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Fat Cat

Slots Video Slots Animals Luxury Cartoon

A cartoon wealth satire with two distinct bonus routes

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.59%

return to player

Volatility

—

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

4.1 ★

11 votes

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11 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96.59% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10imputed

imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features9/10

10 features → 9.0/10

Game Mechanics6.3/10

f=10 r=5 p=20 → 6.3/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–200 (×1000) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.1/10

provider avg 6.1 → 6.1/10

Popularity3.3/10

synthetic proxy → 3.3/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 72 — Fat Cat by NextGen

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Slot Summary

Tripled prizes across 10 Free Spins give the bonus cycle its clearest promise before Fat Cat reaches its separate cash-pick round. NextGen places that combination on a 5x3, 20-line format with a 96.59% RTP. The affluent cat serves as both the central character and a Wild, linking the Cartoon and Luxury setting directly to the game's two main feature routes.

How It Plays

The base game uses 5 reels and 20 paylines, with the Fat Cat acting as a Wild Symbol that can help complete ordinary line wins.

Two feature routes interrupt that line-based play. Dollar-sign Scatter Symbols lead to Free Spins, while matching Fat Cat appearances on the outside reels open the separate Bonus Game.

Theme & Atmosphere

Fat Cat treats Luxury as a Cartoon joke, casting its central Animal character as an affluent figure surrounded by the trappings of sudden wealth.

The visual premise supports the mechanics cleanly: dollar signs signal the Free Spins route, while the title character doubles as the Wild and Bonus Game trigger.

Animals Luxury Cartoon

Features & Win Potential

The Wild Symbol substitutes within regular combinations and also has a second purpose. When it appears on the first and fifth reels together, it opens the Bonus Game.

The Scatter Symbol controls the Free Spins route. Qualifying Scatters award the initial spins, and another set during the round provides an additional batch.

Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol 5 Reels Bonus Game 96% RTP Bonus symbols 20 Paylines Substitution Symbols

Bonus & Free Spins

The Free Spins feature awards 10 spins with prizes multiplied by 3. Another qualifying Scatter combination during the round adds 10 more spins.

The separate Bonus Game uses a cash-pick format. Matching Fat Cat Wilds on the outside reels trigger it, distinguishing this route from the dollar-sign Scatter feature.

Spec sheet

Fat Cat at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameFat Cat

StudioNextGen

Released12/18/2017

Math

SlotRanker Score72

RTP96.59%

Max win—

Bet range$0.20 – $200.00

Player rating4.1 / 5 · 11 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96.59% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$2.73

Cost per session$2.73

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Fat Cat? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Mediumassumed — not published for this slot

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.59%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Fat Cat with other games

	Fat Cat Score 72This game	Piggy Collect & Multiply Score 81	Mystery Mice Score 78	Aurora Beast Hunter Score 77	Stinkin' Rich Super Rich Re-Spins Score 76
Identity
Studio	NextGen	Apparat Gaming	Pragmatic Play	Just For The Win	King Show Games
Released	12/18/2017	11/20/2024	9/9/2024	6/23/2020	10/10/2024
Math
RTP	96.59%	96.1%	96.49%	96.27%	95.05%
Volatility	—	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	—	5,000×	5,000×	5,000×	37,800×
Format
Reels	5	5	6	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	6x6	3-4-3-4-3	5-5-3-5-5
Paylines	20	10	0	40	100
Min bet	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4
Max bet	200	50	5	50	10
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	—	—	✓
Bonus game	✓	✓	—	—	✓
Respins	—	✓	—	✓	✓

Every number is shown as a delta against Fat Cat.

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Fat Cat

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RTP

96.59%

Max win

—

Score

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+ Respins− Free Spins

− Wild− Multiplier− Bonus Game

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