Dorks of the Deep Slot (Hacksaw Gaming)

The Dorks of the Deep slot is played on 5 reels, 4 rows and 14 fixed paylines. As with many slots that use paylines, winning combinations are formed when 3 or more identical symbols appear from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel and across any of the 14 paylines. Only the highest win per payline is awarded.

When it comes to bet options, you can play from 10p to £100 per spin: this is the standard bet range for Hacksaw Gaming slots. Use the arrows to change your bet accordingly. Outside the UK, there are Autoplay, Turbo and Super Turbo Mode functions.

The Dorks of the Deep RTP rate is 96.2% which is higher than the slots average of 96%. You may also come across 94.22% and 92.21% RTP settings so open the Paytable to check which version you’re playing. The demo above uses the highest RTP rate possible.

Rated as 3/5 on the volatility front (media), the hit frequency rate is 35.63% meaning a win will land every 2.8 spins on average. Finally, the Dorks of the Deep slot comes with 10,000 times bet max wins. With no max win probability information, it can be won in the base game and all bonus features.

Colourful and fun, the Dorks of the Deep slot is set underwater and has a Greek mythology theme (loosely). Based on a group of dorky denizens of the ocean depths, this cartoon-style game features an octopus, mermaid and Ocean King (who resembles Poseidon a little).

A long way away graphically from the likes of Hounds of Hell and Rise of Ymir, this tongue-in-cheek slot is more like Strength of Hercules or Le Viking. It’s like Hacksaw Gaming’s artists were on a SpongeBob Squarepants/The Little Mermaid movie marathon. Even the soundtrack sounds like The Little Mermaid’s Under the Sea song.

On the reels, you’ll come across bubble-wrapped A, K, Q, J and 10 royals. The higher-value symbols include pufferfish, sharks, turtles, mermaids and the Ocean King. Best paying is the Ocean King character who rewards you with 10 times your total bet for 5 in combination.

Dorks of the Deep also comes with several special symbols. First up is the Trident Wild symbol which substitutes for all paying symbols above. 5 Wilds across a payline pay 10 times your total bet.

Key to the action is the Treasure Chest symbol which expands into a wild reel when part of a win: it also unveils 1 of 3 characters which come with a different multiplier value (more on this below). Lastly, there is a FS Scatter symbol which is key triggering 1 of the 3 free spins features.

Dorks of the Deep Mobile

Hacksaw Gaming are a mobile-first slot provider so creates all its games with HTML5 technology. This means it’s compatible with mobile, tablet and desktop devices including iOS and Android smartphones.

The Dorks of the Deep slot comes with 6 bonus features. Central to the action are Treasure Chest symbols which expand to give you wild reels with a multiplier pertaining to 1 of 3 characters (worth up to 200x). There are 3 free spins features where Wild Reels remain in position for up to 3 free spins, multipliers are never from a lower character than revealed and 2 guaranteed Wild Reels on each free spin.

Expanding Wild Reels

The most important symbol is the Treasure Chest. When it lands, it expands to trigger the Expanding Wild Reels feature and expands into a Wild Reel. This only occurs if it would be part of a winning combination (once expanded).

The Expanded Wild Reel will then display 1 of the following characters: Octopus, Mermaid or Ocean King. Each character comes with different multiplier values:

• Octopus: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x or 9x multiplier
• Mermaid: 10x, 15x or 20x multiplier
• Ocean King: 25x, 50x, 100x or 200x multiplier

The character’s multiplier is applied to all wins involving the Wild Reel. If multiple Wild Reels are present on the reels, the multiplier values are added together and then applied to winning combinations. Finally, Treasure Chest symbols can land on all 5 reels.

Deep Blue Bonus Game

3 FS Scatter symbols landing simultaneously during a base game spin will trigger the Deep Blue Bonus Game feature. With 10 free spins awarded, the feature comes with Treasure Chest symbols which expand like in the base game. However, they always expand to become Wild Reels regardless if part of a win or not.

Each Wild Reel will have up to 3 lives meaning they will stay locked in position for up to 3 free spins (1 live = 1 free spin). Each sticky Wild Reel will benefit from a new random multiplier on each free spin: the values correspond to the character.

If at least 1 Wild Reel with 1 or more lives remains on the reel for the last free spin, you’ll activate the Last Chance feature. This guarantees more free spins until no Wild Reels have any lives remaining.

Furthermore, new Treasure Chest symbols can land which will result in new Wild Reels which can come with up to 3 lives. Finally, landing 2 or 3 FS Scatter symbols will award 2 or 4 extra free spins respectively (with no limits).

Down Under Bonus Game

If you see 4 FS Scatter symbols at the same time during a base game spin, you will activate the Down Under Bonus Game feature. With 10 free spins, it works like the Deep Blue Bonus Game feature.

However, the sticky expanded Wild Reels will never get a multiplier from a lower character than the initially revealed character. If you were to land the Ocean King, for example, all Wild Reels will benefit from Ocean King multipliers. Lastly, 2 or 3 FS Scatters will give you 2 or 4 additional free spins with no limits.

Hidden Treasures Bonus Game

Lastly, the Dorks of the Deep slot comes with a Hidden Treasures Bonus Game feature which is played when you’re lucky enough to land 5 FS Scatters during a base game spin: 10 free spins are awarded.

Similar to the Down Under Bonus feature, you are guaranteed 2 expanded Wild Reels on the reels on every free spin. 2 or 3 FS Scatter symbols will reward you with 2 or 4 extra free spins (again, with no limits).

Bonus Buy

Hacksaw Gaming also have a Bonus Buy feature for non-UK players. With 4 options, below is a table highlighting all the details including RTP rates (for the 96.2% RTP version):

Dorks of the Deep Slot

Rating: 3.7/5

Dorks of the Deep is fun and colourful underwater adventure which focuses on Wild Reels with multipliers as well as 3 free spins features where the multiplier wild reels are more fruitful for wins of up to 10,000 x bet.

Chris Taylor

The Dorks of the Deep slot is an entertaining game which focuses entirely on wild reels. How lucrative they are depends on the characters appearing within the wild reel. The Mermaid and Ocean King characters are the ones you want with the latter awarding multipliers up to 200x. If you land multiple wild reels, you could swim away with big payouts.

With 3 free spins features, you’ll benefit from more Treasure Chest symbols and wild reels. Hacksaw Gaming has made them into countdown wild reels which sees them remain in position for up to 3 free spins.

In the Down Under free spins, the sticky expanded Wild Reels will never display a multiplier from a lower character than initially revealed. With the Hidden Treasure free spins, you are guaranteed at least 2 Wild Reels on each free spin.

With multiple Wild Reels the key to winning big, Dorks of the Deep may be fun and quirky but it packs quite the punch with 10,000 times bet max wins. Just hope the dorky denizens combine during the free spins to give you big multipliers.

If you want more upbeat and colourful slots, Hacksaw Gaming has plenty of options such as Donut Division (12,500 x bet max wins) and Fire My Laser (15,000 x bet max wins).

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The Dorks of the Deep slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who has written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. It was then verified/checked by Jenny Mason, our prime Slot reviewer who has 17+ years working in online gambling, top UK brands. 

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Chris Taylor is an industry veteran originally from Gibraltar. Having worked in the online gambling industry since 2004, Chris loves slots and has reviewed over 10,000 online slot games. Running a slots-focused website for 13 years, Chris is the go-to guy for everything slots-related.