RIP City slot review

RIP City slot in brief

RIP City comes from Hacksaw Gaming, the Malta-based studio known for Wanted Dead or a Wild. It builds the whole game around one symbol: the Cat Wild, whose jaw drops down the reel to turn more positions wild.

The numbers are a slightly unusual mix. Hacksaw rates the game 3 out of 5 for volatility, which is middle of the road, yet the top prize is 12,500 times the stake. Most games with caps in that range sit at the high end of the volatility scale. You can compare it with other games in our slot reviews.

RIP City RTP, volatility and layout

Our checked data lists one RTP figure, 96.22%, for RIP City. That gives a house edge of 3.78%: for every £100 you stake over the long run, the game is built to keep about £3.78 on average.

How the features work in RIP City

Paylines that pay both ways

Most line slots only pay from the leftmost reel to the right. RIP City's 19 paylines pay in both directions, so a run of matching symbols starting on reel five and heading left counts as well. That gives each line two chances to pay on a spin, which can produce more frequent small wins than a one-way game with the same number of lines.

The Cat Wild

When a Cat Wild is part of a win, its jaw extends down the reel and every position it passes over becomes wild. On a five-row grid, that can turn a single wild into a column of wilds, and because the lines pay both ways, a full wild reel in the middle of the grid can contribute to wins from either side. If the extending jaw covers a regular wild, the Cat Wild gains a multiplier. The help screen gives the value; we do not quote one here because it is not in the developer figures we checked.

Ro$$ Bonus: three scatters

Three scatter symbols award the Ro$$ Bonus, 10 free spins in which Cat Wilds appear more often than in the base game. More Cat Wilds means more chances for the jaw to extend and for multipliers to be added.

Maxx Bonus: four scatters

Four scatters award the Maxx Bonus, also 10 free spins, with a stronger rule: whenever a Cat Wild lands, it activates its reel, and that reel then always holds a Cat Wild on every remaining spin. A reel activated early stays useful for the rest of the round, so the Maxx Bonus can build momentum in a way the Ro$$ Bonus cannot.

RIP City bonus rounds compared

Four scatters are harder to land than three, which is why the Maxx Bonus carries the richer rule. Hacksaw does not publish trigger odds for either round in our checked data, and we do not use third-party estimates. Think of the Ro$$ Bonus as the round you will see more often and the Maxx Bonus as where the game's biggest results are most likely to come from.

Medium volatility with a 12,500x max win

Volatility describes how a game spreads its return. A medium rating suggests more regular mid-sized wins than a high-volatility game, while a 12,500x cap shows the top end is still very high. In practice that usually means the base game feels steadier, helped by lines paying both ways, but the Maxx Bonus can still produce outliers.

The average cost column is the stake multiplied by 100 spins and by the 3.78% edge. Over a short session your result will almost certainly differ from it, in either direction. Our explanation of expected value shows how this average is built.

How to play RIP City step by step

1. Check the game rules panel for the RTP and the Cat Wild multiplier values.
2. Choose a total stake for the spin, staying within your budget and the UK limit for your age.
3. Start each spin yourself; UK slots cannot auto-spin.
4. Wins are paid on any of the 19 lines from either end of the grid.
5. If a Cat Wild joins a win, its jaw extends down the reel and turns positions wild.
6. Three scatters start the Ro$$ Bonus; four start the Maxx Bonus.
7. Use the on-screen net spend and session time to decide when to stop.

UK rules that shape RIP City

Every online slot offered in Great Britain must meet the Gambling Commission's responsible product design standard, RTS 14 (opens in a new tab). That means at least 2.5 seconds per spin, no turbo or slam-stop, no celebrating a return that does not beat your stake, and a real-time display of your net position and time played.

• Maximum stake: £5 a spin if you are 25 or over, £2 if you are 18 to 24, as explained in the Commission's stake limit guidance for online slots (opens in a new tab) and our page on UK slot stake limits.
• No bonus buy: since a Gambling Commission warning in January 2020, feature buy-ins are not offered to British players.
• No credit cards: you cannot fund gambling with a credit card in Great Britain.
• Age and identity checks come first, even for demo play.

Slots like RIP City from Hacksaw Gaming

Le Pharaoh is the closest match on paper, with the same 19 lines and volatility rating. Chaos Crew 2 uses the same line count at the top volatility rating. For the bigger picture, our Hacksaw against Nolimit City comparison sets the two studios side by side.

Who should try the RIP City slot

RIP City suits players who want a slot that is not at the extreme end of the volatility scale but still has a large top prize. It is entertainment with a cost: on average it keeps a little under 4p of every £1 staked, and any session can lose. Set a limit before you play, and see our safer gambling tools if you want help keeping to it.

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18+. Every casino game has a built-in house edge, so over time you should expect to lose what you stake. Set a budget before you play and stop when it’s gone: safer gambling tools and support. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.