old-school style combined with modern gameplay in the Xpander slot game from Hacksaw Gaming. Ideally setup for mobile play, there’s nothing too complicated about Xpander, but there’s more to this slot than initially meets the eye.

It’s worth taking the time to investigate what Xpander has to offer; hit the top combination, and you’ll be rewarded with up to a potential x10,000.

This title is one of the Pocketz Series of slots from Hacksaw Gaming that translate exceptionally well into mobile play. This means the visuals aren’t quite as detailed as you’ll find on other titles, with just some shadowy blue-purple buildings in the backdrop. Visually it’s rather simplistic, but there’s more to this game than appearances suggest.

The playing area is a 7×7 grid which includes Cluster Pays, not traditional paylines. This means to get a win, you’ll need to land a cluster of five or more matching symbols touching either vertically or horizontally. The min bet is €0.20, and the max bet is €100.00, the typical range for these slots from Hacksaw.

The RTP for Xpander is a touch above the industry average at 96.25%, but there is also a Bonus Buy option for players in the European Union. Opting for that slightly lowers the RTP to 96.2%, the opposite effect of most slots. This comes with high volatility, so it could take a considerable time to land a win.

Game Features

We mentioned this game has a retro design, and the paytable primarily provides that. Crammed full of fruity symbols, there’s a familiarity about the symbols you’ll find. These include bells, diamonds, grapes, cherries, lemons, Lucky 7s, watermelon, and horseshoes. There is also a wild that can substitute for any of these regular pays to help form a cluster.

Regular players may have tried out another of Hacksaw’s slots, Hop ’n’ Pop, and if so, you’ll find these features very familiar. Both use lots of similar mechanisms, but there are a few twists here.

Every win triggers tumbling reels, which involves the winning symbols disappearing and new symbols dropping in from above. If this produces another win, the reels will tumble again. This sequence will keep repeating until there are no wins on the reels.

A roaming multiplier will land on every spin, sitting on top of one of the regular symbols. If the symbol is used for a win, the multiplier is applied.

If a Double Up symbol lands simultaneously, the multiplier will be doubled in value. There are also Grow symbols; collect three of these, and the multiplier will expand from 1×1 to 2×2, then to 3×3, and finally 4×4. Players will also receive a respin every time the multiplier expands.

The multiplier can expand while tumbles are ongoing but will reset before the next spin in the base game. In the free spins bonus, the multiplier doesn’t reset but will continue to rise until the end of the round. You can access the free spins round by landing three scatters.