28Fishin' Frenzy
10Gates of Olympus
10Sweet Bonanza
6Sugar Rush
284Megaways
248Jackpot
27Bell Link
77Dice
428Animal
370Asian
270Egyptian
319Horror
206Christmas
159Adventure
154Fishing
167Gems & Diamonds
124Dragon
125Irish
118Gods & Mythology
214Magic
93Joker
76Wild West
128Pirate
54Book of
64Aztec
48Vegas
36Buffalo
24Viking
38Space
The Supernova Shooting Stars demo is Hacksaw Gaming doing something it almost never does: a conventional nine-line payline slot on a 5×3 grid, rated 3 out of 5 for volatility, with a ceiling of 5,000× the bet. For a studio whose name is attached to 20,666× and 15,000× games, that is a modest specification, and it is worth saying up front that the early critical reception has been poor — BigWinBoard scored it 4 out of 10. What the game does have is a genuinely good hit rate for the format, reported at 49.74%, and a Wild mechanic with a clean idea behind it: Star and Epic Star symbols spread along their reel, and anywhere they spread over an existing Wild that Wild becomes a multiplier worth up to 250×. The RTP is 96.26% on the default build, which is exactly Hacksaw’s house figure. The thing to check before playing is which build your operator has installed, because the studio prints four and the lowest is 86.25%.
- Free Demo
- At a Glance
- How It Plays
- Paytable
- Features
- Compare
- RTP & Max Win
- Bets & Bankroll
- Tips
- Where to Play
- FAQ
- Verdict
Play the Supernova Shooting Stars demo free
The demo above runs the full game on play credits — the same spreading Star Wilds, the same 250× Star Multipliers and both bonus games. No account, no deposit, no download. This demo is part of our EGT demo games library.
Supernova Shooting Stars slot at a glance
More on the figures above. The four RTP builds, the 5,000× ceiling, the 3/5 volatility rating, the Paylines win type, the 5×3 grid, the spreading Star and Epic Star rules, the 250× Star Multiplier value, both bonus games and the 5 November 2026 release date are from Hacksaw Gaming’s own specification page for this title. Hacksaw does not publish a payline count; the figure of 9, the 49.74% hit frequency, the 0.10 to 200 bet range and the five feature-buy prices are from BigWinBoard. One listing additionally quotes separate RTPs for individual buy modes, naming a mode that does not appear on any published buy menu; that is carried by a single source and is not stated as fact here. Comparison figures for other Hacksaw titles are taken from our own published reviews of them.
How the game plays
Nine paylines run across five reels and three rows. Hacksaw gives the win type as Paylines but does not print the count anywhere on its specification page; the figure of nine comes from BigWinBoard and matches the studio’s two other 5×3 games. The whole game turns on two symbols. Star and Epic Star both act as Wilds, substituting for everything else in the paytable once they land. What makes them different from an ordinary Wild is that they spread — but only on a condition the studio states precisely: the Star, or any symbol it has already transformed, has to be part of at least one winning combination. A Star that lands in a dead position does nothing at all. When a Star does spread it fills downwards to the bottom of its reel, turning every position it passes into another Star. An Epic Star spreads both ways and covers the entire reel. The payoff sits in the overlap: when a spreading Star passes over a Wild symbol already on the reels, that Wild converts into a Star or Epic Star Multiplier worth up to 250×, and the multiplier applies to every win the symbol is part of.
The story behind the game
Hacksaw released this on 5 November 2026, two days after Le Clubber, and the pair sit at opposite ends of what the studio builds. Le Clubber is a 6×5 cluster game on the coin-collection engine from Le Vampire, with a 10,000× ceiling. This is a nine-line payline machine with a 5,000× ceiling and no series behind it at all. Hacksaw built its reputation on extremes — Epic SixSixSix at 20,666×, Fist of Destruction Megamultiplier at 15,000×, Le Vampire at 15,000× and 97.57% — and on mechanics that do not look like anybody else’s. A straight payline slot rated medium volatility is a deliberate step away from that, and it is the second time in 2026 the studio has taken it; the 5×3 Hold & Win pair, 3 Adventures of Alice and The Jade Path, did the same thing in October with 2,500× ceilings. Whether that broadening is welcome depends on what you came to Hacksaw for.
Symbols and paytable
Everything below is from Hacksaw Gaming’s own specification page unless marked, with the sourcing noted at the end.
| Grid | 5 reels, 3 rows |
|---|---|
| Win type | Paylines — Hacksaw prints no count |
| Paylines | 9 (BigWinBoard, not the studio) |
| RTP builds | 96.26% / 94.32% / 92.28% / 86.25% |
| Volatility | 3 / 5 |
| Maximum win | 5,000× total bet |
| Star Multiplier | up to 250× |
| Wilds | Star and Epic Star, substituting for all paytable symbols |
| Star spread | downwards, to the bottom of its reel |
| Epic Star spread | upwards and downwards, the whole reel |
| Spread condition | the symbol must be part of a winning combination |
| Rain of Light | 3 FS Bonus → 8 free spins |
| Starstruck | 4 FS Bonus → 10 free spins |
| Hit frequency | 49.74% (BigWinBoard) |
| Bet range | 0.10 to 200 (BigWinBoard) |
| Released | 5 November 2026 |
| Jackpot | none |
Two things on that table are not the studio’s. Hacksaw gives the win type as Paylines and stops there, so the count of nine, the hit frequency and the bet range are BigWinBoard’s. Everything else — including all four RTP builds, which the studio prints openly in one line — is Hacksaw’s own. The gap worth naming is what the studio does not say about multipliers: whether two Star Multipliers landing on the same payline combine or apply separately. On a game whose ceiling is twenty times its largest published multiplier, that is the arithmetic a player would most want.
Bonus features and free spins
Stars that only spread when they are already paying
This is the rule that defines the game and it is easy to miss. A Star or Epic Star does not spread on landing — it spreads only if that symbol, or a symbol it has transformed, forms part of at least one winning combination. A Star in a dead position is just a Wild. It means the feature compounds existing wins rather than creating them from nothing, which is a large part of why the game is rated 3 out of 5 rather than higher.
Epic Stars take the whole reel
An ordinary Star spreads downwards to the bottom of its reel. An Epic Star spreads both up and down and covers the reel entirely. On a three-row grid the practical difference is smaller than it sounds — a Star landing on the top row already reaches the bottom — so the Epic Star earns its name mainly when it lands low, and in the Starstruck bonus where one is guaranteed every spin.
250× multipliers, made out of Wilds
When a spreading Star passes over a Wild already on the reels, that Wild becomes a Star Multiplier worth up to 250×, applied to every win the symbol is part of. It is a neat piece of design: the multiplier is not a separate symbol to wait for but a by-product of two things the game is already doing. Hacksaw does not publish the distribution of those values, or what happens when two land together.
Two bonus games, eight and ten spins
Rain of Light comes from three FS Bonus symbols and gives 8 free spins with at least one Star or Epic Star guaranteed every spin. Starstruck comes from four and gives 10 free spins with an Epic Star guaranteed every spin. Both are short, and the guarantee is the whole value — the round is built to keep the spread condition satisfiable rather than to run long.
Five ways to buy in
BigWinBoard lists BonusHunt FeatureSpins at 3×, Astral FeatureSpins at 50×, Starlight FeatureSpins at 100×, Rain of Light at 50× and Starstruck at 200× the bet. Five routes is generous. Hacksaw publishes no return figure for any of them, and the prices are the reviewer’s rather than the studio’s.
- A 49.74% hit frequency is high for a nine-line game — roughly one paying spin in two, against 32.47% on Le Clubber.
- Hacksaw publishes all four RTP builds openly, including the 86.25% floor, which many studios bury or omit entirely.
- The spread condition is stated precisely, down to transformed symbols counting toward it — a level of detail most specification pages never reach.
- The multiplier mechanic is elegant: multipliers are made out of Wilds the spread passes over, rather than being a separate symbol to wait for.
- Five feature-buy routes, from a 3× BonusHunt up to a 200× Starstruck.
- 96.26% on the default build is Hacksaw’s standard figure and sits level with 3 Adventures of Alice.
- 5,000× is low for this studio. Only the three 2,500× Hold & Win titles sit below it among the twelve Hacksaw games reviewed here; four others reach 10,000× and one reaches 20,666×.
- The early critical reception is poor — BigWinBoard rated it 4 out of 10 and called the verdict generally unfavourable.
- The 86.25% build is ten points below the default, and the four figures are printed in one line with no indication of which operator setting each belongs to.
- Hacksaw publishes no payline count, so the nine on this page is a third party’s figure rather than the studio’s.
- What happens when two Star Multipliers land together is not published, which is the one calculation the 5,000× ceiling depends on.
- There is no series, no collection meter and no progression — two short bonus rounds and a spreading Wild is the whole game.
How Supernova Shooting Stars compares
Against Hacksaw’s other 5×3 nine-line games, its most recent release, and the far end of the studio’s own range.
| Game | RTP | Volatility | Top pay | Paylines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supernova Shooting Stars | 96.26% | Medium (3/5) | 5,000× total bet | 9 |
| 3 Adventures of Alice Hold & Win | 96.26% | Medium (3/5) | 2,500× total bet | 9 |
| The Jade Path Hold & Win | 96.19% | Medium (3/5) | 2,500× total bet | 9 |
| Le Clubber | 96.34% | Medium (3/5) | 10,000× total bet | Cluster pays |
| Epic SixSixSix | 96.27% | High (5/5) | 20,666× total bet | Paylines |
The table makes the case for the game and against it at once. Among Hacksaw’s 5×3 nine-line titles this is clearly the best of the three: the same 96.26% as 3 Adventures of Alice, the same medium rating, and double the ceiling of either Hold & Win game. Set against the studio’s own headline releases it is a long way back — Le Clubber returns slightly more and pays twice as much at the top, and Epic SixSixSix reaches more than four times as far. Every one of these games sits inside a tenth of a point of 96.26% on RTP, which is the useful thing to notice: at this studio the percentage is close to fixed and the ceiling is where the games actually differ.
Supernova Shooting Stars RTP, volatility and max win
Supernova Shooting Stars is published at more than one RTP. Four builds, all four printed on Hacksaw’s own specification page in one line and without labels saying which operator setting each belongs to. The spread from top to bottom is 10.01 points, which is ordinary for this studio rather than exceptional — Le Vampire runs 97.57% down to 86.27% — but it is the reason the in-game information screen is worth opening wherever you play. A 96.26% game and an 86.25% game look identical on the reels.
| 96.26% | the default, and the build every listing quotes |
|---|---|
| 94.32% | two points down |
| 92.28% | four points down |
| 86.25% | ten points down — printed by the studio itself |
96.26% is the default build and the figure every listing quotes. It is Hacksaw’s house number almost exactly — of the twelve games from this studio reviewed here, eight sit between 96.19% and 96.34%, and this one lands in the middle of that band, level with 3 Adventures of Alice. Against the wider archive it is unremarkable: a little under the 96.28% median across the 240 reviews on this site. The part that matters more is that 96.26% is not the only build. Hacksaw prints four on its own page — 96.26%, 94.32%, 92.28% and 86.25% — in a single line, with no labels explaining which operator setting each one belongs to. The spread is 10.01 points. That is not unusual for this studio or this industry; Le Vampire runs from 97.57% down to 86.27%, and several Play’n GO games in this archive span a full twelve points. But ordinary is not the same as harmless. An operator chooses the build, the reels look identical either way, and the difference between the top and bottom settings here is larger than the entire gap between the best and worst games most studios ship. The in-game information screen is the only place the installed figure appears. The 3-out-of-5 volatility is Hacksaw’s own rating, and the structure supports it: a 49.74% hit frequency means roughly one paying spin in two, and the spread mechanic compounds wins that already exist rather than conjuring them, so the game pays often and rarely enormously. The 5,000× ceiling is the studio’s published maximum and a modest one by its own standards. Worth doing the arithmetic: the largest published multiplier is 250×, so the ceiling is twenty of those — and because Hacksaw does not say whether two Star Multipliers on one line combine or apply separately, the route to the top is the one part of this game the studio leaves undocumented.
Bets, bankroll and session planning
BigWinBoard lists the bet range as 0.10 to 200 per spin; Hacksaw publishes no range on its own page, so treat that as a reviewer’s figure rather than a studio one. The five feature-buy prices come from the same source: 3×, 50×, 100×, 50× and 200× the bet for BonusHunt, Astral, Starlight, Rain of Light and Starstruck respectively.
Playing on mobile
The demo above runs in a phone browser with no app and no download. A 5×3 grid on nine lines is the easiest layout to read on a small screen, and this game is considerably less busy on a phone than the studio’s 6×5 cluster titles.
Five things to know before you spin
- A Star only spreads if it is already part of a win. This is the rule the whole game hangs on, and it is stated clearly by Hacksaw — a Star in a dead position stays an ordinary Wild.
- Check which RTP build your operator installed. Hacksaw publishes four, from 96.26% down to 86.25%, and only the in-game information screen says which one you are playing.
- Multipliers come from Wilds, not from the Stars themselves. The 250× appears where a spreading Star passes over a Wild already on the reels.
- An Epic Star is worth most when it lands low. On three rows a high Star already reaches the bottom, so the two-way spread only adds reach from the lower positions.
- The two bonus rounds are short. Eight and ten spins, with their value in the guaranteed Star on every spin rather than in the length of the round.
- 5,000× is this game’s ceiling, not the studio’s. Most Hacksaw titles reviewed here reach 10,000× or more, so do not carry expectations across from them.
Where to play Supernova Shooting Stars for real money
The demo above needs no account. The listings below are for players who have tried it and want the real-money version, and every one of them carries Hacksaw Gaming.
iWild’s 9.8-rated twin with a bigger welcome package and ten days to clear it.
Esports veteran since 2016 carrying both Amusnet and EGT Digital.
The only casino we list with zero unfair clauses in its terms.
Compare all 13 operators on our casino bonuses page. 18+, terms apply — read the review before you deposit anywhere.
Who this slot is for
For players who want Hacksaw’s art and symbol design on something that pays regularly rather than rarely. The near-50% hit frequency and the 3-out-of-5 rating make it one of the studio’s steadier games. Anyone who comes to Hacksaw for the ceilings should look at Epic SixSixSix or Le Vampire instead — this one tops out at a quarter of the first and a third of the second.
Supernova Shooting Stars demo and slot FAQ
Can I play the Supernova Shooting Stars demo for free?
What is the RTP?
What is the maximum win?
How volatile is it?
How do the Star and Epic Star wilds work?
Where do the 250× multipliers come from?
What are the two bonus games?
How many paylines does it have?
Our verdict on Supernova Shooting Stars
Hacksaw playing it straight — and a 5,000× ceiling that shows what that costs
Hacksaw Gaming built its name on games that do not look like anyone else’s and pay like almost nothing else: Epic SixSixSix at 20,666×, Le Vampire at 15,000× and 97.57%, cluster and scatter engines that other studios then copied. Supernova Shooting Stars is a nine-line payline slot on a 5×3 grid, rated 3 out of 5, with a 5,000× ceiling and two short bonus rounds. Taken on its own it is a competent, good-looking game with one genuinely clever idea in it — the Stars only spread when they are already part of a win, and the multipliers are made out of Wilds the spread happens to cross, so the feature builds on what the reels have already done rather than arriving from outside. The near-50% hit frequency is real and it makes the game pleasant to sit with. Taken as a Hacksaw release it is a disappointment, and the early critical response says so plainly: BigWinBoard gave it 4 out of 10. The ceiling is the crux. Of the twelve games from this studio reviewed here only the three 2,500× Hold & Win titles aim lower, and this one is being sold on a mechanic whose largest published multiplier is 250× — a twentieth of the maximum — without the studio saying how two of those interact. Then there is the RTP ladder. Hacksaw deserves credit for printing all four builds openly, including the 86.25% floor that other studios would simply omit, but printing them unlabelled in a single line means the only way to know what you are actually playing is to open the information screen yourself. On the 96.26% build this is a fair game with a modest top end. On the 86.25% build it is something else entirely, and nothing on the reels would tell you which one you had.
Similar Hacksaw Gaming slots
Hacksaw’s other 5×3 nine-line games, its most recent release, and the far end of its range — all reviewed here.
Or browse every game we have rated in our free slots hub, where all 10,000+ demos are playable without signing up.
Play responsibly — 18+.