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xWays Hoarder 2

Nolimit City Horror

xWays Hoarder 2
ProviderNolimit City
RTP96.14%
RTP base / bonus60.03% / 36.1%
Volatility37.2 (provider index)
Max win25920x
Bet range0.2 - 100
Hit frequency21.5%
Reels3-3-3-3-3-3
ThemeHorror
LicencesUKGC
Release2025-01-14

Features

  • bonus buy
  • xWays

xWays Hoarder 2: RTP and specs

xWays Hoarder 2 is a slot machine by Nolimit City with an RTP of 96.14%, released in 2025.

Overview

When there’s nothing left in the world, people become desperate. They will loot, kill or betray anyone in their way if it means surviving the wasteland. Join these band of misfits as they fight for survival. The number 1 rule is to trust no one but yourself, the consequences could be deadly!

Description provided by Nolimit City.

Our analysis

xWays Hoarder 2 is a Nolimit City slot on a horror theme, presented on a six-reel 3-3-3-3-3-3 layout. The grid is built around the studio's xWays mechanic, which varies symbol counts and reshapes the ways to win.

The feature set includes xWays, xSplit Wilds and an xSplit Nudge, with a Loot Respin and Scatter in the base game. The bonus rounds run as Raid Spins, Plunder Spins and Binge Spins, while the Nolimit Booster offers an xBet option, a guaranteed xSplit Nudge xBet and a Loot Respins xBet, alongside a Wafer Thin Mint feature.

On risk, the RTP is 96.14% and the volatility is rated 37.2 on the studio's scale, by far the highest figure in this batch. The maximum win reaches 25920x the stake, and the bet range spans 0.2 to 100, a profile defined by very rare, high-ceiling outcomes.

The specifications point to a player who accepts exceptionally steep variance for a 25920x ceiling and is prepared for the extreme dry spells a 37.2 rating implies. The tiered booster buys appeal to those who want guaranteed or accelerated routes into the spins, while the 0.2 to 100 range keeps stakes adaptable.

Editorial analysis by machinesasous.co, based on published data.

Bonus features

xWays Hoarder 2 offers 12 special features, as published by Nolimit City:

xWays
xWays® symbol can land on the four middle reels. ×Ways® symbol properties: - Will reveal a random regular symbol. - If more than one xWays® symbol lands on the reels, then all Ways symbols will reveal the same symbol. - The size of the xWays® symbol can range from 2-12 depending on the number of connected xWays® landed on same reel. 1 xWays® symbol can expand to a size of 2-4, 2 connected Ways symbols on same reel can expand to a size of 3-8 and 3 connected xWays® symbols on same reel can expand to a size of 4-12.
xSplit Wilds
xSplit® Wild symbols can land on any reel except reel 1. xSplit® Wild symbols split all symbols to the left on the same row and double that symbol. If a symbol is split more than once, it will be displayed with a multiplier. xSplit® Wild does not split Loot symbol. When xSplit® Wilds splits xWays® symbols and the xWays® multiplier will be doubled for every split.
xSplit Nudge
xSplit® Nudge symbols can land on any reel except reel 1. It lands as a stacked symbol that will always nudge and will stop just before a special symbol (if any). Each xSplit® Nudge position will then split symbols to the left on the same row and double that symbol.
Loot Respin
Landing Loot symbol along with any special symbol in the main game triggers Loot Respin. During Respin, Loot symbol expands on 1st reel and lock the reel. If any special symbol (xWays®, xSplit®, Scatter or xSplit® Nudge) lands then respin retriggers and the special symbols become sticky for next spin. When no additional special symbol lands, the 1st reel gets unlocked and one final respin is awarded. A Loot symbol may land again when the 1st reel is unlocked, this will retrigger Loot Respin.
Scatter
A Scatter symbol can land on any reel except reel 1. A Scatter symbol doesn’t get split by the xSplit® Wild or xSplit® Nudge, it will instead become a Super Scatter symbol.
Raid Spins
3, 4 or 5 Scatter Symbols trigger 7, 10 or 13 Raid Spins respectively. During the Raid Spins the xSplit®, xWays® or xSplit® Nudge symbols remain sticky for the rest of the feature after landing. Super Scatters converts itself and regular paying symbols below it to xSplit® symbols during the mode. Radiation Level Up: For every third collected xSplit®, xWays® or xSplit® Nudge symbol a new Radiation level is reached. Binge Spins is the final level with max number of collected xSplit®, xWays® or xSplit® Nudge and only 3 different symbols on the reels. Level awards: - Radiation Level 1 - 3 xSplit®, xWays® or xSplit® Nudge collected: The lowest paying character symbol and object symbol are removed from the reels. - Radiation Level 2 - 6 xSplit®, xWays® or xSplit® Nudge collected: The second lowest paying character symbol and object symbol are removed from the reels. - Radiation Level 3 - 9 xSplit®, xWays® or xSplit® Nudge collected: The third lowest paying character symbol and object symbol are removed from the reels. - Radiation Level 4 - 12 xSplit®, xWays® or xSplit® Nudge collected: The fourth lowest paying character symbol and object symbol are removed from the reels. Each level upgrade will award +1 spin.
Plunder Spins
Landing 3, 4, or 5 Scatter Symbols from which at least 1 of them becomes a Super Scatter will trigger 7, 10 or 13 Plunder Spins, respectively. The position of the Super Scatter and the positions below it will become sticky xSplit® symbols during this mode. Radiation Levels stay active and upgrade in the same way as levels do in Raid Spins.
Binge Spins
Binge Spins is triggered when Raid or Plunder Spins progresses to Level 4. Only the top 2 highest paying character symbols and the highest paying object symbol can land on the reels.
xBet (Nolimit Booster)
At a cost of 3 times the base bet, the player is 4 times more likely to trigger Free Spins.
1 Guaranteed xSplit Nudge xBet (Nolimit Booster)
At the cost of 10 times base bet, the player is guaranteed at minimum 1 xSplit® Nudge.
Loot Respins xBet (Nolimit Booster)
At the cost of 30 times the base bet, the player is guaranteed to trigger Loot Respin.
Wafer Thin Mint
The max payout of the game is 25,920 times the base bet. When the total win exceeds this amount the game round will end and 25,920 times the base bet is awarded.

How it works & rules

RTP
xWays Hoarder 2 has an RTP of 96.14%, the theoretical payout rate returned to players over the very long run. It is a statistical average, never a per-session guarantee. RTP definition · RTP vs volatility
Volatility
xWays Hoarder 2 volatility: 37.2. It describes how often and how big wins are. Understand volatility
Scatter
Scatter symbols pay anywhere and trigger bonus rounds.
bonus buy
A bonus buy option lets you trigger the bonus round directly.

How randomness (RNG) works

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