Pug Life Slot Review

Pug Life Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Pug Life slot comes with 5 reels, 4 rows and 16 fixed paylines. A winning combination is created when 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols appear on 1 of the predefined paylines on adjacent reels from left to right, and beginning from the leftmost reel (i.e. reel 1).

Bet options vary between 10p and £100 a spin. The ‘Bet’ box under the reels comes with up and down arrows which you can click to change your stake to your preference. When you change the total bet, the payouts in the Paytable change accordingly.

Players from outside the UK have the option of an Autoplay function. Here, you choose 10 to 1,000 autospins as well as loss and single win limits. Also available to non-UK slots players is a Turbo and Super Turbo Mode for much faster spin speed.

The Pug Life RTP is 96.33% which higher than the online slots average of 96%. Be warned there is a 94.33% RTP version which may be the one used at certain UK online casinos. Volatility wise, it’s in the middle as ranked as 3/5 by Hacksaw Gaming. It also offers a 29.77% hit frequency rate which means a win will land every 3.35 spins on average.

Finally, the Pug Life slot game comes with 7,500 x bet max wins. The bigger wins will come from the Wild Multiplier Treats that can reach 200x or in The Dawg’s Den feature where big bet prizes and multipliers are up for grabs.

Theme – join kooky pets in search of wild multiplier treats

With a pets theme, the Pug Life slot is based on a strange bunch of household pets along with their tasty treats. Set inside a house’s living room, it has a comical feel and cartoon style appearance. It reminds me of Pragmatic Play’s The Dog House slot. In the Treat Yo’Self feature, you head to the kitchen whilst the garden is the setting in The Dawg’s Den feature.

With a tongue in cheek feel, the setting is similar to that in The Secret Life of Pets film. With an upbeat piano-based soundtrack, symbols include A, K, Q, J and 10 low value royals. The higher value symbols are represented by kooky pets including mice, birds, cats, chihuahuas and of course pugs. The pug symbol is the most rewarding with 3, 4 or 5 in combination awarding 2, 4 or 10 x your total bet. His name appears to be Pugly.

Treat symbols are wild with 3 different types appearing. You have Biscuit, Bone and Streak treat wilds which come with multipliers. These Treat Wild Multipliers substitute for all paying symbols above with 5 in combination awarding 10 x your total bet.

Other symbols include Dawg’s Den Scatters which trigger The Dawg’s Den feature (when 3 or more appear). In this feature, you may see a sticky Toaster scatter. More details on both these symbols is detailed below in the Bonus Features section. Here is a list of all symbols including payouts and functions:

Symbol	Payouts/Info
10	3, 4 or 0.1, 0.3 or 1 x bet
J	3, 4 or 0.1, 0.3 or 1 x bet
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.4 or 1.5 x bet
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.4 or 1.5 x bet
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0,2, 0.5 or 2 x bet
Mouse	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1.5 or 4 x bet
Bird	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1.5 or 4 x bet
Cat	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2.5 or 7 x bet
Chihuahua	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2.5 or 7 x bet
Pug	3, 4 or 5 = 2, 4 or 10 x bet
Treat Wilds	Substitutes for symbols above + have multipliers up to 100x
Dawg's Den Scatter	3+ triggers The Dawg’s Den feature
Toaster Scatter	Only appears during The Dawg’s Den feature

Pug Life Mobile

Produced using HTML5 technology, the Pug Life slot game has been optimised for play on mobile, tablet, laptop and PC devices. The 5×3 layout works well on smartphones with iOS, Android and Windows operating systems compatible for mobile play.

Pug Life Bonus Features

The Pug Life slot comes with 4 bonus features. There are 3 Treats Multiplier symbols which are worth up to 200x. In the Treat Yo’Self feature, you get free spins with sticky Treats on the reels. Finally, there’s The Dawg’s Den feature where you get free spins with bet prizes and multipliers collected for 1 final win.

Treats feature

With 3 different types of Treats symbols, there are wild multipliers. You will see Biscuit, Bone and Steak Treat Wild Multipliers. Winning combinations involving a Treat symbol is subject to the multiplier displayed. If multiple Treat symbols are part of the same win, the multiplier values are added together and then applied to the win. Here’s what multipliers the 3 Treat Wild symbols can contain:

Treat Yo’Self feature

The Treat Yo’Self feature is triggered by landing 3 Treat symbols of any kind anywhere on the reels in the same base game spin. Set in a kitchen, all triggered Treats are sticky and reveal a new multiplier value based on the Treat type on every spin.

Beginning with 5 free spins, landing additional Treats will reward you with extra free spins. Every new Treat symbol landing gives you 1 additional free spin, with no limits.

The Dawg’s Den feature

The Dawg’s Den feature is played when 3 or more Dawg’s Den Scatter symbols appear anywhere during a base game spin. A value of 3 or 4 is then revealed from the scatters. The total amount of all revealed values will be the number of free spins awarded. This means a minimum of 9 free spins and maximum of 20 free spins initially.

Crucially, no wins are awarded until the end of the feature. Alternatively, the win amounts from all winning combinations are collected in a total above the reels. Additionally, all landed Treat Multipliers are also collected above the reels. When the free spins finish, the total win amount is multiplier by the total multiplier.

On reel 4 or 5, a Sticky Toaster symbol appears permanently on the reels. Acting as wild symbols, Toasters reveal a bet multiplier prize or multiplier which is then applied to the total win or multiplier stored above the reels. Here is what the Toaster symbol can reveal:

Buy Bonus feature

For non UK players, there is the option of the Buy Bonus feature. Triggered by clicking on the Buy Bonus button to the left of the reels, you have 4 options. The 2 FeatureSpins options are the cost per spin and not the total cost. Here’s what they entail along with the cost and RTP:

Pug Life Review Summary – quirky household pets can deliver domestic bliss

Aesthetically, the Pug Life slot has a tongue in cheek feel and will appeal to millions of us who have household pets, or furry members of the family. The graphics and high definition as well as fun and quirky. It reminds me of Hacksaw’s King Carrot slot which comes with a whacky fruit and veggie theme.

In terms of the gameplay, Pug Life is all about the Treats Multipliers. Commonly used in many Hacksaw Gaming slots like Time Spinners and Outlaws Inc, landing Steak Treats are the key to big multipliers which can lead to larger payouts. If multiple Treats appear in a win, the values are added together.

The best of the features is The Dawg’s Den feature where you collect prizes and multipliers for 1 overall payout. You want the Sticky Toaster scatter to reveal plenty of multipliers which will boost your win total at the end of the feature.

With 7,500 x bet max wins, the Pug Life slot offers the right balance between cuteness and win potential. It doesn’t offer the 10,000 x bet payouts found in other Hacksaw Gaming slots but it’s close enough.