RIP City slot review

What kind of slot is RIP City?

RIP City is a line slot on a bigger-than-usual grid: five reels, five rows and 19 fixed lines. Lines pay both ways, so a winning combination can start on the leftmost reel or the rightmost one.

It comes from Hacksaw Gaming, a studio launched in September 2018 and headquartered in Malta. Its parent, Hacksaw AB, has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 25 June 2025, and the studio holds a Gambling Commission licence. Its best-known game is Wanted Dead or a Wild.

How the features work

The Cat Wild

The Cat Wild is the centrepiece. When it forms part of a winning line, it extends its jaw down the reel, and every position it covers turns wild. That can complete extra lines on the same spin.

If the stretching Cat Wild covers a regular wild on its way down, it gains a multiplier. So the more regular wilds sit in its path, the more a single stretch can be worth.

Ro$$ Bonus: three scatters

Three scatters trigger the Ro$$ Bonus: 10 free spins in which more Cat Wilds appear than in the base game.

Maxx Bonus: four scatters

Four scatters trigger the Maxx Bonus, also 10 free spins. Here, each Cat Wild that lands activates its reel, and from then on a Cat Wild appears on that reel on every remaining spin of the round. Activate several reels early and the round can build quickly.

Since a Gambling Commission warning in January 2020 (opens in a new tab), feature buy-ins are not offered to British players. On UK apps both rounds come only from landing scatters.

RIP City paylines: what “pays both ways” means

Many line slots only count matches that start on reel one. RIP City also counts matches that start on reel five and run leftwards. A symbol cluster across reels three, four and five can therefore pay, where it would be ignored in a one-direction game.

It sounds generous, but the paytable and RTP already account for it. Paying both ways is part of the game’s built-in maths, not an extra on top; the house edge is still 3.78%.

RIP City max win in pounds

The cap is 12,500× your stake, which is unusually high for a game rated medium volatility. In practice, hitting it needs a very rare combination of stretched Cat Wilds with large multipliers.

Treat the cap as the top of the range, not a goal. Most sessions on any slot end with less than you started with.

RIP City RTP on a £20 budget

A 96.22% RTP means a 3.78% house edge: about £3.78 of every £100 staked, on average, over a very long run. Medium volatility sits between the frequent small wins of a low-volatility game and the long droughts of a high-volatility one.

Expected loss is total staked × 3.78%. At 10p, 200 spins uses exactly £20 of stakes, with an expected cost of under £1, though the actual result will vary. At £1, the same £20 could be gone in 20 spins. Our house edge by game page puts slot costs in context with table games.

Playing RIP City on iPhone and Android

RIP City is an HTML5 game, so it runs in iOS and Android casino apps and in mobile browsers. A 5×5 grid has more symbols to fit than a 5×3 one, so a larger screen makes the Cat Wild stretches easier to follow.

1. Make sure your account is fully verified; age checks apply even to demo play.
2. Search the app’s lobby for “RIP City”. Hacksaw games aren’t in every UK lobby.
3. Open the game’s information screen to check the RTP and read the bonus rules.
4. Choose a stake within your budget and the UK limit for your age.
5. Spin manually and use the app’s reality check or session reminder if it has one.

Compare partner apps on our best slot apps list. If the game stalls mid-spin, our guide to what happens if you lose signal during a spin explains how results are kept.

UK rules that affect RIP City

• £5 maximum stake per spin for ages 25 and over and £2 for ages 18 to 24, set out in the Gambling Commission’s online slots stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab).
• A minimum of 2.5 seconds per spin, with no autoplay, turbo or slam stop, under the responsible product design standard (opens in a new tab).
• No celebrating a result that returns your stake or less.
• Net spend and time played displayed in real time.
• No bonus buy for British players.

Our game design rules page covers each rule in turn, and the stake limits page explains the two age bands.

Hacksaw slots similar to RIP City

• Wanted Dead or a Wild: also 5×5 with a 12,500× cap, but high volatility, 15 lines and three bonus rounds.
• Le Bandit: medium volatility on a 6×5 grid with a 10,000× cap.
• Chaos Crew: 5×5 and rated 5 of 5 for volatility, so a much rougher ride.
• Dork Unit: another medium (3 of 5) Hacksaw game, on a 5×4 grid.

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Where to play RIP City with a welcome offer

We don’t have an offer built around RIP City, and promotional spins only work on the games each casino names, so check whether it is included. Each one is for new customers aged 18+, and terms apply.

• PlayOJO: new UK customers (not Northern Ireland) who deposit £10 or more for the first time get 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza at 10p each. No wagering, winnings paid in cash; can’t be combined with other offers; only via the designated offer link.
• Coral: deposit and bet £10 or more on slots to get 100 free spins at 10p on selected games. Accept them within 48 hours and use within 7 days; no wagering on winnings. Runs from 1 October 2026 to 1 February 2027. Neteller, PayPal, Paysafe, Skrill, prepaid cards and certain debit cards don’t qualify.
• Ladbrokes: deposit and spend £10+ on slots to get 50 free spins a day for 10 days, up to 500 in total at 10p, on selected games. Claim before 23:59 each day; valid 7 days; no wagering. Prepaid cards, PayPal, Paysafe, Neteller, Skrill and Moneybookers deposits are excluded.

Coral and Ladbrokes are both operated by LC International Limited, so holding new accounts at both may not be allowed. Set a deposit limit before your first spin, and remember that the house edge applies to promotional play too.

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.