Cat Wilde and the Lost Chapter: Slot Overview

The torch has clearly been handed from the old-school hero to the next generation in this second slot featuring archaeologist Rich Wilde’s daughter, Cat. Cat Wilde and the Lost Chapter sends the fearless adventurer to the one destination every explorer is expected to visit at least once – Egypt. If that instantly makes you think of a ‘Book of’ style slot, that’s exactly the vibe. Lost Chapter leans heavily on expanding special symbols, but it also throws in a couple of extra ideas that aren’t quite as standard. It feels familiar, yet it does enough to separate itself from the crowd.

It starts on a strong note visually, at least. The action is set inside a chamber of some ancient structure, complete with blazing braziers, piles of gold, and hieroglyph-covered columns bathed in warm golden light. Lost Chapter may not scream “masterpiece” at first glance, but it’s built to Play’n GO’s typically high standard, and once the animations kick in, it proves to be a genuinely good-looking game. One slightly odd choice is the clearly non-Arabic music in the background, which pushes more of an adventure mood than the exotic feel usually tied to this theme.

Available on any device, Cat Wilde and the Lost Chapter also takes a slightly different approach to staking. That’s because paylines are not fixed, letting players select anywhere from 1-10 to be active. With adjustable win ways, stakes can drop to 1 p/c per spin, up to $/€100 when lines, coins, and coin values are all maxed out. Lost Chapter is among Play’n GO’s harsher offerings, with volatility rated 10 out of 10, while the default RTP is 96.2%.

Symbol-wise, aside from Cat as the top payer, everything else draws from Egypt in one way or another. After our heroine come the jackal-headed Anubis, Ankhs, and scarabs, then 10-A royals which aren’t particularly Egyptian, though small decorative touches help them blend in. Payouts are hefty at the top end, where five of a kind can return a solid 75 to 1,000x the bet. Low symbols pay from three of a kind and up, while the four premium symbols only need two to connect to score. Assisting with that is the oversized ‘W’ wild. It replaces all symbols except the scatter, and pays the same as the highest-paying Cat symbol.

Cat Wilde and the Lost Chapter: Slot Features

As Cat Wilde and the Lost Chapter sits firmly in the long-running ‘book of’ tradition, players can expect plenty of expanding-symbol action. This all happens in the free spins round, which also introduces an extra mechanic called Pyramid Spins.

Hitting 3 or more blue Pyramid scatters triggers 8 free spins. On every free spin, a different paying symbol is chosen as the special expanding symbol. These special symbols expand to fill every position on a reel if they can form a win. When a reel becomes full, symbols pay from any position; they don’t need to sit next to each other like standard wins.

In the bonus, the scatter also acts as a wild. Landing 2 or more during a free spin awards Pyramid Spins – four for each triggering scatter. Normal free spins pause while Pyramid Spins run. The special expanding symbol active on the triggering spin stays locked in for the entire Pyramid Spins sequence. Finally, each wild/scatter that lands during Pyramid Spins adds one extra spin to the remaining total.

Cat Wilde and the Lost Chapter: Slot Verdict

At its core, Cat Wilde and the Lost Chapter doesn’t introduce anything that hasn’t been dug up from ancient sands before, but Play’n GO has still managed to move the series forward. Alongside the strong visuals, several elements help Lost Chapter stand out from most similarly built slots. The first is the bold presentation. Play’n GO’s effects work is excellent, and the polish on display here is comfortably above average. The animated symbols are especially well executed; they don’t really change how the game plays, but they do make the overall experience more enjoyable. It’s definitely more than just watching static Ancient Egypt icons sit on a grid.

Another twist that nudges Cat wild and the Lost Chapter away from the usual formula is how it handles expanding symbols. Getting a different special symbol each spin rather than sticking with one throughout is a less common approach, though it has appeared in comparable form in titles like Mysterious Egypt or Ali Baba’s Luck, and, naturally, in the clone Lord Merlin and the Lady of the Lake. Pyramid Spins feel like the fresher addition, and a welcome one. You can potentially land multiple wild/scatters, adding extra free spins and stretching the feature. Taken together, Lost Chapter’s bonus round ends up feeling fairly distinctive. Still, within the limits of a ‘book of’ game, don’t expect it to reinvent the wheel.

The biggest headline change may be the massive value attached to Cat Wilde symbols – 1,000x for five on a line is twice what you typically see in this genre. That allows Lost Chamber to deliver wins up to 10,000x the bet from a single spin, which is huge. It won’t land often, but the boosted potential paired with the high volatility should make Lost Chapter appealing to players who like their Ra gaming tough but potentially lucrative.