Buried by Night FAQ: the complete guide

Hacksaw Gaming makes the game. Its official page gives 10 November 2026 as the release date. The provider's game identifier is 2577.

Five reels and four rows, with payline wins. A specific number of paylines is not established by the cited public rules text.

Only a VS on reel three can cover all five. Reel two covers reels one to three; reel four covers three to five. Activation requires a winning combination.

Surviving multipliers are added when their DuelRows belong to the same winning combination. They are not multiplied together or automatically applied to unrelated wins.

The rules specify five reels and four rows. Results use paylines rather than clusters of touching symbols. Wild symbols substitute for symbols listed in the paytable. The four-row field gives horizontal DuelRows their place in the game: they connect with eligible combinations across reels.

A VS on reel two expands across reels one to three. On reel three it spans reels one to five; on reel four it spans reels three to five. These are fixed spans tied to the originating reel. DuelRows cannot overlap one another, and the expansion must contribute to a winning combination to activate the duel.

The possible DuelRow multipliers are 2×, 3×, 4×, 5×, 10×, 25×, 50× and 100×. Each duelist is assigned a value; the survivor's value remains. If two rows with 3× and 5× both belong to the same winning combination, the rules combine them as 8×. The addition concerns that shared combination, rather than automatically every result on the screen.

In Shoot to Kill, each FS symbol fills one step of the bar and three steps advance it by one tier. Tiers one through four award a DuelSpin with at least one, two, three or four VS symbols respectively. Their accompanying Nudge allocations are three, four, five and six. Every tier also awards two additional free spins.

A Nudge moves every reel downward by one row at the same time. Any wins are resolved after that movement and before the next Nudge. A DuelSpin follows the free spin that unlocked it and does not use up a free spin from the counter. Multiple DuelSpins unlocked together run in sequence before the next ordinary free spin.

FS symbols lead to the two free-spin bonuses, while Hot 100 symbols lead to Six Feet Under. The two symbol families cannot occupy the grid at the same time. Hot 100 symbols appear only in base-game modes. FS symbols do not land during DuelSpins or Six Feet Under, keeping those feature sequences distinct from the FS collection process.

3 FS symbols together in the base game → 10 free spins. This bonus increases the chance of landing VS symbols while retaining the base mechanics. Further FS symbols landing together can award additional free spins. Its defining emphasis is therefore the repeated opportunity for DuelRows within a conventional free-spin sequence.

4 FS symbols together in the base game → 8 free spins. The DuelSpin Bar adds progression outside the grid. Collecting FS symbols advances its four tiers, each supplying a DuelSpin, Nudges and two extra free spins. The special DuelSpins resolve separately from the remaining free-spin count, which explains why the sequence can contain more events than the starting eight spins.

3 Hot 100 symbols together in the base game → 1 free spin. During that free spin, Nudges continue until the Hot 100 Meter reaches 100 paying results. Once the counter reaches 100, no new Nudges begin. This measures the number of wins in the feature; it is not a 100× payout, a fixed monetary amount or a promise about the overall return.

Hacksaw's public page lists RTP configurations of 96%, 94%, 92% and 86%. These are alternative settings, not percentages to add together. The specific game version identifies its active configuration; the public page does not name one universal setting.

RTP expresses theoretical return over a very large number of outcomes. A 96% configuration does not mean each session returns 96% of its stakes or that a particular result is due. It describes the mathematical model, not an individual sequence.

The provider rates volatility at 4 out of 5 and publishes a 15,000× maximum win. Volatility uses the provider's scale; the maximum is a ceiling, not an expected result. Neither number gives the probability of a particular bonus or the frequency of the maximum.

Three FS start Trigger Warning with ten free spins and an increased VS chance. Four start Shoot to Kill with eight free spins and the progressive DuelSpin Bar.

No. They follow the free spin that unlocked them without reducing the remaining count. Multiple DuelSpins resolve in order before the next free spin.

No. It counts paying results in Six Feet Under. That count does not define a fixed payout amount or the value of each win.

The public page lists RTP configurations of 96%, 94%, 92% and 86%, and a 15,000× maximum. The particular game version identifies its active configuration.

An eligible horizontally expanded VS row that acts as Wild and carries the surviving duelist's multiplier.

The symbol that can appear on reels two, three or four and initiate a horizontal DuelRow.

A simultaneous one-row downward movement of every reel, followed by an evaluation of wins.

The four-tier meter in Shoot to Kill, advanced by collected FS symbols in groups of three steps.

The counter of paying results in Six Feet Under; reaching 100 stops new Nudges from starting.