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The DuelReels slots, compared

DuelReels started life as the VS symbol in Wanted Dead or a Wild in 2021. Hacksaw has since built at least three more games around it, and Bigwinboard describes a Stake-exclusive remaster of the original. This page compares them, and lists the other Hacksaw Western slots people mean when they say “like Wanted”.

Checked 7 Nov 2026 · 6 min read · 17 sources

On this page
  1. The DuelReels games side by side
  2. Wanted Dead or a Wild (2021)
  3. Duel at Dawn (2024)
  4. Phoenix DuelReels (2025)
  5. Eternal Duel (2026)
  6. Wanted Salvation (2026)
  7. Other Hacksaw Westerns
  8. Questions
  9. Sources

The DuelReels games side by side

GameReleasedLinesMax winVolatilityDuel
Wanted Dead or a Wild29 Sep 20211512,500xHigh (4/5)Two outlaws, 2x–100x
Duel at Dawn21 Nov 20241915,000xHigh (4/5)Outlaw vs sheriff, 2x–200x
Phoenix DuelReels23 Jan 20251410,000xMedium (3/5)Phoenix vs water dragon
Eternal Duel12 Mar 20261915,000xHigh (4/5)DuelReels plus FS DuelReels
Wanted SalvationMay 202615disputed–VS, as in Wanted
Release dates, lines, max wins and volatility from Bigwinboard and Hacksaw’s game pages.

Wanted Dead or a Wild (2021)

The original, and the most clipped Hacksaw game on this site by a distance. A VS symbol that would complete a win expands into a wild reel, two outlaws duel, and the survivor’s multiplier (2x to 100x) applies to every win through the reel. Several VS reels add their multipliers. Three bonuses: sticky-wild Train Robbery, VS-heavy Duel at Dawn and the collect-and-showdown Dead Man’s Hand. Everything about it is in our Wanted guide.

Duel at Dawn (2024)

Duel at Dawn by Hacksaw Gaming
Duel at Dawn, the 2024 slot. Not to be confused with the bonus round of the same name inside Wanted.

Hacksaw’s first new DuelReels game after Wanted, and the closest in feel. It keeps the 5x5 grid and raises the paylines to 19, and its DuelReels pit an outlaw against a sheriff with multipliers from 2x up to 200x. Hacksaw’s page lists every value: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 75, 100 and 200x. That list includes the 15x, 75x and 200x Wanted does not have.

Max win 15,000x, RTP 96.30% (with 94.27%, 92.28% and 88.37% versions), volatility 4 of 5, bets from 0.10 to 100. Its two bonuses are Wild Wild West and Dusk ’Til Dawn, and it has a long buy menu: BonusHunt FeatureSpins at 3x, Deadly Duels and Lone Outlaw FeatureSpins at 60x each, Wild Wild West at 100x and Dusk ’Til Dawn at 200x. If someone tells you Wanted has BonusHunt, this is probably the game they mean.

Phoenix DuelReels (2025)

DuelReels moved out of the Wild West: a phoenix duels a water dragon for the multiplier. Phoenix DuelReels adds Resurrection Spins and two bonuses, Fire and Water and Rise of the Phoenix. On paper it is the gentlest of the family, with 14 paylines, a 10,000x max win and medium volatility (3 of 5).

Eternal Duel (2026)

Greek gods this time. Eternal Duel has DuelReels in the base game plus “FS DuelReels” in free spins, and three bonuses: Hades Havoc, Zeus Fury and Eternal Destruction. 19 paylines, 15,000x max win, volatility 4 of 5, and a maximum bet of 50, half of Wanted’s and Duel at Dawn’s 100.

Wanted Salvation (2026)

Bigwinboard describes Wanted Salvation as a Stake-exclusive release that “takes the core formula of Wanted Dead or a Wild and rebuilds it with updated visuals, additional bonus variations”, and calls it more of a high-definition remaster than a new game. It keeps the 5x5 grid, 15 paylines, VS symbols and three bonus rounds, with bets from 0.20 to 75.

Beyond that, the two sources we found disagree on three basic figures:

  • Release date: 13 May 2026 (Bigwinboard) or 14 May 2026 (VegasSlotsOnline).
  • Max win: 12,500x (Bigwinboard) or 150,000x (VegasSlotsOnline).
  • RTP: 96%, 94% or 92% (Bigwinboard) or 96.38% (VegasSlotsOnline).

Hacksaw’s own slots page does not list it and its would-be game page returns a 404, so there was no official figure to check. Its Dead Man’s Hand bonus made news in June 2026, when Roshtein won $8.2 million from a $1,500 bet after landing five DEAD scatters. We found no game called Wanted Dead or a Wild 2; Salvation is as close as it gets.

Other Hacksaw Westerns

The reviews we read don’t describe DuelReels in these, but they are the games reviewers compare Wanted with:

  • Chaos Crew (2020): Bigwinboard says Wanted “shares a lot of similarities” with it, including the 5x5 grid and 15 lines.
  • Le Bandit (August 2023): cluster pays and a raccoon outlaw, up to 10,000x.
  • 2 Wild 2 Die (4 Jan 2024): Hacksaw’s second Western, though its CEO says it “isn’t a direct sequel”; 5x4, 14 lines, 15,000x.
  • Le Cowboy (6 Nov 2025): up to 25,000x.

Questions people ask

What is DuelReels?

Hacksaw Gaming's mechanic in which a VS symbol expands into a wild reel and two characters duel for its multiplier. It debuted in Wanted Dead or a Wild in 2021.

Which DuelReels game has the biggest max win?

Duel at Dawn and Eternal Duel, at 15,000x. Wanted Dead or a Wild caps at 12,500x and Phoenix DuelReels at 10,000x. VegasSlotsOnline lists Wanted Salvation at 150,000x, Bigwinboard at 12,500x, and we could not confirm either.

Is Duel at Dawn the same as the bonus in Wanted?

No. Duel at Dawn is the name of Wanted's VS-heavy bonus round and also of a separate Hacksaw slot released in November 2024.

What is Wanted Salvation?

A May 2026 release that Bigwinboard describes as a Stake-exclusive remaster of Wanted Dead or a Wild, with new visuals and extra bonus variations. Hacksaw's own website does not list it.

Sources

Every sourced figure on this page comes from one of these, opened and read on 7 Nov 2026. Calculations are ours and shown on the page; screenshot captions describe frames we watched. Where two sources disagree, the page says so.

  1. Hacksaw Gaming: Wanted Dead or a Wild (official game page)
  2. Hacksaw Gaming: Duel at Dawn (official game page)
  3. Bigwinboard: Duel at Dawn review
  4. Hacksaw Gaming: Phoenix DuelReels (official game page)
  5. Bigwinboard: Phoenix DuelReels review
  6. Hacksaw Gaming: Eternal Duel (official game page)
  7. Bigwinboard: Eternal Duel review
  8. Bigwinboard: Wanted Salvation review
  9. VegasSlotsOnline: Wanted Salvation
  10. VegasSlotsOnline, 30 Jun 2026: Roshtein lands $8.2M on Wanted Salvation's Dead Man's Hand
  11. Hacksaw Gaming: slots catalogue (checked 7 Nov 2026)
  12. Bigwinboard: Wanted Dead or a Wild review
  13. SlotCatalog: Wanted Dead or a Wild
  14. Bigwinboard: 2 Wild 2 Die review
  15. AboutSlots, 15 Dec 2023: Q&A on 2 Wild 2 Die with Hacksaw's CEO
  16. Bigwinboard: Le Bandit review
  17. Bigwinboard: Le Cowboy review

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