The Dog House - Dog or Alive Review 05 April 2024

As a continuation of the Dog House series, Pragmatic Play launched the Dog House  - Dog or Alive slot. The slot was launched on March 28, 2024, and offers players much of what they enjoyed from the first instalment with a few twists.

In this review, you will learn about the game dynamics and attractive features of the slot.

Game Dynamics

The video slot has 5 reels and 3 rows that are played on a default RTP of 96.52%. You may come across versions with varying RTPs such as 96.08%, 95.08% and 94.08%.

To get going, you can place a minimum bet of €0.20 and a maximum bet of €240. The high volatility slot gives you the chance at a maximum win of 10000x.

Your chances of achieving the maximum win are 1 in 32258065 while the chances of hitting landing a Free Spin is 1 in 217.

The Dog House – Dog or Alive game has thirteen symbols with both low-paying and high-paying.  The low-paying are 10 to A card ranks while the high-paying symbols are a collar, a bone and four canine characters with cowboy hats.

When you land five low-paying symbols, you get rewarded with multipliers from 1.25x to 2.5x. For five high-paying symbols, your reward is a multiplier from 5x to 37.5x.

During the gameplay, you will also come across wild and bonus symbols.

Attractive features

Wild multipliers

Wild multipliers can replace all symbols except scatters. When landed, they fell on three reels 2, 3 and 4.

Once you land a wild, you can earn a random multiplier of 2x or 3x. These multipliers apply to all winning combinations with wilds.

In case you land more than one wild, the multipliers are totalled up and rewarded to you.

Free spins

You should also keep an eye out for the Free Spins round. You have to land 3 vault scatter symbols on three reels which are 1, 3 and 5.

Once you land the 3 scatters, you activate the Free Spins round and a 5x payout. During the round, any wilds on reels 2, 3 and 4 stay on the grid until the round ends.

For sticky wild multipliers, a random multiplier will only be revealed once a wild hit. Landing 3, 6 or 9 wilds will earn you 3 Free Spins and any wilds on your screen will have their multiplier doubled.

Before you enter the Free Spins round, the Free Spins randomizer reveals the number of starting Free Spins.

Unfortunately, the Free Spins round has no scatter symbols.  

Buy free spins

Sometimes, the hassle of achieving the Free Spins round may not be your cup of tea. The slot makes a provision that helps cut to the chase.

With the Buy Free Spins feature, you can activate the Free Spins round by paying 120x the bet. Your RTP for the round is 96.54.

Verdict

The new slot from Pragmatic Play will feel familiar to its predecessor with some slight changes. The slight changes you will expect include the switch from a suburban theme to a Western theme.

Also, the feature where the extra Free Spins double the multiplier is a welcome upgrade that players will enjoy.