Hand of Anubis is a 2022 Hacksaw Gaming slot set in the Egyptian afterlife. It uses a 5x6 cluster pays grid with cascading wins and Soul Orb wilds that grow multipliers as clusters form. Two bonus rounds, Underworld and Judgment, offer different paths to a 10,000x maximum win. It is built for players who accept very high volatility in return for multiplier driven upside.
How does Hand of Anubis work?
There are no paylines. You win when five or more matching symbols connect horizontally or vertically. Winning symbols disappear and new ones fall in, so one spin can produce a chain of wins.
The Soul Orbs act as wilds. The red orb gains multiplier value for each symbol in a winning cluster, while the blue orb gains one step for each winning cluster. When both join the same cluster, their multipliers combine, which is how base game wins can grow quickly.
What are the Hand of Anubis bonus features?
Three scatters trigger the Underworld bonus, a free spins round with multipliers attached to columns. Green Soul Orbs switch those multipliers on, and each activation adds three more spins.
Four scatters trigger Judgment, a hold and win style feature that starts with three spins. Special symbols raise column multipliers, and the round focuses on collecting value rather than forming clusters. Outside the UK you can buy Underworld for 129x or Judgment for 200x your stake.
Is Hand of Anubis worth playing? RTP and volatility explained
The top RTP is 96.24%. 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. Alternatives are 94.32%, 92.28% and 88.41%, and at least one US listing shows the 94.32% setting.
Hacksaw rates the volatility 5 out of 5. The hit rate is around 37%, but most of those hits are small, and the big results come from multiplier stacking in the bonuses. Plan for long gaps between meaningful wins.
An RTP of 96.24% is a long-run average measured over millions of spins. In theory about 96.24 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 Hand of Anubis
- Check the paytable for the RTP and avoid the 88.41% version where you can.
- Use the demo to learn how the red and blue orb multipliers grow.
- Bonus Buy prices are high relative to your stake, so factor that into your budget before using it.
- Set a deposit or loss limit in your casino account before you start, and stop when you reach it.