Wishbringer

Wishbringer Review

Welcome to my Wishbringer slot review dedicated to a game by the innovative iGaming supplier Hacksaw Gaming. The title is about to pop up in the first days of April, according to the provider's schedule. It is the first genie-themed slot crafted by the studio and comes with sophisticated mechanics and a high win potential.

Hacksaw Gaming has paved its path in the last several years by revealing creatively developed slots with twisted themes. Pretty much everything is warped and modified in a darker manner, but Wishbringer is not. This fairly popular theme is now brought with the help of a smiling genie floating in the air on the grid's right side.

The provider has selected an interesting layout and payout system - 6x4 matrix with Multiway mechanics. Each spin generates 4,096 ways to win, and symbols pay for combinations starting from the leftmost reel and continuing to the right on adjacent columns. There are no cascades here or sudden symbol transformations.

As you can imagine, Wishbringer comes with the full Hacksaw package in terms of technical features. An advanced Autoplay is available, as well as sound settings, Turbo, and Super Turbo modes. An interesting enhancement is that you can choose to activate these tools for the base game, for the bonus minigame, or for both. In addition, you'll find several bet boosters and bonus purchasing options in the Buy Bonus panel.

Wishbringer Slot - Reels Screen

Wishbringer operates in the Aladdin realm, and the famous character can be found on the reels, along with its beloved Jasmine. Or at least characters that look a lot like the fairy-tale couple. Symbols pay for 3, 4, 5, or 6 on an active way, with Jasmine on top, paying from 0.50x to 2x, and Aladdin following with 0.30x to 1.20x the bet (if we agree to call them these names)!

Daggers award the same prizes as the male character, while gold items and jewelry bring from 0.20x to 0.80x the bet. The low-paying stuff is the common poker card symbols from A to 10, paying between 0.10x and 0.50x the stake. Wishbringer himself is a wild symbol and substitutes for all the regulars. If lined up, it will also pay a prize worth 5x the bet!

The Wishbringer RTP ranges, and you can find up to 4 versions, with the highest one boasting a rate of 96.33%. The online slot is characterized by medium volatility, but my advice is to avoid the alternative variants anyway. They have rates of 94.22%, 92.27%, and 88.21%. Wishbringer has a Hit Frequency coefficient of 35%.

Bets vary from the low-roller €0.10 to a standard of €100 per spin. There are 29 stake levels in total to choose from, which is a nice prerequisite to deploying a betting strategy. Wishbringer pays up to a mouth-watering 10,000x the bet, and the max win is achievable during all stages of play!

Wishbringer Features

Wishbringer does not offer too many features, but each one has a significant payout potential. In addition to the Ways mechanic, a wild modifier is active during both game stages, as well as a bonus minigame. In the following lines, you can learn more about their characteristics and triggering ways.

Wild Cloud Rows

The Genie may land on any position across reels 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. It's a wild character, but also the trigger of the Wild Cloud Rows. Each Genie will blow to the left, spreading wilds and all symbol positions to cover the entire part of the row. If there are scatters on the way, they will remain active. Thus, you can cash out a massive payout and still trigger the bonus round!

Arabian Nights Bonus Game

The scatter symbols determine the number of wager-free rounds during the Free Spins bonus. You'll receive 5, 10, 20, or 40 rounds for 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters. During Arabian Nights, the chance of landing a genie is significantly increased, and you can earn extra free spins, 2 or 4, for landing 2 or 3 scatter symbols in view.

Wishbringer Slot – Free Spins Gameplay Screen

Buy Bonus

The menu is available beneath the grid in the lower left corner of your screen. It offers up to 4 possible options at the respective prices in the areas where the feature is permitted by market conditions. Below, you can find what is in the panel:

• BonusHunt FeatureSpins - 5x the bet - 10x the chance of triggering the bonus minigame (96.24% RTP)
• Genie's Wish FeatureSpins - 50x the bet - at least one Genie wild will land on reels 2 to 6 (96.29% RTP)
• Genie's Magic FeatureSpins - 200x the bet - at least one Genie wild will land on reels 4 to 6 (96.26% RTP)
• Arabian Nights Bonus - 110x the bet - enter the bonus with 10, 20, or 40 free spins (96.28% RTP)

Theme & Graphics

Wishbringer utilizes a Fantasy theme based on the One Thousand and One Nights folktales of the Middle East. The game comes with fairly good graphics, smooth animations, and nice Arabic melodies to spice up the gameplay even more. Overall, the game is solid in that regard and much better compared to others.

On the flip side, Hacksaw Gaming possesses a certain reputation and has reached near the top of slot development. Therefore, it must compete with itself most of the time, and the truth is that Wishbringer is far from what we have seen in the past. It's nice, yes, but the theme is ordinary, just like pretty much everything else.

For one thing, the slot is light, and you can flawlessly run it through any browser on any device. The mobile compatibility is sufficient, and you don't need to have the latest iPhone or Android smartphone to enjoy it. Still, I was expecting a little more in terms of visual presentation and concept.

Pros And Cons Of Wishbringer Slot

Our Verdict

Wishbringer would have been a nice addition to Hacksaw Gaming's impressive repertoire if it wasn't for the fact that we've seen such a performance already. Yes, the game is almost a full reskin of the 2024 Beam Boys, but with a volatility switch removed. All the rest - mechanics, wild rows, bonus minigame, etc., are identical, and that raises a few extra questions!

Hacksaw has never been into the development of filler slots or clones with changed themes and skins. That, in addition to the too-ordinary visual presentation of Wishbringer, seems like some of the managing staff has been replaced. Hopefully, that is not the new direction of the studio, as its glory has been achieved mainly on the opposite.

Moreover, it's rare to see a slot by the provider powered by ways-tow-in mechanics instead of paylines. Perhaps Evil Eyes is one of the finest examples of such mechanics, but it comes with much more immersive gameplay, although inspired by a horrifying scenario. Le Viking is one of the latest Ways-To-Win slots, released in January.

It's actually a third installment of the series based on the Smokey adventures after Le Bandit and Le Pharaoh. The first game features Cluster Pays, while the second - 19-line mechanics. So, Wishbringer can be a bringer of something else, too. I'll continue to watch the provider's performance in the slots scheduled after this one!