Keep'em Slot by Hacksaw Gaming

No Wilds, All Cash

Keep'em breaks from Hacksaw's typical formula. There's no Wild symbol here - not a standard one, not an expanding one, not a sticky one. The entire win engine runs on cash collection. Cash symbols display bet multiplier values from 1x to 1000x. GET'EM symbols collect everything visible. That's the core loop: land Cash, land a collector, get paid.

It's the fourth game in Hacksaw's 'Em franchise, after Stick'em, Stack'em, and Drop'em. Each entry takes a different verb and builds a slot around it. Keep'em introduces Canny's new companion Bob the Bird (replacing Mona the Mouse from earlier entries) and shifts to a 6x5 grid with 15,625 ways to win. The woodland cartoon aesthetic stays consistent with the series, bright and clean.

The Keep'em Reels Zone

Reels 3 and 4 are framed differently from the rest - these are the Keep'em reels. When any Cash or GET'EM symbol lands inside this zone, the game awards 3 re-spins and that symbol sticks in place. During re-spins, any additional Cash or GET'EM landing on those middle reels also locks down. Locked Cash symbols pay out on every re-spin where a GET'EM is present, not just once.

Heart symbols have a specific function here: landing one fills your entire re-spin counter, giving you the maximum number of remaining spins. It's a reset mechanic that extends the collection window.

Multiple GET'EM symbols each collect all Cash independently. Two GET'EMs with five Cash symbols on the grid means ten separate collections. The math compounds quickly when the collectors stack up.

Three Bonus Tiers with Different Collection Rules

Keep'em Comin' (3 scatters, 10 spins) simply increases the rate of GET'EM and Cash symbol appearances. Same base mechanics, better odds of landing useful symbols. Straightforward upgrade.

Keep Your Friends Close (4 scatters, 10 spins) changes the collection rules fundamentally. Cash prizes that land on the grid stay there between spins until a GET'EM symbol appears to collect them. They accumulate. Five spins without a collector and you might have 10+ Cash symbols sitting on the grid waiting. When GET'EM finally lands, it scoops everything at once. And if a full row or full reel fills with Cash symbols, auto-collection triggers without needing a collector at all - so the grid can't deadlock.

Keep Your Canny Closer (5 scatters, 10 spins, Epic Bonus) guarantees 3 Cash prizes and 1 GET'EM on every single spin. With the sticky Cash rules from tier 2 still active, this means every spin adds at least 3 new Cash values while simultaneously collecting everything accumulated. The floor on each spin's value is meaningful because the GET'EM guarantee prevents dead spins entirely.

All three tiers allow retriggering: 3 scatters for +4 spins, 4 for +6.

A Different Kind of Hacksaw Game

The paytable matters less than in most slots. Even the best regular symbol (HIGH_4) only pays 2x for six-of-a-kind. Regular wins exist but they're minor. Everything meaningful comes through the Cash-GET'EM interaction. That makes the base game feel thin between collections - you're watching symbols cascade with no Wild to bridge connections and no way to build toward anything without Cash or GET'EM appearing.

Buy options include BonusHunt (5x trigger rate), Cantastic FeatureSpins (guarantees 1 GET'EM + 1 Cash per spin), and direct buys for the first two bonus tiers. The Epic Bonus isn't directly purchasable.

For the 'Em series, Keep'em represents the most departure from the original Stick'em formula. Where Drop'em added its choice pool system to a Ways-to-Win grid, Keep'em abandons traditional slot mechanics almost entirely in favor of a collect-and-hold system closer to a hold-and-win game. Whether that's a positive shift depends on whether you play Hacksaw games for their Wild mechanics or their general design sensibility.