What Is Rusty & Curly?

Forget the gunslingers usually found roaming Wild West slots — Rusty & Curly introduces a silly duo of destruction instead, a couple of funslingers wreaking havoc through the muddy roads of Dorkville alongside their companions Crispy and Chewy. It's a bright and sunny day in this corner of the west, clear blue skies and white fluffy clouds framing tall mountains and canyon rocks, a genuinely cheerful, cartoon-style departure from the gritty realism more common to the genre.

The grid runs on a 5-reel, 4-row layout with 14 fixed paylines, where wins form from matching symbols landing left to right. Curly looks noticeably more badass than his confused-looking partner Rusty, but this mismatched duo proves more than capable of hitting genuinely substantial wins together.

Sticky Wild Poster Symbols

The semi-sticky Wild Poster mechanic is the game's genuine core strength, keeping the reels moving with regular payouts and respins that maintain real momentum between features. Each Wild Poster carries a set number of hearts, and it remains in place through consecutive respins, losing one heart per respin until it finally runs out and disappears — giving each landed poster a visible, ticking countdown of potential extra value before it clears. Multipliers can attach to these Wilds too, opening the door to genuinely stacked payouts across an extended respin sequence.

The Stick-Up and Stick to the Plan

Landing enough scatters triggers the game's free spins structure, with The Stick-Up FeatureSpins available as a direct buy at 50x the stake, guaranteeing at least 5 Wild Symbols land at a medium-volatility 96.29% RTP. Stick to the Plan represents the considerably stronger, high-volatility alternative at 100x the stake, running at 96.41% RTP — reviewers note all of the main features here can also be found scattered across other Hacksaw releases like Frank's Farm, Fred's Food Truck, Pug Life and Densho, giving the studio's wider catalog a genuinely familiar family resemblance.

Every Buy Bonus option here runs high volatility except The Stick-Up FeatureSpins, which stays at medium — a genuinely useful distinction for players who want to keep the overall experience closer to the base game's more approachable rhythm.

RTP, Volatility and the Realistic Odds

Default RTP is 96.29%, with 94.31%, 92.25% and 88.31% configurations also available depending on the operator. Volatility is rated medium (3 out of 5), and hit frequency of 32% keeps the reels moving with regular payouts that maintain real momentum between the bigger poster-driven moments.

The 10,000x max win, ending the round automatically if exceeded, is achieved through stacked Wild Poster multipliers compounding during Stick to the Plan. Bets run $0.10 to $100 per spin.

Our Verdict

Rusty & Curly delivers exactly what Hacksaw Gaming subscribers have come to expect — a character-driven, visually engaging slot with solid mechanics that balance medium-volatility accessibility with meaningful win potential. The semi-sticky Wild Poster mechanic genuinely differentiates it from competitors that lean entirely on bonus features for excitement, giving the base game real, visible engagement through its heart-shedding countdown system. The 32% hit frequency and 96.29% RTP combine into a well-balanced package that never demands the extreme variance tolerance of the studio's higher-volatility catalogue, making this a genuinely accessible, entertaining entry point for players who want Hacksaw's distinctive style without the harshest swings.

Where to play it

We recommend Gamdom for playing Rusty & Curly with real money: 15% Rakeback for 7 Days.