Hand of Anubis Slot Review

Hand of Anubis Slot Overview

Hand of Anubis is Hacksaw Gaming’s dark take on Egyptian mythology, and it hooked me from the first spin. Instead of bright pyramids, you get a brooding afterlife scene framed by two towering jackal gods. The slot runs on a 5x6 grid with cluster pays, so wins land when five or more matching symbols connect horizontally or vertically, and cascading reels keep the tumble chains going.

On the maths side Hand of Anubis feels every bit the 5 out of 5 volatility rating. The top RTP setting sits at 96.24%, though some operators use lower profiles, and the hit frequency of around 36.92% means many spins give some kind of cluster. Bets range from 0.10 to 100 per spin, and the game can reach a serious 10,000x maximum win.

Theme, Audio and Visual Design in Hand of Anubis

Theme wise Hand of Anubis is nothing like the usual pharaoh fare. The backdrop is almost pitch black, with a steely blue eyed Anubis on one side of the grid and a red eyed counterpart on the other. Symbols glow against the stone panel, and the whole thing feels more like a descent into the underworld than a sunny museum tour, which suits Hacksaw’s style perfectly.

The soundtrack mixes eerie strings with Middle Eastern touches, and that slow, menacing rhythm works well during long bonus grinds. Interface wise it is clean and direct, with bet controls tucked under the grid and a clear paytable one tap away. On mobile the 5x6 layout scales well, and the portrait mode version keeps both Anubis statues in view without crowding the reels.

Symbols and Paytable in Hand of Anubis

The Hand of Anubis paytable starts with the usual 10 to A card ranks as low symbols. In this cluster pays setup you need at least five matching tiles joined horizontally or vertically to get paid. A small cluster of five low symbols gives only 0.1x stake, but if you stack 11 or more in one group that jumps up to 15x, which feels decent during multiplier runs.

Premium symbols fit the darker Egyptian theme much better. You have scarab beetles, the Eye of Ra or Horus, pyramid tokens, gem studded snakes and the Ankh cross at the top. Five premium symbols start around 0.3x to 1x stake, while large clusters of 11 or more pay 20x to 60x. When those big groups land alongside strong multipliers, the grid can explode in a single cascade.

Special icons drive most of the excitement in Hand of Anubis. Red and blue Soul Orbs are wilds with stacking multipliers that absorb power from cluster wins, either per symbol or per cluster, and they can appear together. Then you have the Pharaoh Skull bonus symbol, which brings the Underworld or Judgement features when three or four land. In the features extra symbols join, such as green orbs, skull modifiers and various block types.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	11+	x60
	10	x20
	9	x5
	8	x4
	7	x2.5
	6	x1.5
	5	x1
	11+	x40
	10	x17.5
	9	x4
	8	x3
	7	x2
	6	x1
	5	x0.5
	11+	x40
	10	x17.5
	9	x4
	8	x3
	7	x2
	6	x1
	5	x0.5
	11+	x20
	10	x15
	9	x3
	8	x2
	7	x1
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	11+	x20
	10	x15
	9	x3
	8	x2
	7	x1
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	11+	x15
	10	x7.5
	9	x2
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	Scatter
	Wild
	Wild

RTP, Volatility and Max Win in Hand of Anubis

I always check the maths before I grind a high risk slot, and Hand of Anubis sits right at the sharp end. The main RTP configuration is 96.24%, though lower versions such as 94.32% and even down to around 88% exist, so checking the game info panel pays off. Volatility is rated very high, with a 36.92% hit rate and a 10,000x win cap backing up that brutal profile.

Bonus Features in Hand of Anubis

In the base game of Hand of Anubis you mainly chase cascades supercharged by Soul Orbs. Any cluster win clears its symbols, new tiles tumble down, and the sequence keeps going until no more wins appear. When a red or blue Soul Orb lands it substitutes and builds a multiplier, either per winning symbol or per cluster. If both orbs join the same win, their multipliers multiply each other for some fierce hits.

Three scatters in one sequence trigger the Underworld bonus, which gave me my first eye opening win on this slot. You get ten free spins, with five reel multipliers sitting below the grid. Each winning symbol adds one to the multiplier for its reel, and Anubis Skull symbols can multiply those values by 2x to 10x. A green Soul Orb activates a reel’s multiplier and awards three extra spins at the same time.

Four scatters bring in Judgement, a hold and win style feature with its own set of twists. You start with three refilling spins and only special blocks can land, each linked to reel multipliers above the grid. Skulls and Epic Skulls add flat amounts, Anubis Skulls and Epic Anubis Skulls multiply values, Ice Blocks turn into multiplier blocks, and Crusher blocks merge stacks, often saving dead looking setups. Outside the UK you can also buy either bonus for fixed costs.

How to Play Hand of Anubis

When I first tried Hand of Anubis I spent a fair while in demo mode learning how the clusters and orbs behave. The interface is simple enough: pick a stake between 0.10 and 100, hit spin or set a modest batch of autospins, and watch how often the cascades reach decent size. Reading the paytable once helps, but seeing big clusters form is far more instructive.

For real money sessions I keep stakes small and look for higher RTP versions, as those extra tenths of a percent add a lot over time. This slot is very high variance, so I plan for long stretches where nothing much happens, then sudden spikes when multipliers line up. My aim is always to play long enough to see a few Underworld and Judgement rounds naturally.

Hand of Anubis Slot Verdict

For me Hand of Anubis sits near the top of Hacksaw’s catalogue, mainly because the atmosphere and multiplier systems fit so well together. It is not a gentle slot by any measure; the volatility can be brutal, and dead runs are common. When the game wakes up though, especially in Underworld with several active reel multipliers, the potential feels every bit worthy of that 10,000x headline.

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