Grug Make Fire: Burning Wilds and a Wildfire Bar

Grug Make Fire is a Hacksaw Gaming slot released on 9 July 2026. The studio sets it in an age of wildfires and dinosaurs, in a world where, as the provider puts it, survival is earned with fist and fangs.

It is a payline slot, and the headline mechanic is the Burning Wild symbol. When one lands, it burns the symbols above it on the same reel, and what the flames leave behind depends on what was there: low-paying symbols become Wilds, while high-paying symbols become Burnt Wild Multipliers.

Free spins come from FS symbols, and Hacksaw Gaming lists two bonus games that they can trigger, Grug Find Food and Grug Fight Dino. Between them, the burning mechanic and the two bonuses make up nearly everything the provider publishes about how the game plays.

Hacksaw Gaming lists four RTP figures for Grug Make Fire: 96.19%, 94.28%, 92.27% and 86.22%. That means the game exists in several versions, and the game's own rules show which RTP is running in a particular place.

Volatility is rated 4/5 by the provider, which puts it in the higher half of its scale. The max win is listed as 10,000x, and the win type is given as paylines.

Hacksaw Gaming does not publish a hit rate, a bet range, the number of paylines or the reel layout in the text on its game page, so none of those are stated here. The release date is given as 9 July 2026.

The Burning Wild is the symbol to watch. According to Hacksaw Gaming, it burns the symbols above it on the reel when it lands, and the result of the burn is decided by symbol type rather than by chance.

Burnt low-paying symbols transform into Wilds. Burnt high-paying symbols transform into Burnt Wild Multipliers, and the provider says these multipliers add their values to connected wins. The practical consequence is that a Burning Wild near the bottom of a reel can reshape a large part of that reel in one go, while one near the top has little above it to burn.

The provider does not publish the possible values of a Burnt Wild Multiplier, so it is not possible to say how large the additions can get. What the page does say is that the values are added to the wins they connect to, rather than multiplying them together.

Because only symbols above the Burning Wild are affected, position matters more than the headline description suggests. When you watch the demo, it is worth noting where on the reel each Burning Wild lands and how many symbols sit above it.

Landing 3 or more FS symbols at the same time triggers one of the two bonus games. Hacksaw Gaming does not say what decides which of the two you get.

Each FS symbol shows a value between 2 and 5, and the number of free spins you start with is the sum of all those values. As an illustration of the rule, three FS symbols showing 2, 3 and 5 would add up to 10 free spins.

There is a twist for symbols caught in a fire. If FS symbols are burnt, they can display higher values, ranging from 3 to 6. A Burning Wild landing beneath an FS symbol can therefore raise the total number of spins before the bonus even starts, which links the base game mechanic directly to the size of the bonus.

The provider does not publish how often FS symbols appear, so the demo is the only way to get a feel for how frequently the bonus comes around.

Grug Find Food awards between 6 and 18 free spins, and its stated advantage is a bigger chance of landing Burning Wild symbols during the round.

Given how the base game works, that is a meaningful change. More Burning Wilds means more burned symbols, more Wilds created from low-paying symbols and more Burnt Wild Multipliers created from high-paying ones, all inside a block of free spins whose length was set by the FS symbols that triggered it.

Hacksaw Gaming does not describe any extra levels, bars or retriggers for this bonus, so the published description is a plain free spins round with a boosted Burning Wild rate.

Grug Fight Dino is the longer of the two bonuses, with 8 to 24 free spins. Its defining feature is the Wildfire Bar, which the provider describes as progressive and says reaches new Levels as the round goes on.

The page does not say what the bar tracks, how quickly it fills, or what each Level changes, so the exact reward for climbing it is not published. What can be said is that this bonus is built around progression within the round, where Find Food is built around a higher Burning Wild chance.

As with the other bonus, the number of free spins is the sum of the values on the FS symbols that triggered it, so the 8 to 24 range reflects how those values can combine, including the higher 3 to 6 values that burnt FS symbols can show.

The demo on this page is the easiest way to see the burning mechanic in action. Watch which reels the Burning Wilds land on, how many symbols sit above them, and whether the burnt symbols turn into Wilds or Burnt Wild Multipliers.

Keep an eye on FS symbols as well. If a Burning Wild burns one, the provider says it can show a higher value, so the demo is a good way to see the 2 to 5 and 3 to 6 ranges in practice.

Hacksaw Gaming does not list a bonus buy among the game's features, so in this game the bonuses are reached through FS symbols. A demo session shows how the features behave, not what any real spin will pay, and with volatility rated 4/5 a short session can look very different from a long one.

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What is the RTP of Grug Make Fire?

Hacksaw Gaming lists four RTP figures for Grug Make Fire: 96.19%, 94.28%, 92.27% and 86.22%. The game therefore exists in more than one version, and the game's own rules show which RTP is running. The provider does not publish a hit rate for the slot.

What is the max win on Grug Make Fire?

Hacksaw Gaming lists the max win as 10,000x. The provider does not publish the possible values of Burnt Wild Multipliers or any other breakdown of how the maximum is reached, so the page only states the cap itself. Volatility is rated 4/5 and the win type is paylines.

How do Burning Wild symbols work in Grug Make Fire?

When a Burning Wild lands, it burns the symbols above it on that reel. Burnt low-paying symbols become Wilds, and burnt high-paying symbols become Burnt Wild Multipliers, which add their values to connected wins. Symbols below the Burning Wild are not mentioned as affected by the provider's description.

What bonus games does Grug Make Fire have?

Landing 3 or more FS symbols at once triggers one of two bonus games. Grug Find Food gives 6 to 18 free spins with a bigger chance of Burning Wilds. Grug Fight Dino gives 8 to 24 free spins with a progressive Wildfire Bar that reaches new Levels. Hacksaw Gaming does not say what decides which one you get.

Does Grug Make Fire have a bonus buy?

Hacksaw Gaming does not list a bonus buy among the features on its Grug Make Fire page. The published routes into the bonus games are FS symbols, with 3 or more landing at the same time. Whether a bonus buy is offered anywhere else is not something the provider's game page states.

Can you play the Grug Make Fire demo for free?

Yes. The demo on this page runs Grug Make Fire with play credits, so you can watch the Burning Wild symbols, the Burnt Wild Multipliers and the FS symbols in action without staking money. It is Hacksaw Gaming's slot, released on 9 July 2026, and a demo does not predict real results.