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Something scratches at the edge of the soundtrack before you’ve pressed spin. Natal Cats loads with a low hum, tarot-style cards face down on the reels, and a jar of something pickled sitting next to a pentagram medallion. This slot demo from Riddec Games crosses witchcraft with cat companions in a combination that shouldn’t work but does. The icons flip like tarot cards when they land. The cats stare back like they know something you don’t.
Money symbols land on every spin carrying bet multiplier values. The possible values are x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, x10, x14, x16, x18, and x20 of the total bet. Landing enough of them triggers the Natal Respin round, a Hold ‘n’ Win feature where the grid clears to show only money symbols and jackpots. Collected values lock in place, and respins continue until no new symbol lands. Three jackpots sit above the reels throughout play: Mini (20x bet), Major (100x bet), and Mega (1,000x bet), each awarded when the corresponding jackpot symbol lands during a Natal Respin.
The scatter, shown in-game as a glowing ball of yarn labelled ‘Skatter’, triggers free spins when three or more land on the reels. During the round, all four low-paying tarot back symbols are stripped from the reels entirely, leaving only the four premium cat characters, wilds, and special symbols in play. That removal concentrates the paytable and shifts the hit profile toward higher-value combinations. The round can retrigger.
The wild is a red card with glowing claw marks that substitutes for all symbols except the scatter and money symbols. It appears on all reels during both standard and bonus play. A buy option lets you skip directly to free spins for 40x the total bet, guaranteeing entry to the symbol-stripped bonus round.
Tarot-styled cards flip face-up across a 5×3 grid running on 25 fixed paylines. Bets start at 0.10 and run to 100.00 per spin. Four cat characters serve as premium symbols, each drawn as a different feline persona in a gold-bordered card. Four occult-themed card backs with paw prints, compass roses, crescent moons, and skulls fill the lower tier. Money symbols land alongside regular symbols during every spin but only pay out when collected during a Natal Respin round.
Three crystal ball jackpots display above the reels at all times. At a 1.00 bet, the Mini shows 20.00, the Major 100.00, and the Mega 1,000.00. These scale with bet size and are exclusive to the Natal Respin feature.
| Symbol | ×3 | ×4 | ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blonde Cat (Premium) | 1.00 | 5.00 | 20.00 |
| Potion Cat | 0.80 | 4.00 | 16.00 |
| Pink Cat | 0.40 | 2.00 | 12.00 |
| Blue Cat | 0.40 | 2.00 | 12.00 |
| Paw Card | 0.20 | 1.20 | 6.00 |
| Compass Card | 0.20 | 1.20 | 6.00 |
| Moon Cat Card | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Skull Cat Card | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
Thirteen possible multiplier values can appear on money symbols during any spin: x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, x10, x14, x16, x18, and x20 of the total bet. The sequence skips several numbers above x8, jumping to x10 and then climbing in irregular steps to the x20 cap.
The RTP is 95%, below the current market average. Medium volatility keeps the session variance moderate, with a maximum payout capped at 1,300x the total bet.
The atmosphere does most of the heavy lifting here. Natal Cats builds a mood that most smaller-provider slots don't even attempt, and the dual bonus structure gives the game two different ways to build towards its top payout. The 95% RTP works against it, and medium volatility with a low max win means the upside is capped early. A 3.4 in this review for a game that delivers more as a visual and audio experience than a mathematical proposition.
The cats aren’t what grabs your attention. It’s the setting. A wooden table holds a skull, bubbling potions, a jar with something floating inside it, and a pentagram medallion on a chain. The soundtrack is a low, unsettling hum that shifts when features trigger, and cat purring layers in during free spins. Riddec Games clearly spent time on atmosphere for this demo, and it separates Natal Cats from the dozens of generic cat-themed slots in circulation.
Regular play produces frequent small hits. The tarot card flip animation adds a visual rhythm that keeps dead spins from feeling completely empty, and the money symbols landing with their values on display give every spin something to read. At 40x for the buy-in, 8 free spins loaded with only the four premium cat characters and specials on the reels. Those spins pulled back 11.80, well short of the entry cost. Medium volatility means the swings are shallower, but so is the recovery when a bonus round runs cold.
The Natal Respin round is the more interesting of the two features. Money symbols lock into position on a crystal ball grid and respins continue until nothing new lands. With jackpots at 20x, 100x, and 1,000x, the tiered structure gives players something to land into. The individual money symbol values top out at 20x the bet, so without landing a jackpot, the respin round ends quickly. That gap between the 20x money limit and the 1,000x Mega jackpot makes the jackpot symbols the real prize.
For a free play session, Natal Cats offers something most smaller-provider slots skip entirely: a reason to keep spinning beyond the numbers. The eerie aesthetic, the tarot card presentation, the horror-adjacent styling next to wide-eyed cats casting spells. These are design choices that give the game personality. The 95% RTP and 1,300x maximum won’t attract players who prioritise value, but anyone drawn to atmosphere-first game design will find the demo worth loading at least once for the audiovisual experience alone.
Watch the cards turn as each spin plays out like a tarot reading in Natal Cats.
Land 3 or more Skatters and unlock the free spins round with the four low-paying symbols removed.
Locked money symbols contribute to the total as a Natal Respin round plays out.