Shadow Strike

Shadow Strike is a martial arts themed video slot from Backseat Gaming, positioned as a Hacksaw Gaming partner title, released 18.06.2024. Format: 5 reels, 5x4 presentation with the top and bottom rows locked most spins, plus 14 paylines. Stake range: 0.10 to 100 per spin. Volatility is rated high to medium-high (4.5/5). RTP is listed at 96.36% with an alternate 94.31% configuration. Max win: 15,000x.

The pay set splits into four low weapon symbols and four warrior premiums. Five-of-a-kind lows return 2x to 5x stake, while five premiums pay 7.5x to 20x. Wilds substitute for all standard pay symbols, can land across the reels, and pay 20x for five. Three distinct scatter types are used to trigger the separate bonus modes.

Two extra Ninja Reels sit above and below the main grid and unlock when bonus symbols land, injecting Wild, MultiSplit, and +FS, with other Ninja symbols acting as dead stops. Ninja Reel Wilds spawn a wild on the matching main reel; main-grid wilds can carry x2 to x50 multipliers, added together when multiple wilds hit a win. MultiSplit lands with x2 to x50 and boosts wild multipliers on its reel, adding its value to unmultiplied wilds it passes.

Three bonus rounds drive the maths. Mysteries of the Dojo: 10, 12, or 14 free spins from 3, 4, or 5 Dojo scatters, with both Ninja Reels unlocked, sticky wilds, and +1 to +3 spins per +FS. Secrets of the Scroll: 10, 12, or 14 free spins from 3 to 5 Scroll scatters, with unlocked Ninja Reels and expanding wilds to full reels. Wisdom of the Koi: 3 Koi scatters launch a two-phase feature with a 3-life collection phase, reel multipliers starting at x1, and a 3-spin payout phase with collected wilds redealt; unlocked bottom Ninja positions can reveal MultiSplit.

The design leans on familiar dojo and ninja iconography, but the mechanical identity comes from locked Ninja Reels and volatile wild-multiplier stacking. The two free-spins modes differentiate via sticky versus expanding wilds, while Wisdom of the Koi adds a higher-variance, two-stage build-and-cash structure with only three payout spins, limiting recovery from weak setup. Bonus Buy options are offered at 2x, 50x, 100x, 150x, and 200x stake, each tagged highly volatile, with listed buy RTPs around 96.27% to 96.34%. The 15,000x cap is stated as reachable in all modes.