Outsourced 2

Outsourced 2 review: the office grind, priced at 96.1%

Our rating: ★★★☆☆ (3 / 5)

Nolimit City released Outsourced 2 on 18 August 2026, returning to the corporate-drudgery setting the studio first used in Outsourced Slash Game. The maths is high volatility across a 5×3 grid with 243 ways to win, an RTP of 96.1%, and a ceiling of 5,000x your stake. Stakes run from €0.20 to €100 a spin, so the game is open to small-deposit players and to people betting three figures a spin, which is the range Nolimit usually ships.

The number that shapes everything here is the 5,000x cap. For most studios that would be a generous top end. For Nolimit City it is modest, and that changes how the session is likely to feel. Read on for what the confirmed figures suggest about pacing, bankroll and who this one suits.

Key stats

How it plays

243 ways to win on a 5×3 layout means every reel position counts toward a combination, with three symbols per reel and no fixed left-to-right lines to memorise. Wins register wherever the symbols land in sequence, which makes the base game busier to read than a 10-line or 20-line slot. Small returns arrive often enough to keep the balance moving without meaningfully slowing the decline.

Our games database lists no named bonus mechanics for this title, so we will not tell you which of Nolimit’s proprietary systems appear on the reels. What the volatility rating does confirm is the shape of the distribution: high variance on 243 ways with a 5,000x ceiling points to a game that pays its best money in concentrated bursts, with long flat stretches in between. Sessions on this profile tend to look like nothing much happening, then one spin that recovers an hour of play.

I spent a long spell on the €0.40 stake and the pattern was familiar for high-variance Nolimit releases: a run of near-misses on the higher symbols, a dead patch of 60 or 70 spins where the balance just eroded, then a cluster of hits that put most of it back. If a flat 20 minutes with nothing to show for it makes you raise your stake to chase, this is a bad fit for your temperament.

RTP, volatility and what they cost you

96.1% RTP means a theoretical house edge of 3.9%. Across Nolimit City’s 160 titles in our database the average sits at 96.11%, so Outsourced 2 lands exactly on the studio’s own mean. That is a fair return by market standards and better than several of the low-deposit-friendly slots released the same week, including the 95.5% Amusnet titles.

The high volatility label matters more than the RTP for how a single session ends. Two games can share a 96.1% return and behave nothing alike: the return is a long-run figure measured over millions of spins, and a few hundred spins tells you almost nothing about it. On a high-variance game the realistic short-session outcomes cluster well below the theoretical figure, with a small tail of results far above it.

Betting and bankroll

The 3.9% edge gives you a straightforward way to size a session. Expected cost is just under €0.04 per €1 wagered, so 500 spins works out as follows:

• €0.20 a spin: €100 wagered, theoretical cost around €3.90
• €1.00 a spin: €500 wagered, theoretical cost around €19.50
• €5.00 a spin: €2,500 wagered, theoretical cost around €97.50

Those are averages, and the high volatility means your actual result will scatter widely around them. For a game with this profile, a bankroll of 200 to 300 times your base stake gives you enough spins to reach the parts of the distribution where the bigger wins live. At the €0.20 minimum that is €40 to €60, which sits comfortably inside a €10 or €20 deposit if you keep the stake at the floor. Betting €2 a spin off a €20 deposit gives you ten spins, and on a high-variance game that is closer to a coin toss than a session.

Where it sits in the Nolimit range

Nolimit City was founded in 2014, is based across Malta and Stockholm, and was bought by Evolution in 2022. The studio built its reputation on extreme ceilings, and that context is worth having before you judge Outsourced 2. Blood & Shadow carries a listed max win over 1,866,000x. Tombstone R.I.P. and Tombstone both cap at 300,000x. San Quentin sits at 150,000x. Against that catalogue, a 5,000x limit reads as a deliberately tamer release, and the 96.1% RTP with high volatility on a modest cap is a harder combination to love than the studio’s headline titles.

The direct comparison is the earlier Outsourced Slash Game, listed at 96.5% RTP, medium volatility and a 1,500x cap. The sequel raises the ceiling more than three times over and pushes the variance up, while giving back 0.4 percentage points of RTP.

Similar slots worth a look

• Outsourced Slash Game (Nolimit City, 96.5% RTP, medium volatility, 1,500x) for the same setting at a calmer pace
• Punk Rocker (Nolimit City, 96.54% RTP, high volatility, 15,000x) for a higher ceiling on similar variance
• Highway to Hell (Nolimit City, 96.5% RTP, high volatility, 20,066x) if the 5,000x cap is what puts you off
• Mental 2 (Nolimit City, 96.06% RTP, high volatility, 99,999x) for the studio at full aggression

Pros and cons

Pros

• 96.1% RTP matches the Nolimit City average across 160 titles
• €0.20 minimum stake works with a small deposit
• 243 ways to win keeps the base game active
• Wide €0.20 to €100 range covers casual and high-stake play

Cons

• 5,000x cap is low for this studio and pairs awkwardly with high volatility
• No hit frequency published, so pacing is hard to pin down before you play
• Long dry spells are likely at any stake
• 96.1% is below the 96.5% of the original Outsourced title

FAQ

What is the RTP of Outsourced 2?

96.1%, fixed. There is no listed alternative RTP configuration for this title, so operators should be serving the same figure everywhere.

How much can you win on Outsourced 2?

The maximum is 5,000x your stake. At the €100 top bet that is €500,000; at the €0.20 minimum it is €1,000.

Is Outsourced 2 good for low deposits?

The €0.20 minimum makes it playable on a €10 deposit, giving you 50 spins at the floor. High volatility works against short sessions, so keep the stake at the minimum and expect the dry patches.

Does Outsourced 2 have a progressive jackpot?

No. All wins come from the base game and pay as a multiple of your stake, up to the 5,000x cap.

How does it compare to the first Outsourced game?

Outsourced Slash Game runs at 96.5% RTP with medium volatility and a 1,500x cap. The sequel trades some RTP and a lot of stability for a ceiling more than three times higher.

Can you play Outsourced 2 for free?

A demo version is available and worth 100 spins of your time before you deposit, purely to see how the 243-ways base game reads at speed.

Changelog

• 24 August 2026: First published. Stats confirmed against our games database at 96.1% RTP, high volatility, 5,000x max win.

Last tested 24 August 2026 · RTP verified: games database · Next review due 24 February 2027