RIP City Slot Review
A bug-eyed black-and-white cat lounges under pink graffiti reading RO$$ while a rat in a green flat cap scowls in from the other side of the reels, cigarette in mouth. RIP City hides the most aggressive thing about it behind the cheapest-looking symbols it could find: dice, an 8-ball, a banana and a candle, on a greyscale back-alley wall that a tombstone marks as R.I.P. CITY.
That’s the con, and it’s a good one. The retro filler is window-dressing for an expanding Wild Cat that can carry multipliers up to 200x, built by Hacksaw Gaming on a 5×5 grid with 19 paylines, medium volatility, 96.22% RTP and a 12,500x maximum win. That lineage runs through Wanted Dead or a Wild and Le Bandit rather than the studio’s cuter output.
Whether one expansion mechanic and two bonus rounds can carry a whole game is the fair question. The cat, at least, looks confident.
How RIP City Pays
Wins land on 19 fixed paylines, with matching symbols needed on adjacent reels from the left. It’s a conventional line setup on an unconventional frame: five rows tall, but only 19 routes through it, so the grid feels bigger than the win structure actually is.
Only the highest win per line counts, and multiple wins in a single round are added together for the total. Bets run from 0.10 to 75 per spin, and payouts are multiples of the total bet. The paytable is short enough to print in full:
- 8-Ball: 2x for three, 10x for four, 20x for five
- Dice / Smiley: 1.5x for three, 7.5x for four, 17.5x for five
- Banana / Candle: 1x for three, 5x for four, 15x for five
- WILD / Wild Cat: 25x for five
The retro symbol set is a deliberate choice: dice, an 8-ball, a banana and a candle wouldn’t look out of place on a three-reel fruit machine, and the top five-of-a-kind sits at just 20x. Both wilds substitute for every other symbol in the paytable.
They also pay 25x for five on a line of their own, which makes them the richest symbols in the game. The plain WILD is simple enough. The Wild Cat is where the game lives, and it gets a section of its own below.
Wild Cat Symbols and Multipliers
A Wild Cat expands when the expansion would form at least one winning combination. It only grows downward, to the bottom of the grid, and every position it covers counts as a wild. If the expansion doesn’t make a win, the symbol stays put and acts as a single wild. Each reel can hold only one Wild Cat at a time.
The multiplier layer is what turns this from tidy to potentially enormous. If a Wild Cat expands through a WILD symbol, that WILD becomes a multiplier applied to the whole expanded cat. Values run from 2x up to 200x.
The full ladder steps through 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x and 100x on the way. Multiple expanded cats in one win don’t multiply each other: their values are added together first, then applied once to the win.
So two cats carrying multipliers combine into a single larger multiplier rather than multiplying into each other. Stacked cats stay rewarding rather than wasteful.
The Ro$$ Bonus
Three FS scatter symbols landing at once in the base game trigger the Ro$$ Bonus, the cat’s round, and award 10 free spins. Inside, you’ve got a better chance of landing Wild Cat and WILD symbols than in the base game.
Since the wild-and-multiplier system is the whole engine here, improving its hit rate is a real upgrade rather than a cosmetic one. Three FS symbols during the round add four more spins.
Four FS symbols do something better: they end the current spin and hand you the Maxx Bonus. If fewer than 10 spins remain at that moment, the count resets to 10; otherwise it stays as it was. Nothing is lost in the handover.
During free spins the total win for each individual spin shows in the win field, while the running total for the whole round sits beside the remaining spin count. A useful touch when several expanded cats land in the same round.
The Maxx Bonus
Four FS scatters at once in the base game skip the cat’s round entirely and open the Maxx Bonus, the rat’s round, with 10 free spins. Here each reel can be activated by landing a Wild Cat on it. Once activated, a reel is guaranteed a Wild Cat on every remaining spin.
That guarantee is the strongest mechanic in the game. Activated reels stack expanding wilds spin after spin, and every WILD they grow through adds its multiplier to the cat. Retriggers work the same as in the Ro$$ round: three FS symbols award four extra spins.
Both bonus rounds, and the base game too, can each reach the 12,500x ceiling. When that cap hits, the round ends on the spot, any remaining spins are discarded and the win is awarded.
Bonus Buys and FeatureSpins
The BUY BONUS menu offers direct purchases of both free-spins rounds, plus three FeatureSpins options that stay active until you switch them off. Each buy runs at its own RTP:
- BonusHunt FeatureSpins: 96.44% RTP
- Two Wild Cats FeatureSpins: 96.34% RTP
- Three Wild Cats FeatureSpins: 96.31% RTP
- Ro$$ Bonus: 96.2% RTP
- Maxx Bonus: 96.41% RTP
Feature buys can exceed the standard bet ceiling of 75 per spin, so check the confirmation screen before confirming. The spread between the buy RTPs is narrow enough that choosing on taste rather than decimals is defensible.
The FeatureSpins options each guarantee certain features on every spin, which in practice means guaranteed Wild Cat landings, at a set cost tied to your current bet level.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Most of the time, RIP City is a quiet game. The cat and the rat stare each other down, a few line wins trickle in, and you spin again. You play it for the moments that silence breaks: one Wild Cat dropping through a WILD and suddenly a nothing spin is carrying a 100x multiplier. Nothing else on the screen matters as much.
The Maxx Bonus is the best thing here, because a reel that’s been activated never lets you go. Guaranteed cats every spin, each one potentially eating another multiplier, is escalation done properly. The flat side is everything between those rounds. Nineteen lines across a 5×5 grid means a lot of dead spins dressed up as retro charm, and the plain symbol wins rarely cover the wait.
This is one for the patient multiplier-chaser who’d rather have a single mechanic with real teeth than five shallow ones. If you want constant action, the alley will feel long. If you want one big cat, it’s worth the walk.
RIP City FAQs
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What is the RTP of RIP City?
RIP City runs at 96.22% RTP. -
Is RIP City high volatility?
No. RIP City is rated medium volatility, though the bonus rounds play considerably more aggressively than that label suggests. -
How many paylines does RIP City have?
RIP City has 19 fixed paylines across its 5×5 grid. -
How does the Wild Cat symbol work in RIP City?
The Wild Cat expands downward to the bottom of the grid whenever the expansion would form a win, with every covered position counting as a wild. A Wild Cat that grows through a WILD symbol turns that WILD into a multiplier worth between 2x and 200x. When several expanded cats contribute to one win, their multipliers are summed first and then applied. -
How do you trigger the free spins in RIP City?
Three FS scatters at once open the Ro$$ Bonus and four open the Maxx Bonus, each with 10 free spins. During either round, three more FS scatters add four spins to your remaining total. -
What is the difference between the Ro$$ Bonus and the Maxx Bonus?
The Ro$$ Bonus gives you a better chance of landing Wild Cat and WILD symbols. The Maxx Bonus activates reels individually: once a Wild Cat lands on a reel, that reel is guaranteed a Wild Cat on every remaining spin. Landing four FS scatters during the Ro$$ Bonus upgrades you to the Maxx Bonus. -
Can you buy the bonus on RIP City?
Yes. The BUY BONUS button lets you purchase the Ro$$ Bonus or the Maxx Bonus directly, and three FeatureSpins options are also available. Each buy runs at its own RTP, from 96.2% on the Ro$$ Bonus to 96.44% on BonusHunt FeatureSpins. -
What is the maximum win on RIP City?
The maximum win is 12,500x your bet, and it can be reached in the base game, the Ro$$ Bonus or the Maxx Bonus. Hitting the cap ends the round immediately and the win is awarded.
