Rip City Slot Review
Free demo, RTP, volatility and max win
8.1Value score · Very good · how it works
Rip City review: Hacksaw Gaming's 5x5 slot with expanding Wild Cats, WILD multipliers up to 200x, two bonus modes, four RTP versions and a 12,500x max win.
- #562by value of 3,708 slots
- #10by value of 36 Hacksaw Gaming slots
- #1441by RTP of 3,708 slots
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Basic information
| Software | Hacksaw Gaming |
|---|---|
| Release year | Not published |
| RTP | 96.22% | 94.27% | 92.32% | 88.02% |
| Volatility | Not published |
| Max win | x12,500 |
| Hit frequency | Not published |
| Reels and rows | 5 × 5 |
| Win system | Paylines, 19 paylines |
| Features | Bonus buy, Ante bet, Paylines |
| Named in the rules | WILD CAT SYMBOL, WILD SYMBOL, RO$$ BONUS, MAXX BONUS |
| Game type | Slot |
| Data verified | 2026-09-28 |
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Rip City review
Hacksaw Gaming invites players to go to town on R.I.P. City, and the star of the show is a wild cat. It expands down the reel, and if it passes through a WILD symbol on the way, it picks up a multiplier. Two bonus modes build on this, one by making cats more common and the other by locking a cat onto each reel. The game has a 5x5 grid with 19 paylines and records four RTP versions.
How the Wild Cat expands
A Wild Cat only expands when the expanded symbol would be part of at least one winning combination. It always expands downward, to the bottom of the grid, and counts as a wild on every position it covers. A Wild Cat that does not expand counts as one ordinary wild. Each reel can hold only one cat at a time.
Wins are paid on 19 lines from left to right on adjacent reels, so the cat is useful mainly when it is placed where a line needs to be completed.
WILD multipliers
A separate WILD symbol adds the multiplier layer. If an expanding Wild Cat passes through a WILD, the cat turns into a multiplier that applies to the whole expanded symbol. The values run from 2x up to 200x. If a winning combination contains more than one multiplier cat, the values are added first and the sum is then applied to the win.
Adding rather than multiplying keeps the combined factor smaller than a product would, but a few high values can still add up quickly.
Ro$$ Bonus and Maxx Bonus
Both bonus modes are triggered by free spin scatters that land together in the base game, and both start with 10 free spins.
Ro$$ Bonus
Triggered by three scatters. Wild Cats and WILD symbols land more often than in the base game. Three scatters during the round add 4 spins. Four scatters during the round lead to the Maxx Bonus at the end of the current spin.
Maxx Bonus
Triggered by four scatters. A reel is activated when a Wild Cat lands on it, and from then on a Wild Cat lands on that reel on every remaining free spin. Three scatters during the round add 4 spins.
A note on the catalogue
Our mechanics data marks free spins as absent for this game, while the studio's rules describe two bonus modes with 10 free spins each. We follow the rules. The game also has an ante-style option and five bonus-buy choices. The prices are not stated in the data we hold, so we quote none.
Four RTP versions in the numbers
The catalogue lists 96.22%, 94.27%, 92.32% and 88.02%, with house edges of 3.78%, 5.73%, 7.68% and 11.98%. The studio's rules show a placeholder, so we cannot tell which version a given site runs. The headline is 96.22%.
Per $1,000 wagered the average loss is $37.80 at the top version and $119.80 at the lowest. In 100 spins at $1 that is $3.78 against $11.98, and at $5 it is $18.90 against $59.90. No volatility label is published. The max win is 12,500x the bet: $2,500 at $0.20, $12,500 at $1 and $62,500 at $5.
Xmas Drop lists the same 96.22% and 12,500x with Medium volatility. Temple of Torment lists 96.2% and Grug Make Fire 96.19% with High volatility, both at 10,000x.
Pros
- Expanding Wild Cats fill the reel when it creates a win
- WILD multipliers from 2x to 200x, added together in one win
- Two bonus modes, each with 10 free spins
- Max win of 12,500x, above several similar games
Cons
- Four RTP versions, with the lowest at 88.02% and an 11.98% house edge
- No volatility label is published
- Buy and ante prices are not stated in the data we hold
- No official free demo is listed in our catalogue
Verdict
Rip City is a payline slot with a single clear idea: a cat that expands down the reel and can pick up multipliers of up to 200x on its way. The best version has a 96.22% RTP and a 3.78% house edge, while the lowest listed one costs 11.98%, so the version matters. With no volatility published, expect to learn the pace only by watching small stakes. It is paid entertainment, nothing more.
Sources: Hacksaw Gaming official game page; RTP, volatility and max win from the open Slot RTP Database.
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Rip City RTP versions
4 RTP versions of Rip City are recorded. Casinos choose which one to run, so the number you get depends on where you play. Each bar shows what that version keeps on average per $1,000 wagered.
- 96.22%Highest $37.80 lost per $1,000
- 94.27% $57.30 lost per $1,000
- 92.32% $76.80 lost per $1,000
- 88.02%Lowest $119.80 lost per $1,000
Cost of 100 spins
| Bet | Wagered | Average cost at 96.22% | At 88.02% |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.20 | $20 | $0.76 | $2.40 |
| $1 | $100 | $3.78 | $11.98 |
| $5 | $500 | $18.90 | $59.90 |
Averages computed from the published RTP; real sessions vary widely around them. RTP calculator
Rip City max win, volatility & stats
- Value score
- 8.1 / 10
- Lost per $1,000 (average)
- $37.80
- Max win at $1 bet
- $12,500
- Wins on average
- –
Percentiles compare this game with the 3,708 games in the catalogue. Max win: 12,500×.
