Outsourced: Payday Slot Review

Outsourced: Payday Slot Overview

Outsourced: Payday takes the old arcade claw machine and turns it into an instant win slot where the reels have been replaced by a conveyor belt. Each paid round drops five items in view, each showing a bet multiplier. In the base game I usually see values from 0x up to 100x, while the premium doll head symbol carries the chunky 1,000x prize if the claw actually holds it.

Developers pitch Outsourced: Payday as a follow up to Outsourced: Slash, pushing the series further away from regular slot mechanics. Instead of line wins, every spin is about whether the claw moves, what it picks, and if it drops the prize on the way up. On paper it sits in the medium to high volatility bracket with a 96% default RTP and a maximum win of 10,000x the bet.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	1	x1000
	1	x10
	1	x2

Outsourced Payday Features

Outsourced Payday Features in Outsourced: Payday feel stripped back compared to the usual catalogue from this studio, which is both a strength and a weakness. Once I set my stake, all I do is hit spin and watch five items roll along the conveyor. The claw may stay still, it may pick a paying symbol, or it may pick and then drop it, turning what looked like a nice instant win into nothing.

Claw Spins in Outsourced: Payday

Claw Spins in Outsourced: Payday trigger when the claw manages to grab the special Claw Spins symbol and carry it all the way up without dropping it. That awards three free spins, and hitting the bonus symbol again during the feature resets the counter with another three. The key change is that 0x items are stripped from the belt, so every visible prize is worth at least 2x your stake.

On average the Claw Spins bonus in Outsourced: Payday seems to arrive about once in ninety to a hundred spins, which lines up nicely with the listed 1 in 94 hit rate. In practice it can feel swingy, though, because you only start with three spins and dead rounds chew through them very quickly. I have had sessions where the feature retriggered over and over, and others where it fizzled out instantly.

Feature Buy in Outsourced: Payday

Feature Buy in Outsourced: Payday is split between the Booster menu and the classic buy options, at least for players outside the UK. The xBet setting costs 6x your stake and guarantees that a Claw Spins symbol appears on the belt. Safe Claw Mode is a 1.6x stake toggle that stops the claw from dropping prizes. You can also pay 4x or 10x to spin with three or five claws active.

The main Feature Buy options in Outsourced: Payday start at 35x the bet for basic Claw Spins with one claw, rising to 150x for Clawier Spins with three claws and 400x for Clawiest Spins with five claws. The wildest option is God Mode at 997x, where the MAX WIN symbol is guaranteed on the conveyor. I treat that one as a high risk punt rather than something to press regularly.

Theme & Graphics in Outsourced: Payday

Theme & Graphics in Outsourced: Payday lean hard into the workshop look, with cartoon style wires, buttons and a slightly janky claw rig bolted over the conveyor belt. The whole thing reminds me of those grimy arcade machines that somehow kept eating coins. The robotic soundtrack fits the factory mood, and the cheeky line \"I got paid, I want to spend my money\" during Claw Spins sticks in your head after a few rounds.

Pros and Cons of Outsourced Payday

Pros and Cons of Outsourced Payday are fairly clear after a decent session. On the plus side, the unique claw machine win mechanic gives a different rhythm from reel based games and scratches that arcade nostalgia itch. I like that the Claw Spins feature strips out the 0x symbols, so minimum prizes jump to 2x stake, and the headline 10,000x potential keeps things interesting even when the base game feels very straightforward.

On the downside, Outsourced Payday can feel repetitive once the novelty wears off, as most spins are just watching the claw fail to move or drop whatever it grabbed. Those 0x items clogging the conveyor in the base game become tiresome when you hit a run of dead rounds. I also keep an eye on the adjustable RTP ranges, because some casinos like to run this one on 94% or even lower settings.

For me the pros of Outsourced Payday just about outweigh the cons, but only when I am in the mood for something simple to grind. If you enjoy instant win style games where every hit pays a clear multiple of your stake, this format makes sense. If you need layered features and build up mechanics, you may find the repeated claw action a bit too bare bones after a while.

Our Verdict on Outsourced: Payday

Our Verdict on Outsourced: Payday is a bit mixed, which fits the wider Outsourced project from this studio. They are clearly using the Labs banner to test oddball ideas, and the claw machine concept ticks that box. I enjoy the nostalgic touch of chasing prizes with a moody robot arm, but the lack of extra layers means long sessions blur together and the max win still feels distant even with God Mode on offer.

That said, Outsourced: Payday has its moments, especially when multiple claws line up decent multipliers in quick succession. I tend to treat it as a light side game rather than a main grind, dipping in when I fancy a change from heavy xMechanics. My advice is to hammer the demo first, get a feel for the hit rate and swings, then decide whether the 10,000x carrot justifies real money play for you.

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