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The Catfather

Slots Video Slots Fantasy Action & Adventure Mystery Gems Animals Luxury Mafia Detective Humor Sparks Cartoon

Comic feline Mafia caper with compact both-ways line play

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.52%

return to player

Volatility

—

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.90

per spin

Reels

9 lines

Player rating

4.3 ★

7 votes

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7 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 96.52% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10imputed

imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features6.5/10

10 features → 6.5/10

Game Mechanics4.2/10

f=10 r=5 p=9 → 4.2/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility4/10

0.9–45 (×50) → 4.0/10

Provider Reputation7.1/10

provider avg 7.1 → 7.1/10

Popularity5.5/10

search demand p64 + proxy blend (70/30) → 5.5/10

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: 68 — The Catfather by Pragmatic Play

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Slot Summary

For players who value wins read in both directions, The Catfather gives its 9 paylines more reach than their small number suggests. Pragmatic Play pairs that rule with a comic Mafia story about a feline gang, then separates the stronger events between horizontally expanding Wilds and Free Spins carrying a fixed multiplier. The result is a compact slot whose character and rules reinforce the same mischievous robbery premise.

How It Plays

The 5x3 layout uses 9 paylines, but Pay Both Ways allows qualifying symbol combinations to begin from either side of the reel set.

Regular spins can produce the Wild Night event, where Wild Symbols expand horizontally across combinations of the first 3 reels and improve substitution coverage.

Theme & Atmosphere

Animals and Mafia supply the central joke: a Cartoon cat gang recasts organized crime as a light robbery story rather than a severe underworld drama.

Humor, Detective, Mystery, Luxury, and Action & Adventure details support the caper tone, with the gang and its loot carrying the game's narrative identity.

Fantasy Action & Adventure Mystery Gems Animals Luxury Mafia Detective Humor Sparks Cartoon

Features & Win Potential

Pay Both Ways increases the practical reach of the limited line set because matching combinations may be evaluated from either edge of the reels.

Stack behavior and the Wild Symbol support broader substitutions, while the Free Spins Multiplier reserves the clearest win enhancement for the bonus round.

Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol 5 Reels Pay Both Ways RTP range 96% RTP Free Spins Multiplier Stack Substitution of wining symbols

Bonus & Free Spins

Free Spins place every qualifying win under a fixed 4x multiplier, making the bonus round a straightforward amplification of the same both-ways pay system.

Screenshots

3 gameplay frames

Gameplay screenshot of The Catfather (1 of 3)

Gameplay screenshot of The Catfather (2 of 3)

Gameplay screenshot of The Catfather (3 of 3)

Spec sheet

The Catfather at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameThe Catfather

StudioPragmatic Play

Released3/15/2016

Math

SlotRanker Score68

RTP96.52%

Max win—

Bet range$0.90 – $45.00

Player rating4.3 / 5 · 7 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines9

Layout5x3

This game is searched most in United States, Poland, and Argentina.

Expected average based on this slot's 96.52% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$12.53

Cost per session$12.53

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 The Catfather? 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 (96.52%), 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 The Catfather with other games

	The Catfather Score 68This game	Goodfeathers Score 78	Dragonz 2 Score 86	Aurora Beast Hunter Score 77	Wild Heist at Peacock Manor Score 76
Identity
Studio	Pragmatic Play	Blueprint Gaming	Hammertime	Just For The Win	Thunderkick
Released	3/15/2016	7/6/2018	11/11/2024	6/23/2020	4/20/2018
Math
RTP	96.52%	96.32%	96.3%	96.27%	96.1%
Volatility	—	Medium volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium/High
Max win	—	—	15,000×	5,000×	8,483×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	9	20	243	40	17
Min bet	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
Max bet	45	500	5	50	1
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	—	✓
Bonus game	—	✓	✓	—	✓
Respins	—	✓	—	✓	✓

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RTP

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Max win

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