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ArizonaJamesandTheLostRelics

Arizona James and The Lost Relics ships in 4 return configurations, from 96.28% down to 86.33%. The casino chooses; the game's rules screen tells you which one you are playing.

The highest configuration any source lists. BigWinBoard, SlotCatalog list it.

7.9/10Velven rating · how it is built
25,000×Maximum win · of the stake
MediumVolatility · 6×5
4Configurations listed · 9.95 points apart
Velven rating

7.9 out of 10, built from the figures.

  1. Return to player35% of the rating 5.2
  2. Win potential20% of the rating 8.5
  3. Risk and reward15% of the rating 10.0
  4. Feature depth20% of the rating 9.2
  5. Transparency10% of the rating 8.3

Our editorial rating for slots, computed the same way for every game from the figures on this page: the return (its top and its lowest configuration), the top win, whether that win rewards the game's volatility, the depth of its features, and how much of its data the studio publishes itself. Where a figure is not available, that part is left out rather than guessed. It rates the game, not a casino or the studio, and it is not a prediction of what you will win.

Velven analysis

What the figures say about Arizona James and The Lost Relics.

3 sources

Our reading

Arizona James and The Lost Relics has four return configurations. Hacksaw Gaming prints them rounded to 96, 94, 92 and 86; the precise figures, 96.28%, 94.31%, 92.30% and 86.33%, come from BigWinBoard and SlotCatalog and match Hacksaw's once rounded. The 9.95-point gap costs about €25 an hour at €0.50 and 500 spins.

It is a cluster-pays game, 6×5 according to SlotCatalog, rated 3 on Hacksaw's 5-point volatility scale. Its 25,000× maximum is high for a medium-rated game, which means much of the return sits in rare results. Wilds become pistol cylinders that shoot positions for reveals, and reload symbols give them more shots; SlotCatalog lists amulet multipliers of 2×, 3×, 4×, 5×, 10× or 20×.

Three or more scatters open one of three bonus games of 10 free spins: Cursed Temple, Tomb of Gold and the hidden Crystal Cavern.

Third-party listings agree on four buys, from a 3× bonus-hunt spin to the 250× Tomb of Gold bonus, and on stakes from 0.05 to 40; SlotCatalog adds that an ante bet raises the maximum to €120.

Core mechanics Studio

  • Wilds turn into Pistol Cylinders that shoot positions for reveals
  • Reload symbols give Pistol Cylinders more shots

Bonus features Studio

  • Pistol Reveals
  • Reload Symbols
  • Bonus Game - Cursed Temple
  • Bonus Game - Tomb of Gold
  • Hidden Epic Bonus - The Crystal Cavern

Free spins Cross-checked

3+ FS symbols trigger one of three bonus games (10 free spins)

Bonus buy Third-party

BonusHunt FeatureSpins 3x; Into The Wild FeatureSpins 75x; Cursed Temple 65x; Tomb of Gold 250x

Multipliers Third-party

Amulets award x2, x3, x4, x5, x10 or x20

Special symbols Third-party

Pistol Cylinder (Wild), Reload symbols, Amulets, FS Scatters

What each source reads

3 sources, one story.

Hacksaw Gaming
Hacksaw Gaming read 5 Oct 2026 · 96.00% · 94.00% · 92.00% · 86.00% · max 25,000× · printed rounded to whole numbers 96.00%
BigWinBoard read 5 Oct 2026 · 96.28% · 94.31% · 92.30% · 86.33% · max 25,000× 96.28%
SlotCatalog read 5 Oct 2026 · 96.28% · 94.31% · 92.30% · 86.33% · max 25,000× 96.28%

The studio's own page is read first. Third-party databases are research sources: we name them, and do not link to them. A studio can supply a game in more than one return configuration, and the casino chooses one. A higher figure at one source and a lower one at another usually means they read different configurations, not that one is wrong.

Session reality

What an hour of this game is expected to cost.

Expected cost per hour at 96.28% €9.30

That is the maths, not a prediction — a single session can end far above or below it.

The same hour at 86.33%: €34.18 — the lowest configuration listed
0 minutes of expected playtime
Check it yourself

Thirty seconds, before your first spin.

01 Open the gameLoad it at the casino you play, in real-money or demo mode — the configuration is the same.
02 Open the rulesTap the menu or the "i" and choose Game Rules or the paytable. The theoretical return is printed there.
03 Find the returnLook for "RTP" or "theoretical return". 96.28% is the top configuration we have seen listed; 94.31% or 92.30% or 86.33% means the casino chose a lower one.
04 DecideThe same game with a higher return is often available at another casino. The difference compounds every hour you play.
Questions

What people ask about this game.

The sources we read list 96.28%, 94.31%, 92.30%, 86.33%. Each is a configuration of the same game; the casino chooses which one runs.

25,000× the stake.

Medium. Higher volatility means longer dry runs between wins and bigger swings in a session.

Because a studio can ship several configurations and each casino chooses one. A review that quotes a single figure is quoting one configuration.

Sources

Where every figure on this page comes from.

  1. Hacksaw Gaming — official game pageRead · 5 Oct 2026
  2. BigWinBoardResearch source, not linked · 5 Oct 2026
  3. SlotCatalogResearch source, not linked · 5 Oct 2026

Velven links only to studios, regulators and neutral sources. Databases and review sites we read for research are named here and never linked. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

In full

The verdict.

Arizona James and The Lost Relics is a medium-volatility Hacksaw Gaming game released in August 2026, with a 6×5 layout and a maximum win of 25,000× the stake. The sources we read list 96.28%, 94.31%, 92.30%, 86.33% — the same game, set to return less at some casinos than at others. At a €0.50 stake and 500 spins an hour, the lowest configuration costs about €24.88 more per hour than the highest. The sources agree on the figures shown.Open the game rules before you play and check the return printed there.

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