Heist Guys 2

Heist Guys 2 is a video slot developed by ELK Studios, released on 7 July 2026 as the sequel to the studio's original Heist Guys title. The game moves the action from a modern city setting to a Wild West town, following three outlaws as they attempt to break into a bank and reach its vault.

The slot runs on a 5-column, 4-row grid with 1,024 ways to win and uses an Avalanche mechanic, where winning symbols are removed and replaced by new ones falling into place. A key feature of Heist Guys 2 is the Always Super Wild, a wild symbol that stays on the grid at all times during both normal and bonus play, gaining multiplier value as it contributes to wins.

The game is structured around three separate play modes: normal mode, a Bonus Drops feature, and a standalone Heist mode. This layered structure gives Heist Guys 2 more depth than many standard video slots, combining ways-to-win mechanics with a persistent, map-based bonus round.

Heist Guys 2 pays out at a theoretical rate of 96.0% by default, though operators may offer the game at lower configured RTP tiers of 94%, 92%, 90%, or 87%. It is worth checking the RTP listed in the paytable at your chosen casino before playing. With a hit frequency of 23.2%, winning combinations land on roughly one in every four to five spins. The high volatility rating, at 7 out of 10, suggests that wins can be less frequent but potentially larger, and the Always Super Wild and Heist mode both add extra routes to bigger payouts.

Heist Guys 2 places its story in a dusty, sunset-lit Western town rather than the urban backdrop of the original game. The reels sit against saloon buildings with arched windows, while cactus silhouettes and warm, sepia-toned lighting reinforce the outlaw setting throughout the base game.

Symbols on the reels include the three Heist Guys characters, each wearing a distinct mask and hat, alongside items tied to the heist theme: keys, guns, and dynamite sticks. Card symbols — Queen, King, and Ace — complete the paytable with a worn, weathered card design that matches the frontier setting.

The Super Wild symbol stands out visually as a gold star badge, similar to a sheriff's star, and displays its current multiplier value directly on the symbol. During the Heist Game, the visual style shifts to a top-down town map, showing the three Guys moving between buildings, safes, and guarded checkpoints on their way toward the bank.

Players select a bet level between €0.20 and €100.00 before starting a round. Each bet equals 100 coins, and the bet amount can only be adjusted between rounds, not while a round is in progress.

Pressing the Spin button starts a game round on the selected bet. The Auto Spin function can be activated by holding down the Spin button or by setting a fixed number of rounds through the Auto Spin menu, allowing rounds to play out without manual input.

The interface includes a Settings menu where players can switch how winnings are displayed, either in their account currency or in coins. The Paytable, accessible from the game menu, lists all symbol values, explains the Super Wild mechanic, and details the rules for the Bonus Drops and Heist Game features.

Always Super Wild

A Super Wild is present on the grid at all times in both normal and bonus mode. It substitutes for any paying symbol and enters the grid without a multiplier. Each time it forms part of a winning combination, that win is multiplied by the Super Wild's current multiplier value, which then doubles after the win is paid.

Bonus Buy Option: No

State Jar

Landing a State symbol at the end of a round can raise the State Jar by one level. When the jar empties, it awards either a cash prize, the Bonus Drops feature, or entry into the Heist Game. The State Jar's appearance between spins does not affect the outcome of the game.

Bonus Buy Option: No

Bonus Drops and Super Bonus Drops

Collecting three or more Bonus symbols in a single round triggers Bonus Drops once all wins have resolved. Three symbols award 8 drops, four award 10 drops, and five award 12 drops. If any collected Bonus symbol is a Super Bonus symbol, the Super Bonus Drops round is triggered instead, awarding the same number of drops under upgraded conditions. Neither feature can be retriggered.

Bonus Buy Option: Yes (Buy Bonus: 100x bet, Super Bonus: 250x bet)

Heist Game

The Heist Game begins once all three Guy tokens have been collected. The three Guys share one map and act as a group of lives, moving upward or sideways through rooms containing coins, safes, and hazards such as guards and outlaws, on their way to the Bank and its Super Safe.

Bonus Buy Option: Yes (Cost: 50x bet)

X-iter Feature Modes

The X-iter menu offers five paid entry modes: Bonus Hunt, Mega Bonus Hunt, Buy Bonus, Super Bonus, and Heist Game, each purchased at a fixed multiple of the selected bet to increase the chance of, or guarantee, a specific feature.

Bonus Buy Option: Yes (Cost ranges from 2.5x to 250x bet depending on mode)

Wins in Heist Guys 2 are formed by landing matching symbols on consecutive columns, starting from the leftmost reel, with no gaps allowed between columns. Only the longest matching combination on each payline is paid, and the number of ways to win depends on how many matching symbols appear on each winning column.

The Super Wild substitutes for any paying symbol and carries a multiplier value once it has taken part in a win. When multiple Super Wilds contribute to the same win, their multiplier values are added together before being applied to the payout. If a Super Wild forms part of a win alongside a Guy symbol, a Guy token is added toward triggering the Heist Game.

Wins are calculated using the 1,024 ways-to-win system, meaning matching symbols pay out regardless of their position within a column, as long as they appear on consecutive columns starting from the left. After each win, winning symbols clear from the grid, and the Avalanche mechanic drops in new symbols to fill the empty spaces, allowing further wins to form from the same spin.

The Super Wild's multiplier doubles with each win it contributes to, so combinations that repeat across several avalanches can lead to progressively larger payouts within a single round. Reaching the win cap of 10,000x the placed bet ends the round immediately, and all winnings collected up to that point are paid out.

The original Heist Guys, released in June 2025, uses a 6x6 grid with a cluster pays system rather than the 1,024-ways format found in the sequel. That version carries an RTP of 94% and a medium volatility rating, compared to the default 96% RTP and high volatility of Heist Guys 2.

The core heist concept remains shared between both titles, including a map-based bonus round and a Super Wild with a growing multiplier. Heist Guys 2 expands on this structure by adding the State Jar and a Super Bonus Drops round, giving it more routes to trigger bonus content than the original game.

Heist Guys 2 combines a 1,024-ways payout structure with a persistent Super Wild, a State Jar, and a multi-stage Heist Game that rewards sustained play. The Bonus Drops and Super Bonus Drops rounds add further variety, giving the game several distinct paths toward its 10,000x maximum win.

The high volatility rating and layered feature set mean the game suits players who are comfortable with longer sessions between larger wins and who enjoy tracking multiple mechanics at once. Newcomers to ELK Studios' Heist Guys series may find the range of features takes some time to fully understand. The strongest points of the slot are its persistent Super Wild multiplier and the depth of its Heist Game, which together set it apart from more conventional ways-to-win slots.