Rat King Slot

Embark on a delightful nostalgic journey with Push Gaming’s debut Scatter Pays slot – Rat King. Inspired by Pragmatic Play’s popular game Sweet Bonanza, this title not only retains a delightful retro 8-bit theme but also introduces significant tweaks to enhance its charm and gameplay.

Cascading Mechanic in Rat King

The cascading mechanic plays an essential role in the game. Triggered by winning symbols and seven or more no-value Dud symbols, it is crucial as the multiplier symbols up to x500 must navigate to the bottom of the grid to get collected. This mechanic boosts the active win multiplier in both the base game and bonus round.

Premium Symbols and Star Multiplier

The premium symbols in Rat King yield between 7.5 and 50x your stake for 20+ matching symbols anywhere in view. Also present are non-value Dud symbols that occupy space and are removed when at least seven are in view. Winning symbols are also eliminated from the grid, triggering a redrop with fresh symbols, thereby perpetuating the game as long as you keep winning.

The Star Multiplier symbols appear with values between x2 and x500. These symbols must find their way to the bottom of the grid via the cascading mechanic and then get collected to add their multiplier to the total win multiplier for that round.

The Bonus Round

The bonus round in Rat King is activated when 3, 4, or 5 Rat King symbols are collected in the same cascading sequence. This grants you 10, 15, or 20 free spins respectively, plus +3 extra spins each time a Rat King is collected during the round. Star symbols are collected to build the win multiplier, which never resets during the bonus round.

The Bonus Buy Feature

A Bonus Buy feature, subject to jurisdiction, offers three options:

Pay 100x your stake for 10 free spins with an RTP of 96.58 %.
Pay 250x your stake for 15 free spins with an RTP of 96.36 %.
Pay 500x your stake for 20 free spins with an RTP of 96.93 %.

Overall Summary

Rat King presents a unique blend of nostalgia and novel gameplay mechanics. While the concept echoes Sweet Bonanza, it stands out with its vintage aesthetic and more complex win multiplier system. With a decent potential of 10,000x and high variance, Rat King is an impressive Scatter Pay debut from Push Gaming.

The game was released on 14th July 2023 with a wide release on 27th July 2023. The betting range varies from a min bet of $0.1 to a max bet of $100. The slot is based on a 6×6 layout and implements a “Pay anywhere” betway system.