Structure comparison

Two games, side by side

The structural difference between two games, assembled from published specifications only. Nothing here forecasts a result or recommends either game.

Heartbreakers

Pragmatic Play

Format family
Fixed paylines
RTP
96.53%
Volatility
Low
Win cap
10,000×
Reels
Not published
Theme signals
Not published
Free demo available →
VS

Star Joker

Play’n GO

Format family
Fixed paylines
RTP
96.25%
Volatility
Low
Win cap
5,000×
Reels
5
Theme signals
Sci-fi & neon
Free demo available →
VS

Sand and Ashes

Hacksaw Gaming

Format family
Fixed paylines
RTP
96.27%
Volatility
Not published
Win cap
10,000×
Reels
Not published
Theme signals
Not published

Reading the difference

Reading the difference

Some dimensions are excluded because one studio does not publish that figure.

Heartbreakers vs Star Joker

  • Both titles are built on the same format family: Fixed paylines. Differences between them therefore come from tuning, not from structure.
  • They come from different studios — Pragmatic Play and Play’n GO — which is what makes the comparison useful: the same problem, two house styles.
  • Published RTP: 96.53% against 96.25% — Heartbreakers is 0.28 points higher. RTP is a long-run theoretical figure, not a session forecast.
  • Win caps differ by about 2.0×: 10,000× against 5,000×, with Heartbreakers higher. A cap is a rulebook ceiling, not an expectation.
  • Both carry the same volatility label: Low.

Heartbreakers vs Sand and Ashes

  • Both titles are built on the same format family: Fixed paylines. Differences between them therefore come from tuning, not from structure.
  • They come from different studios — Pragmatic Play and Hacksaw Gaming — which is what makes the comparison useful: the same problem, two house styles.
  • Published RTP: 96.53% against 96.27% — Heartbreakers is 0.26 points higher. RTP is a long-run theoretical figure, not a session forecast.
  • Both cap out at roughly the same place: 10,000× and 10,000×.
  • Volatility cannot be compared: Sand and Ashes does not publish a rating.
  • Worth noticing: the higher RTP and the higher win cap sit on opposite sides. Heartbreakers returns more in theory over the long run, while Sand and Ashes reaches further at its ceiling. The two numbers answer different questions.

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