Goat Getter: Slot Overview

Quick—come up with a clever goat quip… Nothing doing; goats aren’t exactly creatures we run into every day. Maybe they’ve simply never had the perceived star power to dominate the online casino scene. Is that about to shift? If software developer Push Gaming has its way, hopefully it will. That’s because the studio created Goat Getter, a scatter paying slot that puts the modest goat front and centre. Alongside the goats, Goat Getter’s packs in a bunch of features such as Coin Pot symbol prizes, a Coin Drop feature, free spins with a gamble feature, and bonus buys.

Some goats live behind fences, others wander freely, and Goat Getter seems to feature the roaming kind. Players are dropped into a jagged, tree-filled wilderness with a vibe that nods to Peter & Sons, where birds drift calmly overhead and a mellow soundtrack ambles along. After soaking up Goat Getter’s setting for a bit, it makes you wonder if we’ve got things the wrong way round. Are we really reaching our potential—packed into a car or bus to get to work, boxed into an office (or wherever they pay us to spend our time), then packed in again for the trip home—5 days a week, month after month, year after year, until we finally “earn” rest later in life? Or should we be more like the Na’vi: connected to nature and community, breathing clean air, and pushing mind, body, and spirit to their limits? Food for thought.

Out in this rugged mountain landscape, players choose a stake of 10 p/c to $/€100, with the option to enable the Push Bet if they want. With Push Bet switched on, the stake increases by 20% while also increasing the chance to win the feature by 34%. A very specific number. With Push Bet active, the default RTP is 96.44%, and it dips to 96.4% when it’s not in use. Built on a medium-high volatile math model, Goat Getter runs on a grid of 5 columns with 6 symbols each.

In a scatter win, symbols in a scatter win are removed thanks to the cascade mechanic. Any spaces left behind are refilled by new symbols dropping in from above, and the chain stops once no further scatter wins appear. To be clear, Goat Getter is a scatter pays slot that pays when at least 6 matching symbols land anywhere on the grid. From low to high, the standard symbols include diamonds, clubs, spades, hearts, eggs, mushrooms, crystals, a green chest, a purple chest, and a red chest. A basic 6-8 of a kind result pays 0.3 to 5 times the bet, while landing 18+ matching symbols awards 15 to 500 times the bet. Goat Getter has no wild symbols on its reels in the base or bonus game.

Goat Getter: Slot Features

Beyond the core cascade mechanic, Goat Getter also includes Coin Pot symbols, a Coin Drop feature, free spins, and bonus buys.

Coin Pot Feature

Coin Pot symbols are symbols that carry an Instant Prize value. If 6 or more Coin Pots land and no additional wins happen, the Coin Drop feature starts – seeing 6, 7, 8, or 9 Coin Pots awards 0.5x, 1x, 2x, or 4x the bet, respectively. When 10 or more Coin Pots appear, the Instant Prize values on each one become active and are paid out. These values range from 0.5 to 1,000 times the bet.

When Coin Drop begins, all symbols are removed except for Coin Pots or Bonus symbols, which drop down to the bottom of the grid. If it’s triggered in the base game, Mystery Boxes drop in from above and reveal either a dud symbol, a Coin Pot symbol, or a bonus Symbol. If 3 or more bonus symbols are visible from a base game trigger, free spins will activate.

When triggered from free spins, the Mystery Boxes reveal duds, Coins, Pots, or Goat symbols. When Coin Pots and Goat symbols show up, the Goat collects active Instant Prize values. Any multiplier the Goats have is applied before the total payout is awarded, after which the Goat is collected. If only duds appear, or once every position is filled, the Coin Drop sequence ends.

Free Spins

In the base game, landing 3 bonus symbols grants 6-12 free spins, 4 bonus symbols grants 10-16 free spins, and 5 bonus symbols grants 14-16 free spins. Before the feature starts, players are able to gamble for a shot at extra free spins—or risk losing them if luck turns. During free spins, the Goat symbol can land. When it does, each Goat on the grid will collect the value of any Coin Pots in view. Goat symbols are also collected into a progression meter when they appear. The meter contains 4 levels. Each level is reached after 5 Goats have been collected. Hitting levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 triggers an x2, x3, x5, or x10 multiplier, respectively, and awards +5 free spins each time. The multiplier affects any Coin Pot values gathered by the Goat symbol.

Bonus Buy

In the bonus buy menu, players can purchase free spins triggered by 3, 4, or 5 bonus symbols for 100x, 200x, or 400x the bet, respectively. Alternatively, there’s a random bonus buy option for 175x the bet.

Goat Getter: Slot Verdict

Although Push Gaming is clearly capable of surprising players with brutally powerful game engines, Goat Getter shows it can just as easily appeal to different styles and preferences too. Anyone who enjoys scatter pays slots should seriously consider giving Goat Getter a spin, because it delivers on a lot of fronts. For starters, the scatter wins paired with the cascade mechanic is a strong mix. Some cascading slots seem reluctant to let cascades run too frequently, while others—like Relax Gaming’s Cluster Tumble—happily string together long streaks of consecutive cluster wins. Goat Getter doesn’t reach the same outrageous extremes as Cluster Tumble, but it was clearly more generous with cascades than many slots tend to be.

That constant cascade activity feels like a hook that can pull scatter pays fans in for a closer look. It’s a smart decision from Push Gaming in a slot packed with smart decisions. Another is the instant prize collection element. Not only do Goats collect Cash Pots, but the Coin Drop feature is a great addition both in the base game and during free spins. Much like landing potentially extended runs of cascading scatter wins, Coin Drop adds value—not only in terms of winnings, but also by adding another layer of fun and giving a bit more “bang for your buck.” In free spins, it shines even more, stretching the bonus while letting Goats collect prizes and then be collected themselves to help unlock those crucial multipliers.

All told, Goat Getter Is loaded with strong ideas, topped off by a 10,000x the bet win cap. Between the light-hearted theme and presentation and the hefty stack of extras you don’t usually see in a scatter pays slot, just like goats are known for eating anything, there’s something here for plenty of different gambler types.