Evil Eyes Slot Review

Evil Eyes Slot Overview

Evil Eyes is a horror-themed slot from Hacksaw Gaming, played on a 5x5 grid with 3,125 ways to win. It landed on 12 September 2024 and sits firmly in the darker corner of the studio’s catalogue. A skull-faced creature called The Shade looms beside the reels, and the whole thing feels like a night-time walk through a graveyard where something has already spotted you and is just waiting.

From the first spin, it was clear that Evil Eyes is not just about jump scares. The layout, high volatility and the Evil Eye mechanic work together so that even base game spins can suddenly explode. Matching three or more symbols on adjacent reels from the left starts the wins, but the real hook comes when that single glaring eye appears and starts spreading symbols across the grid.

Evil Eyes Slot Details and Maths

Evil Eyes runs on a 5x5 setup with 3,125 ways, paying for three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels from the leftmost side. Stakes start at 10p and go up to £100 per spin, so it suits smaller session play but also lets you push harder if you are comfortable with swings. There are no wilds, which throws even more focus onto the special mechanics and bonus rounds.

The default RTP sits at 96.24%, although lower settings exist, so I always check the rules page before committing cash. Volatility is rated around 4 out of 5, with a hit rate close to 29%, so you see regular small to mid-range hits while chasing bigger setups. The max win of 12,500x the bet can drop in any mode, including the base game, Wicked Night or The Graveyard.

Theme, Audio and Symbols in Evil Eyes

The presentation in Evil Eyes is pure horror. The reels float above a crooked cemetery, with twisted trees, broken headstones and a bluish mist creeping along the ground. The Shade stands to the right, staring with cold blue eyes that feel genuinely hostile. The soundtrack leans into slow, tense notes and sharp stabs when features hit, which kept me on edge and made big spreads feel even more intense.

Symbol design sticks to the horror brief. Low pays are carved grey blocks showing bones, a butterfly, a skeletal hand, a small skull and a heart, each paying 0.5x the bet for five of a kind. Premiums move into proper nightmare territory, with a skeleton, raven, wolf, spider and the horned main character. Five-of-a-kind premiums pay between 0.8x and 4x, with the character symbol at the top on 1x, 2x and 4x for three, four and five.

An FS scatter symbol triggers the bonus rounds and is the only special symbol in the base game alongside the Evil Eye itself. There are no wilds to help with lines, so value comes from coverage rather than simple line building. On mobile, the 5x5 layout fits nicely in portrait and landscape thanks to HTML5, and the colours hold up well on smaller screens, particularly when the blue palette flips to angry red during the graveyard bonus.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x4
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	Scatter

Base Game and Evil Eye Mechanic in Evil Eyes

Base play in Evil Eyes is all about getting the Evil Eye symbol to land under a winning symbol. When that happens, the Evil Spread feature kicks in. The eye marks all symbols in the win, then looks right or down and spreads that winning symbol across the grid in that direction, replacing everything in its path. If the spread crosses the eye again, the eye itself converts, and a rightward spread can sometimes re-trigger downward for even crazier coverage.

Bonus Features in Evil Eyes

Three FS scatters launch Wicked Night with three lives. Only blanks, Evil Eyes and multiplier scatters land. Each Evil Eye looks up, down, left or right and collects every multiplier in its gaze, stacking them as reel multipliers above the grid. Adding multipliers range from 1x up to 100x, while multiplying multipliers go from x2 to x10. Every time an eye collects at least one multiplier, your lives reset back to three, so chains can run long.

Four scatters trigger The Graveyard, starting with 10 free spins. Here, any low symbol that forms part of a win and then spreads with the Evil Spread is removed from the reels for the rest of the feature, so by the later spins you can end up with almost all premiums. Extra scatters add more spins. On top of that, Wicked Epic Drop can randomly fire in the base game, giving one Wicked Night-style spin with at least three Evil Eyes and four multipliers. Outside the UK, five FeatureSpins and bonus buys let you jump straight into these modes for set prices.

Bonus Buy Feature

BonusHunt FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x3 Bet
RTP:	96.36%
Volatility:	Extra
I Spy With My Evil Eye FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x50 Bet
RTP:	96.26%
Volatility:	High
An Eye For An Evil Eye FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x50 Bet
RTP:	96.28%
Volatility:	High
Wicked Night
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.36%
Volatility:	High
The Graveyard
Feature Cost:	x200 Bet
RTP:	96.26%
Volatility:	Extra

Evil Eyes Slot Verdict

After plenty of spins, Evil Eyes feels like classic Hacksaw horror with a fresh twist. The Evil Spread keeps standard spins engaging, while Wicked Night and The Graveyard offer two very different routes to big hits, both capable of touching the 12,500x ceiling. High volatility means it can be brutal, but when the spreads line up and the cemetery fills with matching premiums, it delivers the kind of sessions I keep chasing in this style of slot.

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