The Count Slot by Hacksaw Gaming – October 2025 Preview

by Kevin Lentz, 15 October 2025

Hacksaw Gaming’s The Count arrives October 16 2025. blending gothic style with high volatility. Expect cascading symbols, expanding Bloody Wilds, and three deadly bonus rounds that build toward a chilling 12,500× max win.

Vampire slot with Bat to the Bone and 12,500× max win

The Count in Brief:

• Release Date: 16 October 2025
• Type: Video Slot
• Theme: Vampire, Horror, Gothic
• Software Studio: Hacksaw Gaming
• RTP: 96.27%
• Hit Frequency: 31%
• Volatility: High
• Special Features: Wild Bat, Expanding Bloody Wilds, Multipliers
• Bonus Rounds: Bat to the Bone
• How to Trigger Bonus Round: Land 3 or more FS Scatter Symbols

I’ve long been a fan of Hacksaw’s dark, cinematic games, but The Count sharpens its fangs with a stark black-and-white color palette and ferocious pacing.

The Expanding Bloody Wilds and multiplying bats keep every spin on edge, and the 31% hit rate gives this one a touch more rhythm than most high-volatility titles.

Full Rules & Information About the The Count Online Slot

Landing 3 Scatters triggers the Bat to the Bone bonus with 10 free spins. During the feature, special multiplier symbols can appear anywhere on the reels and activate all visible bats, stacking their values for larger wins.

Landing 2 or 3 FS symbols during the round adds +2 or +4 additional spins, extending the feature’s duration and keeping volatility high.

The maximum potential payout can reach 12,500× your stake. Wait, can we say stake in a vampire game? Let’s go with bet. RTP varies by jurisdiction, so aim for the 96.27 % version when possible.

The Count Symbols & Payouts

Blood Symbols turn into Expanding Bloody Wilds if that symbol is part of any winning combination. They expand downward in a blood streak. Sometimes it will reveal a multiplier as well. These can range from a simple 2x all the way up to 500x.

Wild Bats can also bring multipliers of 2x all the way up to 500x, but the Epic Wild Bat brings its multiplier to all the Expanded Bloody wilds and lesser bat symbols already on the grid.

The Blood Symbol and Wild Bat pay the best

• All symbols: 16
• Highest-Paying Symbol: Bat and Blood Symbol
• Wilds: Bloody Wilds and Wild Bats
• Paylines Pay: Left to Right
• Maximum Win: 12,500x

The Count Bonuses & Features

Landing three FS scatters gets us into the Bat To The Bone bonus. You get increasing chances of landing Wild Bats during the ten free spins. Land more FS symbols to add to your free spins. Two of them get you two additional free spins, and three nets you four free spins.

Land four FS symbols in the base game for the Rest in Pieces Bonus Game. Here we lack the additional chance of a Wild Bat, but we get a Bonus Counter.

It tracks the low-paying symbols, and every time one of them is involved in any win, it fills up. Fill all five, and on the next free spin, all of those less than lucrative symbols become Wild Bats!

Yep, you guessed it. Five FS symbols get you into a Hidden Epic Bonus. In this case, you get ten free spins, but it is with an increased chance of spotting the Epic Wild Bat.

You can buy your way into the Count Bonus round

For 3x the bet you can enable the Bonus Hunt Feature Spins, which gets you a 500% better chance at triggering a bonus game.

At 50x, you can add the Fangtasia Feature Spins. Guaranteed three wild bats, and an increased chance of the other special symbols.

100x puts you into the Bat to the Bone bonus round, no waiting required. And a mere 300x gets you access to the Rest in Pieces bonus.

Similar Games & Best Alternatives

If you enjoy Hacksaw’s darker tone, try Wanted Dead or a Wild for similar math and mood. Fans of vampire classics can sink their teeth into Immortal Romance by Microgaming or Blood Suckers II by NetEnt or for a more traditional vampiric approach. Or take a look at our other online slots.

Bad Bat, No Blood

The Count has good pacing and flow, especially for such a high volatility game, but we were less impressed by all the mechanics and the way they felt just bolted on to the game.

In fact, much of the design here is perfectly fine in its own right but doesn’t really lend itself to the grand picture. We came away feeling this Bat had more bark than bite.