Dusk Princess by Hacksaw Gaming: New Slot Release Preview

by Kevin Lentz, 17 March 2026

Dusk Princess by Hacksaw Gaming arrives on March 17, 2026, continuing the studio’s anime-inspired Princess series. The 6×5 cluster-pays slot features cascading wins, a Blessing Bar that deploys multiplier wilds, and three escalating bonus rounds with a max win of 10,000x.

Anime slot with cascading wins and multiplier wilds

Dusk Princess in Brief:

Hacksaw Gaming clearly saw revenue numbers it liked from its Princess-based slot series, and having never seen a spin-off they didn’t like, they forged ahead with yet another one, this time Dusk Princess.

True to the original, they kept the mechanics simple and approachable. We have a 6×5 grid with cascading wins and cluster pays. Fill the Blessing Bar with winning symbols and watch multiplier wilds drop onto the reels.

This gives you a chance to hit some truly impressive wins during extended cascades in the main game.

• Release Date: 17 March 2026
• Type: Video Slot
• Theme: Anime/Fantasy/Royal
• Software Studio: Hacksaw Gaming
• RTP: 96.21%
• Hit Frequency: 40.4%
• Volatility: Medium
• Special Features: Cluster Pays, Blessing Bar, Multiplier Wilds
• Bonus Rounds: Dusk Court, Lunar Court, Night Court
• How to Trigger Bonus Round: Land 3 or more Scatter Symbols

As slot titles go, it might be a little too simple, but if you are looking for an anime slot with a very laid-back vibe as well as a slightly demure colour scheme, you could surely do worse.

Full Rules & Information About the Dusk Princess Online Slot

As mentioned, the cluster pay system here does the heavy lifting. You’ll need five or more adjacent matching symbols to kick off the cluster pay, and then cascading mechanics remove those wins and refill the grid with all new symbols in their place.

Minimums are a very reasonable dime, while you can bet all the way up to a maximum of $100. The default RTP on their best-paying version is a very reasonable 96.21% and features only medium volatility, with a nice balance of frequent smaller wins and the occasional larger payout.

After the cluster pays, the other key mechanic is the Blessing Bar, which fills up with winning symbols. Once full, it drops wilds with various multipliers that can continue to grow.

Dusk Princess Symbols & Payouts

The paytable has ten regular symbols, split between lower-paying gems and the higher-paying royalty-themed symbols like candles, cards, teapots, fans, and crowns.

If you should land 18+ symbols in one cluster, payouts can soar to 150x the bet. Wild symbols substitute for all regular symbols and therefore can help you with this, as well as applying multiplier boosts to those winning combinations.

Watch for cluster payouts and high-value royal symbols.

• All symbols: 12
• Highest-Paying Symbol: Crown
• Wilds: Mutliplier Wilds
• Paylines Pay: Left to Right
• Maximum Win: 10,000x

Dusk Princess Bonuses & Features

It takes 8 winning symbols to fill the Blessing Bar the first time. If the Blessing Bar has more than one activation, the number of wilds or the value of the multipliers can grow to 500x, each time you fill it. It takes 2 more winning symbols to refill each time.

Land three of the scatter symbols to enter the first bonus round called The Dusk Court. You get ten free spins along with better odds of landing Wilds, and higher multiplier values. Also, the Blessing Bar’s awarded wins are cumulative for the duration of the bonus round.

Four of the Scatters get you the Lunar Court. Now, though, the awarded Wild symbols increase to four, and the Multipliers start out at 5x. If you can get 15 winning symbols, that will fill the Blessing Bar the first time, then 3 additional symbols each time after that.

Five of the scatters get us into the hidden bonus round, Night Court. No need to fill the Blessing Bar here as it stays full and activates once after every one of the free spins. The awards for the Wild and Multiplier still increase after each spin in the round.

250x your bet buys your way into Lunar Court

Hacksaw went a bit lighter with the bonus buy feature here than some other recent titles. You still have four options, though, ranging from 3x to get 5x better odds at triggering a bonus, to 250x to buy your way immediately into the Lunar Court Bonus round.

Similar Games & Best Alternatives

If you enjoyed this title, then there is no reason you wouldn’t enjoy others in the series, including Sun Princess, Rainbow Princess, and Cloud Princess.

If you enjoy Hacksaw’s Cluster pay slots, then might we suggest anything in the Le series as a fine addition to your ongoing slot rotation? We’re reliably informed that there’s a new Easter-themed Le Bunny title that will have you hopping with delight.

Cluster Wins in a Twilight World

Dusk Princess is reliably clean and elegant rather than overly complex. The Blessing Bar provides a goalpost that, if you can reliably keep filled, will provide a steady supply of multiplier wilds. The bonus rounds, especially Night Court can supercharge your balance as those multipliers and wilds really start to add up.

If you like both your anime and your slot mechanics mild and uncomplicated, the Princess series in general, and Dusk Princess in particular, won’t leave you feeling alone in the dark.