Chaos Crew is a 2020 Hacksaw Gaming slot built around two scruffy cartoon characters, Cranky Cat and Sketchy Skull. It runs on a 5x5 grid with 15 paylines and uses multiplier symbols both in the base game and in a collect style bonus round. The maximum win is 10,000x your bet. It is aimed at players who are comfortable with the top volatility rating and want a simple game with big swings.
How does Chaos Crew work?
Wins pay from left to right on a 5x5 grid. The game uses a small set of regular symbols, so the visual style is clean and the action is easy to follow.
The key symbols are the Cranky Cat multipliers. When one is part of a winning line it multiplies that win, and when more than one sits on the same line their values multiply each other rather than simply adding up. This is where the bigger base game hits come from.
What are the Chaos Crew bonus features?
The bonus game is a free spins round with a collect mechanic. Cranky Cat and Sketchy Skull multiplier symbols that land are gathered in a bar above the reels. Striped Epic multiplier symbols then apply their value to everything collected so far.
The round continues until you have taken three strikes. At the end, the total collected value is multiplied by your stake and paid out. A Bonus Buy lets you enter this round directly in markets where it is permitted.
Is Chaos Crew worth playing? RTP and volatility explained
The top RTP is 96.30%. Hacksaw Gaming publishes several RTP settings for this game, so the casino you use may run a lower version than the default. Open the game info screen to see which one is active. Hacksaw lists 92.40% and 88.40% as the alternatives, both well below average.
Hacksaw gives Chaos Crew a volatility score of 5 out of 5, the highest on its scale. Many spins will return nothing, and a good result usually depends on the bonus round landing with several Epic multipliers. Treat it as an entertainment budget game rather than something to play for long stretches.
An RTP of 96.3% is a long-run average measured over millions of spins. In theory about 96.3 units come back for every 100 wagered, but a single session can end far above or below that. Volatility describes how those returns are spread out, and at very high volatility a large share of the return comes from rare, large hits, so long losing runs are part of normal play.
Tips before you play Chaos Crew
- Confirm you are on the 96.30% version before playing.
- Use a smaller stake than usual so your balance survives the dry runs that come with maximum volatility.
- Play the demo to understand how the three strike system ends the bonus.
- Set a deposit or loss limit in your casino account before you start, and stop when you reach it.