Fighter Pit: Slot Overview
If there’s any studio you’d expect to throw off the office attire and head to a dingy underground fight club after hours, it’s probably Hacksaw Gaming. With its long-running obsession with VS-style combat slots and gritty beat ‘em ups, the developer has practically made bare-knuckle brawling part of its brand. Now, it’s back at it again with Fighter Pit—a street-fighting, retro-themed slot that builds on the mechanics of 2024’s Fists of Destruction, adding new flair while sticking close to the winning formula.
Styled like an old-school arcade cabinet, Fighter Pit is housed in a metallic frame, complete with chunky buttons and a directional pad, giving off pure 90s console nostalgia. Flanking the grid are two fighters—one from the Red Team, one from the Green Team—ready to throw down. While it might look like you’re gearing up to choose your character à la Street Fighter, selecting a fighter is purely cosmetic and has no impact on gameplay.
So, choose your champion, hit start, and get ready to throw punches and trigger chaos—Hacksaw-style.
Reels, Stakes & Symbols
Whether you throw a punch, jab, or just lightly tap the spin button, Fighter Pit leaps into action on a 5×4 reel grid with 14 fixed paylines. Wins are scored for three or more matching symbols, starting from the leftmost reel. Players can enter the ring with bets ranging from €/$0.10 to €/$100 per spin, while the game’s medium-high volatility packs a fair amount of risk—and reward. The top RTP sits at 96.3%, and the maximum win is available in any mode, no matter how you play.
Symbol-wise, Fighter Pit keeps things flashy and fast:
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Low pays: Chrome-finished 10 to A card ranks, awarding 2x the bet for five of a kind
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High pays: Four unique fighter characters, paying 5x to 10x the bet for five on a line
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Wilds: Substitutes for any regular symbol and pays 10x the stake for a full line
Bonus Features & Multiplier Mayhem
Fighter Pit doesn’t just throw punches—it delivers a full-on feature brawl, complete with Wild Fist Reels, team-based Showdown bonus rounds, an amped-up Ultimate Showdown, and a range of bonus buy options for instant action.
🥊 Wild Fist Reels
When a Fist symbol lands, it can expand upward into a Wild Fist Reel, covering all positions above it—but only if the expanded reel will form a win. These Wild Fist Reels:
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Substitute for all regular symbols
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Come in Red or Green, tied to their respective teams
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Gain a multiplier (x2 to x200) if they punch through an opposing team’s Fighter symbol or a wild
Multipliers apply to all winning combinations that include the Wild Fist Reel.
🔥 Showdown Bonus
Trigger the Showdown by landing 3 FS scatters, awarding 10 free spins.
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Base game mechanics carry over
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Each team begins at Victory Level 3+
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When a Fist hits an opposing Fighter or Wild, the Fist’s team gains +1 Victory Point
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At 3 Victory Points, the team earns a Victory Level Up and an Epic Drop respin, guaranteeing:
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3+ Fists at Victory Level 3+
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4+ Fists at Level 4+
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5+ Fists at Level 5+
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Epic Drop fists are always from the winning team, but don’t count toward future level-ups
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Land 2 or 3 FS scatters during the bonus to gain +2 or +4 extra spins, respectively
💥 Ultimate Showdown
Landing 4 FS scatters triggers 10 Ultimate Showdown spins, which operate just like the regular Showdown—but with both teams starting at an elevated Victory Level 4+, increasing the chaos right out of the gate.
🛒 Bonus Buys
Feeling impatient? Buy your way into the fight:
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BonusHunt FeatureSpins (3x bet) – Increases bonus game trigger chance by 5x
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Throwing Punches Spins (50x) – Guarantees at least 3 Fist symbols
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Epic Drop Spins (150x) – Guarantees at least 4 Fist symbols
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Showdown Bonus (100x) – Jump straight into 10 Showdown spins
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Ultimate Showdown (250x) – Unlock the maximum volatility mode with 10 Ultimate Showdown spins
Fighter Pit: Slot Verdict
On a quick aside, it’s worth noting that Hacksaw Gaming’s reskin tally is slowly inching upward. That’s not necessarily a scolding—it hasn’t hit oversaturation territory yet—but it’s hard to ignore the trend. Once known for relentlessly pushing out fresh concepts, the studio has developed a tendency to repackage successful mechanics in new wrappers. Fighter Pit is a prime example—an enjoyable slot, but one that largely rehashes the formula already delivered in Fists of Destruction.
That said, the visual upgrade is slick. Swapping out the gritty street scene for a neon-lit retro arcade vibe gives Fighter Pit a cool, stylized edge. The cast of fighters may be unfamiliar, but the aesthetic shift helps set the tone. Underneath the cosmetic makeover, though, the gameplay hits familiar beats. Wild Fist Reels and their potential to rack up multipliers by punching through enemies or wilds still bring high-octane moments—when they land right. Landing a Fist near the bottom of a reel can be thrilling, while getting one near the top feels more like a glancing jab than a knockout blow.
The Showdown and Ultimate Showdown rounds enhance the setup with Victory Levels and Epic Drops, injecting an element of progression that makes the free spins more dynamic. With the potential to escalate the action and multiply wins significantly, Fighter Pit definitely has the muscle to reach its 10,000x max win cap—in any phase of the game.
Still, for all its energy and flair, it’s tough to shake the feeling that Fighter Pit exists more to refresh a previous hit than to break new ground. Fun? Yes. Slick? Absolutely. But for those keeping score, this round might feel like a rematch more than a brand-new fight.