5 Best Dog-Themed Slots
Pug Life
Strictly speaking, and in the nicest possible way, pugs are the funniest-looking breed of dog on the market.
Their squashed snouts and wide-eyed derpiness make them all the more charming, which is probably why Hacksaw Gaming chose them as the particular subject matter for their slot Pug Life.
Play on words aside, this release stands out amongst their existing releases with its bright and fluffy aesthetic juxtaposing their usually gritty, out-there themes.
The whole thing evokes a sense of The Secret Life of Pets, with the titular pug acting as a high-paying symbol as well as a cat on a Roomba vacuum cleaner.
In terms of features, Pug Life mainly relies heavily on triggering either of the two bonus rounds: Treat Yo’Self (sticky-wild multiplier system) and The Dawg’s Den (accumulating multipliers).
The Dog House – Dog or Alive
Next up is one provider who’s shown their love for dogs more than anyone else in recent years: Pragmatic Play and their infamous The Dog House series.
Not ones to let sleeping dogs lie, they’ve unleashed the hounds in multiple games, from being salty sea dogs in Muttley Crew to masquerading as the British pup-archy in Royal Hunt.
Today, though, we’re talking about The Dog House – Dog or Alive, which sees the four perfect pooches make an appearance in a gritty town in the Wild West as bandits, complete with cigars, bandanas, and cowboy hats, of course.
The gameplay mechanics in Dog or Alive stay fairly formulaic, rolling over and doing exactly what you’d expect, with Wild symbols and multipliers carrying most of the weight.
5 Doggy Dollars
Poodles, labradors, German shepherds, corgis, and pugs – there are tons of different dog breeds out there, and it’d be impossible to name them all.
Many people will have their own favourites, but 4ThePlayer’s 5 Doggy Dollars shows that these pups can come in all different shapes and sizes.
With the main game grid taking place inside a dog house, the background shows off a puppy paradise with a variety of dog toys sitting in a sprawling backyard, complete with white picket fences – ready for the dogs to do their business on, no doubt.
Speaking of dog toys, fixed jackpot values can come in the form of Big Prize Bones: BIG, SUPER, MEGA, and ULTRA.
Other features in 5 Doggy Dollars include the Frisbee Feature to re-shuffle symbols and the Respin bonus to lock in and collect prizes over multiple respins.
Hot Dog Heist
Taking the term sausage dog to new extremes, there’s Hot Dog Heist from Play’n GO, likely inspired by the numerous viral videos circulating on social media of canines pilfering all kinds of food the second their owner’s back is turned.
Like the other releases on this list, Hot Dog Heist takes place in suburbia, likely in a backyard if the smokin’ BBQ is anything to go by.
The reels themselves depict the guilty-as-charged doggos as the high-paying symbols, complete with porky links hanging between their jaws.
The highlight of the game is the Feature Wheel, which displays seven bonus modes, including a Pick & Click grid game, offering plenty of replayability and entertainment that won’t leave players chasing their own tails.
Dirty Dawgs of Nitropolis
Upping the ante on crime and going from backyards to intercity warfare, we have Dirty Dawgs of Nitropolis.
This game gives a dog’s eye view of the four warring clans in ELK Studios’ Nitropolis series, focusing this time on the Dirty Dawgs, who are armed to the teeth with the big guns, if you’ve ever wondered ‘what da dog doin’ in that old-school Vine video.
Dirty Dawgs of Nitropolis puts familiar tried-and-tested mechanics to use with a Feature section (or Nitro Feature Box, in this case) with the potential to trigger additional features in spins, like re-spins, Nitro Expand, Wilds, and Nitro Raffle.
If you prefer your slots to have both some bark and bite, Dirty Dawgs of Nitropolis is one to try, with a highly volatile maths model and generous max win to rival the big bad wolf.
Final Thoughts
Whether your dog is currently snoozing, running around with the zoomies, or silently begging for snacks with puppy-dog eyes, today’s the perfect excuse to show them some extra love.
If you fancy celebrating with a few spins to try and bag them a payday treat… well, we won’t tell them.
