Real screenshot from our demo test, 2 Nov 2026
Play'n GOReleased 25 Jun 2020
Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead Demo & review
Play'n GO's Cat Wilde takes over the Book of Dead formula: 10 lines, a mummy wild that expands on any reel, and free spins with one randomly drawn expanding symbol.
Written by Hampus GravePublished 3 Nov 2026
Play money · no sign-up · no deposit
- RTP
- 96.23%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 5,000x
- Grid
- 5x3
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FluxPlays verdict
Our verdict
For a Book of Dead fan who wants the base game to do more, yes; for a max-win hunter, no. Wilds that land on any reel expand to fill it, so small line wins come often, and the free spins keep the classic drawn expanding symbol. The drawback is the paytable, where the top symbol pays far less than in Book of Dead. Our session never reached free spins, so that half of this verdict rests on the rules.
Who it suits
Play this if…
- Book-slot fans who want the base game to do more: a mummy wild on any reel expands to fill it
- Short-session players who like frequent small wins: expanded wilds complete several lines at once
- Learners: the paytable and rules are short, and the one bonus works like the classic book round
Skip this if…
- Max-win hunters: the top line pays a fifth of Book of Dead's, so expansions pay less
- Bonus chasers in a hurry: the scatters must land on reels 1, 3 and 5 together, and none of it can be bought
- Series fans after something new in free spins: it is still one drawn symbol for the whole round
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Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead: Full Review
If you know Book of Dead, Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead splits its tomb in two: a mummy wild that expands to fill its reel on any spin, and a compass scatter that must land on reels 1, 3 and 5 to start 10 free spins with a randomly drawn expanding symbol. Play'n GO released it in June 2020. It suits players who like book-style free spins and want the base game to keep paying small amounts while they wait.
Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead game information
- Provider
- Play'n GO
- Release date
- 25 June 2020
- Grid
- 5 x 3 (reels x rows)
- How it pays
- 10 paylines
- RTP
- 96.23%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 5,000x the bet
- Bonus buy
- Not available
The base game before spin 1 at $1: card ranks, Egyptian symbols, Cat Wilde and a compass scatter on reel 3. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
How Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead works
Ten fixed lines pay from the leftmost reel on a 5x3 grid, and each line pays only its best combination. Cat Wilde herself is the top symbol, and the four premiums already pay for two on a line:
| Doom of Dead symbol | Five, four, three or two on a line at $1 |
|---|---|
| Cat Wilde | $100.00 / $7.50 / $2.50 / $0.30 |
| Pharaoh | $25.00 / $3.00 / $1.00 / $0.20 |
| Anubis | $10.00 / $1.00 / $0.50 / $0.20 |
| Scarab | $7.50 / $1.00 / $0.50 / $0.20 |
| Five mummy wilds | $100.00 |
Five card ranks fill the lower end. Rich Wilde pays five times as much for a full line in Book of Dead, so this game trades top-end line pays for a wild that works on every spin. Its cap is 5,000x the bet.
The paytable in our session: the four premium symbols at $1 and the 10 fixed lines. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
How the expanding wilds work
A mummy wild can land on any reel, and it always expands to fill all three positions on that reel. It substitutes for every symbol except the compass scatter, so one expanded wild in the middle of the grid can complete several lines at once. In free spins the wild can also stand in for the Special Expanding Symbol when that symbol is part of a win.
Our first spin shows the base-game effect. Wilds expanded on reels 2 and 5, and two card-rank lines paid $0.20 each for $0.40 in all. Small wins like these are the wild's everyday job, and the paytable keeps them small.
Base spin 1 of 100 at $1: two expanded wilds and two line wins of 0.20, WIN 0.40. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
The wild page of the paytable in our session: expanding wilds on any reel and the free spins substitution rule. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
Free spins: how they trigger and what expands
Three compasses landing together on reels 1, 3 and 5 start 10 free spins, and the trio also pays 2x the bet.
The Special Expanding Symbol
Before the first free spin, the game picks one high or low symbol to be the Special Expanding Symbol for the whole round. After the normal wins of a spin are paid, it expands to cover its reel, but only when it forms a win. Once expanded it pays on any reels, with gaps allowed, so it does not need to sit on neighbouring reels.
By the paytable, Cat Wilde drawn as the symbol and landing on three reels would expand into three full reels and pay three of a kind on all 10 lines. That is $2.50 a line. The spin would add $25.00 on top of any normal wins.
Retriggers
Another trio of compasses on those three reels during the round adds 10 more spins, with no limit on how often that happens. The Special Expanding Symbol stays the same through every extension.
The scatter and free spins page in our session: three compasses pay 2.00 and start free spins, up to 5,000x the bet. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
RTP versions, volatility and max win
The paytable and help screens state no RTP and no volatility, and Play'n GO's game page lists neither. Review sites agree on 96.23% as the top RTP and call the game high volatility, and casinos can run lower versions, so the figure you play at depends on where you play. Nothing in the demo reveals its RTP version.
The rules do not say whether a round stops at the cap. There is no bonus buy and no gamble in the demo, so free spins come only from the reels.
Our Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead demo test
FluxPlays demo test
2 November 2026
Base game spins
100
at $1 per spin
Staked
$100
Paid back
$24.20
24.2% of stake, -$75.80
Winning spins
38 of 100
38% of spins paid something
Biggest win
$3.30 (3.3x)
line wins; next best $2.00 (spin 16) and $1.50 (spin 66); no free spins
Free spins triggered
0
natural triggers in the session
Played on Play'n GO's official practice demo (gid doomofdead) on 2 November 2026, in one session from a 25,000.00 balance. The demo shows credits without a currency label; we count one credit as one dollar. Every spin was at 1.00 on the 10 fixed lines, started one at a time by our test runner without Auto Play, with Fast play on. The demo offered no bonus buy, paid mode or gamble. No trio of compasses landed, so free spins were not seen. The rules state no RTP, so none is shown from the demo. Totals from the server log: $100.00 staked, $24.20 returned, ending at 24,924.20 on the server and on screen.
Wins came often and stayed tiny. Expanding wilds landed regularly and kept producing small line wins, the best of the session was $3.30 on spin 8, and most wins sat well under the stake. That is the base game working as its paytable says it will.
The three compasses never lined up on reels 1, 3 and 5, so the free spins and the Special Expanding Symbol are described from the rules. A hundred spins of a high-volatility game say almost nothing about its return.
Is Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead worth playing?
Yes, if you want the book-style bonus with more going on between triggers. The expanding wild gives the base game a feature of its own, and the free spins keep the drawn expanding symbol that makes the format work. The cost is the paytable: an expanded Cat Wilde pays a fraction of what an expanded Rich Wilde does, so the same cap is harder to approach.
Pick Book of Dead if you want the bigger paytable and the Tomb that is wild and scatter in one. Pick Legacy of Dead if you want a free spins round that can add expanding symbols as it retriggers. Pick Doom of Dead if you want a wild that works on every base spin.
In the demo, open the scatter page of the paytable first. It shows the three reels the compasses must hit, which explains why the bonus feels further away than in Book of Dead.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you trigger free spins in Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead?+
Land three compasses together on reels 1, 3 and 5 for 10 free spins. Another three on those reels during the round add 10 more, with no limit. There is no buy, so the reels are the only way in, and our 100 spins never lined the compasses up.
Which Special Expanding Symbol is best in Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead?+
Cat Wilde, because she tops the paytable and pays from two on a line. The Pharaoh is next. Any drawn symbol expands to fill its reel when it forms a win and then pays on all lines with gaps allowed, so even a low card can add up when it lands on several reels.
What is the RTP of Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead?+
The game's help and paytable state no RTP, and Play'n GO's game page lists none. Several reviews agree on 96.23% as the top version, and casinos can run lower versions. Check the game information at the casino you play at to see which one it uses.
What is the max win in Cat Wilde and the Doom of Dead, and how is it reached?+
5,000x the bet, as the paytable states. By the paytable the route runs through free spins, where a high-paying Special Expanding Symbol fills several reels and pays on every line, helped by expanding wilds. The rules do not say whether a round stops at the cap.
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