What Is Time Spinners?

Time Spinners transports players into a dark stone pit somewhere beyond the reach of ordinary time, where a ghostly apparition drifts across the reels. The setting is genuinely unsettling without tipping into overt horror — a funereal quality runs through some of the music, and the slippery, hard-to-pin-down theme has drawn comparisons to what a studio like Red Tiger might produce.

The grid runs on a 5-reel, 4-row layout with 10 fixed paylines, where 3 or more matching symbols landing left to right form a win. Two distinct wild symbols appear: one carries a multiplier of up to 12x, while the other substitutes plainly without adding value.

A Genuinely Teased Trigger

What sets Time Spinners apart from many comparable slots is a subtle but real design touch: it appears to be among the first Hacksaw releases to genuinely tease the third Ghost scatter symbol needed to trigger the bonus, with positioning on the reels that builds real anticipation rather than the trigger feeling purely random. It's a small psychological element that adds a layer of engagement missing from many competitors in the same space.

The Two-Stage Borrowed Time Bonus

Borrowed Time Bonus runs across a genuinely distinctive two-phase structure: a collection phase gathers sticky wild multipliers onto the grid, before transitioning into a locked Payout Free Spins stage where those collected wilds pay out repeatedly. Up to 15 wild sticky symbols can be gathered during a strong collection phase, and the transition from collecting to locked payouts creates real tension and strategic consideration about exactly when the round should shift.

Players can purchase direct access to the Borrowed Time Bonus for 100x the stake, bypassing the wait for a natural Ghost symbol trigger — though it's worth noting this doesn't mathematically improve the house edge, since the underlying RTP stays consistent whether triggered naturally or bought.

RTP, Volatility and the Realistic Odds

Default RTP is 96.19%, with 94.24%, 92.32% and 88.33% configurations also available — the harsher 88.33% tier is mainly reserved for the German market. Volatility is rated high (4 out of 5), and hit frequency of 41% is genuinely generous, meaning wins arrive reasonably often even if they tend to be modest during base play, with the larger payouts concentrated squarely in Borrowed Time Bonus.

The 10,000x max win requires a genuinely strong collection phase feeding into the locked payout stage. Bets run $0.10 to $100 per spin.

Our Verdict

Time Spinners offers real innovation in its two-stage Borrowed Time Bonus, and the genuinely teased Ghost symbol trigger is a small but meaningful touch of psychological engagement that stands out from more purely random competitors. The 41% hit frequency keeps sessions feeling active despite the high volatility rating, though the base game can feel slow between features and the theme itself is admittedly a little confused. Still, for players drawn to genuinely different collection-and-payout bonus structures, this delivers something worth exploring.

Where to play it

We recommend Gamdom for playing Time Spinners with real money: 15% Rakeback for 7 Days.