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Golden Retriever

3.0

Pragmatic Play

RTP

94.52% to 96.52%

Volatility

High

Reel

5x3

Max win

5,000x

Play at a UK casino

Inside the game

Golden Retriever Game Preview

A close look at Golden Retriever, from theme and features to every spin.

Golden Retriever puts a wagging tail on familiar cash collection gameplay, with dog bowls replacing money fish and a faithful wild fetching their values during free spins. The bonus has a worthwhile progression system: collecting dogs earns extra spins, stronger multipliers and additional modifiers, giving each stage something more than a bigger number. A separate Hold & Spin feature adds variety, challenging the coins to fill the board before the respins expire and rewarding a full grid with a multiplied payout and another round. Those two bonus routes give this cheerful canine adventure more substance than its straightforward five reel layout initially suggests. Three and a half stars recognises the developing bonuses and accessible presentation, although the conventional base game and familiar underlying mechanics stop it becoming a pedigree standout.

Slot Rating

Golden Retriever ratings

Overall Rating

* Exact score 3.0000, rounded to 3 for display.

Golden Retriever Independent Verdict

Golden Retriever fetches a respectable mix of developing free spins and coin filled respins, but its familiar tricks leave this likeable companion just short of best in show.

Abigail Welch

Reviewed by: Abigail Welch, Head Editor

About
Game mechanics

Golden Retriever Features

Golden Retriever's bonus rounds, special symbols and extras, and how each one works.

10 Paylines
Matching symbols pay left to right across ten fixed lines.
Paylines
Doghouse Scatters
Three to five scatters trigger a bonus selection awarding Free Spins or Hold & Spin.
ScatterBonus Symbol
Bonus Selector
Determines which of the two bonus features activates.
Wheel Bonus
Free Spins
Awards 10, 15 or 20 spins, depending on the scatter count.
Free Spins
Golden Retriever Wild
Substitutes for regular symbols and collects visible dog bowl cash values during free spins.
WildCollect SymbolCash Collect
Dog Bowl Money Symbols
Carry values up to 100x the bet for the dog wild to collect.
Cash Symbol
Wild Collection Ladder
Every fourth wild adds ten spins, progressing through 2x, 3x and 10x collection multipliers.
Symbol CollectionProgress MeterRetriggerable Free SpinsIncreasing Multiplier
Win Fetch
The first retrigger unlocks a modifier that makes symbols along a payline match.
Unlockable FeatureSymbol Transformation
Can't Lick It
The second retrigger unlocks transformations of selected symbols into a matching paying symbol.
Unlockable FeatureSymbol Transformation
Can You Dig It
The third retrigger unlocks three added money symbols, each worth up to 100x.
Unlockable FeatureSymbol TransformationCash Symbol
Random Money Transformation
When a wild appears without money symbols, selected symbols can become cash bowls.
Random ModifierSymbol Transformation
Hold & Spin
Starts with three respins; new coins remain in place and reset the counter. Remaining values pay when the round ends.
Hold & WinHold & RespinSticky SymbolsResetting Respins
Full Grid Multiplier and Retrigger
Filling the grid multiplies its total and starts another round with an increased multiplier, up to 25x.
Multiplier WinsIncreasing Multiplier
Ante Bet
An optional enhanced stake improves the bonus trigger chance.
Ante Bet
Bonus Purchases
Where offered, the provider lists purchase options costing 120x and 500x the bet.
Feature Buy

Rating Fingerprint

Golden Retriever rating fingerprint

Against 8,683 rated slots

Overall3

Gameplay

Top 52%

Bonus Features

Top 52%

Originality

Top 51%

Win Potential

Top 51%

Jackpots

Top 49%

RTP

Top 51%

Volatility & Balance

Top 52%

Graphics

Top 52%

Animations

Top 52%

Theme & Immersion

Top 52%

Centre = bottom rankedOuter edge = top ranked
About Rating Fingerprint

What we like

  • 96.52% RTP clears our benchmark.
  • Two bonuses provide welcome variety.
  • Retriggers unlock useful extra modifiers.
  • Full grids extend coin bonuses.

Worth knowing

  • High volatility brings uneven returns.
  • Base game offers limited variety.
  • Familiar mechanics lack much originality.
Common questions

Golden Retriever FAQs

The questions players ask most about Golden Retriever, answered from the verified game data.

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