What is the RTP of Sand and Ashes?

Sand and Ashes is published with an RTP of 96.27%. We hold the studio page stating it, and it is linked from this page.

Does Sand and Ashes have a bonus buy?

Yes. Sand and Ashes lets you buy the feature directly.

Can I play Sand and Ashes for free?

Yes. The free demo of Sand and Ashes opens on the studio's own page, without an account and without a deposit.

Where can I play Sand and Ashes?

15 of our partner casinos carry this studio's games; they are listed above on this page. A brand-new release may stay exclusive to one operator for a few weeks.

Sand and Ashes

Hacksaw Gaming · released 2026

Inside the game

Captured in the studio's own free demo on 11 September 2026. Nothing below is taken from a press release or another site — it is what the game shows when you open it.

The base game — Sand and Ashes — The base gameFive reels over five rows, played on paylines, in a carved stone frame topped by the title in blue and gold. Two figures flank the grid without being part of it: the red-eyed mummy standing on the left and, resting on the sand to the right, the blue scarab the Wild is named after. The yellow BUY BONUS button sits bottom left, at a demo bet of €2.00.

Game rules, page 1 — Sand and Ashes — Game rules, page 1The panel spells the grid out, then shows the Wild Scarab: the blue beetle on a white ground, crowned with a red disc reading "2X" here, the smallest of the nine possible values, which run up to 200x. Those values are additive — several scarabs on the same line add together before being applied — and every scarab that lands triggers a respin.

Game rules, page 2 — Sand and Ashes — Game rules, page 2The two respin modifiers oppose each other point for point: the Firestorm adds a value, 1x to 100x, to every scarab already in place, and the page caps that climb at 999x; the Sandstorm leaves values alone but nudges every scarab one reel to the left — except those already on the first reel or blocked by a neighbour. The two can never happen in the same respin.

Game rules, page 3 — Sand and Ashes — Game rules, page 3The trigger is counted in the artwork: the scatter, a golden Eye of Horus marked FS, is drawn in fours for Storming Sphinx, against threes for Desert Fury on the previous page. The second bonus changes the respin rule — there are none left, but storms can rise on every free spin, and the scarabs stay on the grid to the end.

Game rules, page 4 — Sand and Ashes — Game rules, page 4The paytable at the €2.00 bet in play. The game carries only four royals — J, Q, K and A, with no 10 — and they all pay exactly alike, 2.00 for five. The four deities split into two levels: Sobek and Anubis at 10.00, Horus and the pharaoh at 20.00, twice as much.

Special symbols — Sand and Ashes — Special symbolsThe Wild Scarab closes the paytable on a single tier, five of a kind for 20.00, level with the pharaoh. Below, "The number of possible lines in this game is 19", and the diagrams do come to nineteen: eight, eight, then three. A quiet restriction comes just before: in the base game and in Desert Fury, a scarab and a scatter can never be on the grid at the same time.

Bonus buy — Sand and Ashes — Bonus buyThe last three line diagrams close the set at the top of the page, then come the RTPs of the purchased modes: 96.2% on BonusHunt FeatureSpins™ — the lowest — 96.26% on Pharaoh Phrenzy, 96.28% for Desert Fury and 96.34% for Storming Sphinx. The page notes that no scatter can land in Pharaoh Phrenzy mode.

Spin — Sand and Ashes — SpinThe winnings rules page. The ceiling is stated here — 10,000 times the bet — with its consequence: once reached, the round ends on the spot and any remaining free spins or bonus features are discarded. Below, the free spins display, where the spin win and the running total of the series sit in two separate fields.

Game rules, page 8 — Sand and Ashes — Game rules, page 8The tail end of the panel: Advanced Autoplay and its three limits — number of rounds, session loss, single win — Turbo, then the keybinds list, among them SHIFT + 1/2/3/4, which jumps straight to a bonus buy confirmation, and SHIFT + F1 to F4 for the FeatureSpins™ one.

Game rules, page 9 — Sand and Ashes — Game rules, page 9The very last screen of the panel, differing from the previous one by only a few scrolled lines: the end of the keybinds, History, the general terms, then in tiny print the version stamps — rules generated 20 April 2026, game version 1.0.0, server version 2.0.317 — and the link to the studio's site, the only clickable item.

Buying the feature — Sand and Ashes — Buying the featureThe buy screen, at the €2.00 bet shown up top: two orange cards marked ACTIVATE — BonusHunt FeatureSpins™ at €6.00 and Pharaoh Phrenzy FeatureSpins™ at €100.00 — and two green cards marked BUY, Desert Fury at €200.00 and Storming Sphinx at €400.00. The second card's thumbnail shows a "200x" scarab beside a "2+": it guarantees at least two scarabs per spin.

Try it for free

The studio's own free demo, played here — no account, no money, the same maths as the real game.

Open the demo on Hacksaw Gaming’s site

Where to play Sand and Ashes

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Everything we know about this game

The RTP of Sand and Ashes

Sand and Ashes is published with an RTP of 96.27%.

The figure comes from hacksawgaming.com, and the page is linked above so you can check it yourself.

Volatility

Hacksaw Gaming states a medium volatility for Sand and Ashes. Studios measure volatility on their own scales, so we report what the studio says rather than converting it to a scale of our own.

Maximum win

The ceiling announced for Sand and Ashes is 10,000x the total stake. A maximum win is a cap, not an expectation: it is the largest payout the game can produce, reached by a combination that the mathematics make rare.

How Sand and Ashes is built

The game runs on a 5x5 grid, 19 paylines. Its mechanics are: Wild Scarab Multipliers x200, Firestorm Modifier, Sandstorm Modifier, Respins, Free Spins. A bonus buy is available. Sand and Ashes was released by Hacksaw Gaming in 2026.

What we checked

The 11 screenshots on this page were taken in the studio's own demo on 11 September 2026, not copied from another site. The figures above are read from those screens.

15 of our partner casinos carry this studio's games. We list where Sand and Ashes can be played; we do not rank the operators by what they pay us.

Frequently asked questions

What is the RTP of Sand and Ashes?: Sand and Ashes is published with an RTP of 96.27%. We hold the studio page stating it, and it is linked from this page.
What is the maximum win on Sand and Ashes?: The ceiling announced for Sand and Ashes is 10,000x the total stake.
Does Sand and Ashes have a bonus buy?: Yes. Sand and Ashes lets you buy the feature directly.
How volatile is Sand and Ashes?: Hacksaw Gaming states a medium volatility for Sand and Ashes.
Can I play Sand and Ashes for free?: Yes. The free demo of Sand and Ashes opens on the studio's own page, without an account and without a deposit.
Where can I play Sand and Ashes?: 15 of our partner casinos carry this studio's games; they are listed above on this page. A brand-new release may stay exclusive to one operator for a few weeks.

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