Dusk Princess Slot (Hacksaw Gaming)

The Dusk Princess slot is played on 6x5 grid with Cluster Pays. Landing 5 or more connecting symbols of the same type anywhere on the grid will result in a winning combination: the more matching symbols in a cluster, the bigger the payout with 18 or more instances awarded the top payout per symbol. Allowing for multiple symbol payouts on each spin, learn more about the mechanic in my guide to Cluster Pays slots.

With a minimum bet of 10p a spin, the maximum you can play for in the UK is £5 (or £2 if under 25). Outside the UK, there are Autoplay, Turbo Mode and Super Turbo Mode functions.

The Dusk Princess RTP rate is 96.21%, with Hacksaw creating 94.42% and 92.3% alternatives. Medium volatility (3/5), the hit frequency rate is 40.44% (a win every 2.47 spins on average). Finally, Dusk Princess offers 10,000 x bet max wins: this can be won in the base game and bonus features.

With an anime theme, the Dusk Princess slot follows on from other ‘Princess’ games (Rainbow Princess, Sun Princess and Cloud Princess). In this game, you join the keeper of shadows (Princess Luna). According to Hacksaw, she guides the constellations to their nocturnal home and coaxes the quiet moon into its sacred place in the sky (whatever that means).

Beautifully designed, you’ll first notice the piano-led soundtrack which is soothing and relaxing. With pink and purple dominating the colour schedule, you’ll see the Dusk Princess hovering to the side of the 6x5 grid. It’s all very pleasant and celestial. Set up in the skies, it has a magical feel.

On the grid, you’ll see 5 low-value gemstones as well as higher-value candles, playing cards, pots, fans and crowns: the crown is the best paying symbol, awarding 150 x your total bet for 18+ in a cluster.

Dusk Princess also benefits from a Wild symbol. Substituting for all paying symbols, the multiplier value is added to all wins connect to the Wild when part of a winning cluster. The other symbol of note is the Dusk Princess FS Scatter, which is key to triggering the free spins features.

Dusk Princess Mobile

With Hacksaw Gaming creating all games in HTML5, Dusk Princess can be played on desktop, mobile and tablet devices. Prefer playing on your smartphone? It compatible with iOS and Android devices, in Portrait Mode.

The Dusk Princess slot benefits from Super Cascades. Wins are collected in the Blessing Bar which, when full, add multiplier wilds onto the grid. With the 3 free spins modes, there’s a higher chance of Wilds and higher multipliers, progressive Wilds/multiplier values and guaranteed multiplier wilds on each free spin.

Super Cascades

When a winning cluster lands, all winning symbols are removed from the grid, with new symbols dropping down to fill the empty grid positions. This allows for another win, with the process repeating itself as long as new winning clusters are formed.

Blessing Bar

Above the 6x5 grid, there is a Blessing Bar: this is filled when winning clusters land. To fill it for the first time, you need an 8-symbol win. After that, you need 2 more symbols for each subsequent fill. When the Blessing Bar is full, you are rewarded with Wild symbols with multipliers.  

On the first activation, you will receive 3 Wilds with multipliers. Multiplier values apply to all wins connect to the Wild symbol. If more than 1 Wild symbol with a multiplier is part of the same win, the values are added together.

On subsequent activations, the number of Wilds with multipliers increases by 1 each time with the multiplier value increasing by a random amount. The additive multiplier values added to the Blessing Bar can be up to 500x.

Free Spins features

Dusk Princess comes with 3 free spins modes. All starting with 10 free spins, they offer upgraded mechanics from the base game.

• The Dusk Court: triggered by landing 3 FS Scatters, you benefit from an increased chance of Wilds and higher multiplier values. Additionally, the Blessing Bar, awarded Wilds and multiplier values are progressive meaning they can only increase. You’ll begin with 3 awarded Wilds with multipliers starting at 2x.
• The Lunar Court: triggered by landing 4 FS Scatters, it works like The Dusk Court but the starting number of Wilds is 4 and the multiplier value begins at 5x. With 15 symbols required to fill the Blessing Bar the first time, you will need +3 symbols extra each time you fill the Blessing Bar.
• The Night Court: triggered with 5 FS Scatters, it’s an epic version of the base game. The Blessing Bar is full throughout the feature and activates once on every free spin once regular wins have been awarded. The starting number of Wilds awards is 6 with the multiplier value beginning at 10x. This increases after every Blessing Bar activation (after every free spin).

Bonus Buy

Dusk Princess benefits from 4 Bonus Buy options:

Dusk Princess Slot

Rating: 3.7/5

Dusk Princess is a mesmerising slot game that focuses on multiplier wilds. With enhanced mechanics in the 3 free spins modes, it increases your chances of landing 10,000 x bet max wins.

Part of Hacksaw’s ‘Princess’ series, what first hit me in the Dusk Princess slot is the beautiful soundtrack: delicate and soothing, the game is elegant and classy.

When it comes to the gameplay, it’s rather simple. Super Cascades see all instances of winning cluster symbols removed from the grid, increasing your chances of landing another cluster win. The key to it all is the Blessing Bar, which is filled by winning symbols: this leads to Wild symbols with multipliers. You’ll benefit from more Wilds and higher multipliers the more times you fill the Blessing Bar.

With the 3 free spins modes, there is a higher chance of Wilds and higher multipliers with multiplier values progressive in The Dusk Court. In The Lunar Court, you start with 4 Wilds and multiplier values of 5x. The Night Court free spins works like the base game but the Blessing Bar is full permanently leading to Wilds with multipliers on every free spin.

With 10,000 x bet max wins, Dusk Princess allows you to win this in the base game as well as the free spins modes. Whilst not the highest payout potential, the simple gameplay is mesmerising and encaputaling. All in all, a solid choice if you like fantasy-themed slots. If it’s princesses you’re after, Pragmatic Play’s Starlight Princess Super Scatter would be my pick (it comes with 50,000 x bet max wins).

The Dusk Princess 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.

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