Dead by Noon
Slots · Released July 23, 2026
96.27% is within a hundredth of Hacksaw's median, and the 10,000x ceiling is modest for a very high volatility game, which is an unusual pairing: harsh distribution without the large top prize that normally justifies it. The 5x4 grid is compact. It shares nothing but a western setting with Dead Man's Trail Dream Drop, which returns 94% and reaches 30,000x.
Dead by Noon at a glance
96.27%
RTP
Very high
Volatility
10,000x
Max win
5x4
Grid
Paylines
Pays by
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Virtual credits only, nothing wagered.
Where to play for real money
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How Dead by Noon pays
The game runs on 5 reels of 4 rows, 20 positions in total.
Dead by Noon is rated very high volatility. Against the 28 Hacksaw Gaming titles here, its 96.27% return runs 0.01 points below their 96.275% median, and the 10,000x ceiling is close to their 11,250x median.
The ceiling is 10,000x the stake, so a $1 spin caps at $10,000.
It is the 41st of 55 2026 releases from Hacksaw Gaming that we track, following Rage of Egypt.
Hacksaw Gaming has no public page for Dead by Noon; what it does list is in its own catalogue at hacksawgaming.com.
What Dead by Noon actually does
Dead by Noon pays by paylines across a 5x4 grid, the format on 88 of the 221 games in this catalogue.
The published ceiling of 10,000x is reached by compounding: paying symbols clear, the gaps refill and the multiplier carries across the chain instead of resetting between drops.
Buy Bonus shortens the wait at a higher stake. That widens the swing on a very high-volatility game without moving the 96.27% return, and several regulated markets switch the option off entirely.
| Mechanic | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tumble | Winning symbols vanish and refill |
| Multiplier | Multiplies the win it applies to |
| Wild | Substitutes for regular symbols |
| Scatter | Pays or triggers from anywhere |
| Free Spins | Spins awarded without a stake |
| Buy Bonus | Pay to enter the bonus round |
Setting and presentation
Western. Frontier towns, outlaws and saloons, with bonus rounds often built around a shootout or a chase.
Games like Dead by Noon
| Game | Provider | RTP | Volatility | Max win | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Prechaun | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.28% | very-high | 15,000x | 2026-07-16 |
| Le Cowboy | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.28% | medium | 25,000x | 2025-11-06 |
| Duel at Dawn | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.3% | high | 15,000x | 2024-11-21 |
| Chaos Crew 2 | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.27% | very-high | 20,000x | 2023-09-28 |
| Supreme Zeus | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.39% | very-high | 12,500x | 2026-07-30 |
| SixSixSix | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.15% | very-high | 16,666x | 2024-07-18 |
Le Prechaun is the nearest match of the 6: they share Tumble, Multiplier and Wild, and it runs 96.28% against its 96.27%.
4 of the 6 published returns above beat 96.27%, topped by Supreme Zeus at 96.39%, and SixSixSix sits lowest at 96.15%.
Its 10,000x ceiling is well under the 15,000x middle of that set, where Le Cowboy reaches 25,000x.
4 of the 6 rated games there share its very-high volatility; Le Cowboy is the exception at medium.
1 of them are newer than it, and it landed 34 months after Chaos Crew 2.
Every one of them carries Multiplier, Buy Bonus as well.
Dead by Noon questions
Why is Dead by Noon very high volatility with only a 10,000x ceiling?
The rating reflects how the return is spread, not how large the top prize is. Here the variance comes from concentrating value in the feature round rather than from an extreme ceiling, so dry spells are long even though the maximum is moderate.
Is it related to Dead Man's Trail Dream Drop?
Only by theme. Dead Man's Trail returns 94% with a 30,000x ceiling and a jackpot mechanic; Dead by Noon returns 96.27% with 10,000x and no jackpot. Different studios' conventions, different maths.
What is the RTP of Dead by Noon?
96.27%, published by Hacksaw Gaming. That is 0.01 points below the 96.28% median of the other 27 Hacksaw Gaming games with a page here. Against the 220 published returns across the whole catalogue it is 0.07 points above the 96.2% median.
Can I play Dead by Noon for free?
Yes. The build above is the one Hacksaw Gaming ships, at the same 96.27% return and the same 10,000x ceiling; only the credits are virtual, and there is no deposit or signup. It runs the same 5 reels of 4 rows, 20 positions in total as the paid build.
What is the maximum win on Dead by Noon?
The ceiling is 10,000x the stake, so a $1 spin caps at $10,000. The other 27 Hacksaw Gaming games published here sit at a 12,500x median. Across the 219 published ceilings the median is 10,000x, and 91 of them reach further than this one, while 47 stop at the same figure.
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Written by Tasho Tashev
Slots & Crypto-Casino Editorial Author