pragmatic play vs hacksaw - which one actually hits better at crypto casinos?

Pragmatic Play have lots of different tournaments and for that reason, multiple crypto casinos promote them a bit extra.

While Pragmatic Play has slightly higher average RTP than Hacksaw Gaming, the difference is actually very small. For Pragmatic, it's 96.39% RTP in average versus 96.32% for Hacksaw. The highest RTP game from Pragmatic Play is called The Catfather and comes with 98.10% RTP. Le Vampire comes in close behind with 97.57% RTP. It's worth to notice that Pragmatic Play have many different volatility levels, while Hacksaw is well known for mainly high volatility games.

Warning: You need to check the RTP's manually on each casino, since Pragmatic Play allow RTP configuration. For instance, some casinos give only 86.27% RTP instead of the maximum 97.57%. There is usually an information or game rules box inside the game that you have to check before playing.

There been some private complaints about Pragmatic Play paying out too much to new players. I'm not sure if it's true or not. It might be due to the fact that Pragmatic currently allow players to use card counting tools when playing. You can basically count all tables on Pragmatic Play Live automatically. Hacksaw focus mainly on slots so it's a different game, and harder to win IMHO.

Hacksaw variance is real, i've had sessions on Chaos Crew where nothing happens for like 40 spins then it just goes off. had a 0.03 ETH buy-in turn into 0.11 on that one a while back. PP just doesn't do that to me, it's more like slow bleed or slow grind up, rarely that sudden spike feeling.

tbh i think PP being everywhere actually works against it - you get so much playtime on those titles that you remember every bad session. hacksaw you play less often so the good hits stick out more in your head. might be skewing how both of us are reading it lol

Yeah the "where did that come from" thing is exactly it with Hacksaw. had that same feeling with Chaos Crew last month on BC.Game, put in 0.015 BTC expecting nothing special and it just randomly went off during the base game. PP never really does that for me anymore, feels like the variance is just too predictable.

also worth trying Nolimit City if you haven't, similar energy to Hacksaw imo. East Coast vs West Coast on Stake had me up 0.04 ETH off a small stake before i even triggered the bonus properly.

The availability thing OP mentioned is actually what pushed me toward Cloudbet for slots - BC.Game has decent PP coverage but Hacksaw is hit or miss depending on when you check. had sessions where i'd go looking for Chaos Crew and it just wasn't there, which is annoying when you're in a specific mood for that kind of variance. now i check game library before i even think about depositing somewhere new.

the PP everywhere thing cuts both ways imo - yeah you can find it on literally any site but that also means the RTP settings vary a lot by casino. had a session on Sweet Bonanza at BC.Game that felt completely dead compared to the same game on a different site. Hacksaw at least feels more consistent wherever i play it

Wanted Dead or a Wild is probably my most-played Hacksaw title and the OP's run on it (0.02 to 0.09) is pretty typical of how swingy it gets - i've had it go completely cold for 30+ spins then drop a massive one out of nowhere. PP just doesn't really do that, it grinds you down slower which honestly can feel worse

late to this thread but glad i found it. been saying the same thing about Hacksaw for a while - it's not that PP is bad, it's just that the hits feel more mechanical somehow. like you can almost predict the rhythm. Hacksaw slots actually surprise you.

had a session on Stick 'Em at Stake maybe 3 weeks ago, put in 0.018 BTC and it just kind of quietly built up to 0.07 over like an hour without any single massive hit. no "OMG moment" but the variance just kept giving. PP on the same night felt flat by comparison even though i was on a similar stake.

the RTP config point someone mentioned upthread is real though - same game, different casino, different feel. worth testing on smaller buys before you commit.