Stick 'Em (Hacksaw Gaming) RTP review: 96.10% (configurable)
Don't confuse Stick 'Em with Stack 'Em, its similarly named 2021 stablemate — the two occupy opposite ends of Hacksaw's ambition scale. Where the cluster game chases 10,000x through summed multipliers, this one stars Canny the Can, a cheerful cartoon mascot, on a 5x4 board with 1,024 ways, and asks for nothing more than a pleasant half hour. Land three thumbs-up symbols and the Sticky Win Spin locks them while the reels keep re-spinning for as long as fresh thumbs appear; a bonus wheel tops out at 1,000x, and the overall cap is a modest 2,048x. Medium volatility, a ~23% hit rate, and — unusually for this studio — no feature buy whatsoever, so the game is identical in the UK and everywhere else.
| Slot | Provider | RTP | Volatility | Max win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stick 'Em (this slot) | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.10% | Medium | 2,048x |
| Wanted Dead or a Wild | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.38% | High | 12,500x |
| Le Bandit | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.34% | Medium | 10,000x |
| Hand of Anubis | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.24% | High | 10,000x |
| Chaos Crew | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.30% | High | 10,000x |
The respin loop, and why simplicity sells it
The Sticky Win Spin is old-school engineering: each locked symbol raises the odds the next respin connects, so tension builds mechanically without a single multiplier to track. The wheel provides the peak moments. Nothing here will surprise a veteran, but the execution is bouncy and the pacing brisk — this is Hacksaw doing a lunch-break slot, and doing it with better animation than the genre usually gets.
A messier data picture than usual
Fair warning on the numbers: sources genuinely disagree. Big Win Board reviews the game at 96.10% on a 5x4 grid; other databases record a 96.33% build and even a 5x3 layout, and lower configurable versions exist without published figures. Rather than adjudicate, we list the conservative 96.10% and hand you the tool that settles it: whichever variant your casino runs prints its return percentage in the in-game info pages. With this title the check answers not just the build question but literally which version of the game you loaded.
Verdict: honest small stakes
Skip if: a 2,048x cap can't hold your attention — most of this catalogue quintuples it
Stick 'Em knows its size. It scores 3.4 as a well-made light snack: the respin loop is satisfying, the absence of a buy keeps it uniform across markets, and the low ceiling is a design choice rather than a flaw. The muddled source data costs it some trust — resolve that with the paytable — and enjoy it for what it is, not what its siblings are.