Introduction to Red Hot Catch
Red Hot Catch is a casino slot from Blueprint Gaming with a lively design and familiar gameplay formula. Let’s meet the cute baby devil, as he invited us to his neon-lit underworld, featuring piles of gold and treasure. Here, we get a familiar fully-packed Cash Collect game combined with a “Pot Mechanic”, where up to 5 Bonus Game features can be triggered. If you’re a fan of similar releases from the studio, such as the Kong series, containing games like Kong Even Bigger Balls, you’ll feel right at home. For us, it feels like we’ve seen it all before, and even if we appreciate the high-tempo spins and colorful design, the modest stats make it an average release. Try the Red Hot Catch demo at the top of the page.
Theme, Gameplay, & Payouts
Red Hot Catch is a video slot by Blueprint Gaming that features 5 reels, 4 rows, and 20 paylines. You can select bet sizes ranging from 0.1 to 100, with a default RTP of 94%, which is considered below industry average. Operators can also choose to use 93%, 92X, or 90%. You spin the reels with medium/high volatility, a hit frequency of 20%, and offering potential wins up to 3,000X the bet. On average, it takes 200 spins to trigger the Bonus Game.
The game’s design is based on a cartoonish hell theme, featuring a cute baby devil, living in his neon-lit cave. The 5x4 game grid is in the middle of the screen, featuring a Treasure Chest above each reel, which triggers the Bonus Game when randomly opened by the corresponding Scatter Symbols. All buttons, including the Spin and Bet Size, can be found below the reels. You can play Red Hot Catch on all mobile devices, desktops, and notepads. You create a winning combination by landing 3 or more of the same symbol types on adjacent reels starting at the leftmost reel.
The lower-paying symbols are J, Q, K, and A. Landing 5 of the same symbol type pays 2.5X. The higher-paying symbols are a cup, a book, dice, and 77. Landing 5 of the same symbol type pays between 5X and 25X.
The game’s Wild Symbol has the text “Wild” and can only appear on reels 2, 3, and 4. The Collect Symbol is the cute devil, and can appear on reels 1 and 5, collecting all Cash Symbols (fish) in view. The Scatter Symbols have the text “Bonus,” and whenever they land in view, they get collected in the respective Treasure Chest above the reels, with a random chance of triggering the corresponding Bonus Game feature. However, landing 3 Scatter Symbols is guaranteed to trigger the Bonus Game. Let’s find out what kind of features this game has to offer.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot of Red Hot Catch?
The max win is 3,000X the bet.
What features are available in the slot of Red Hot Catch?
The features of this slot game are Wild Symbol, Cash Collect, Devil’s Reel, Hell Fire Modifiers, Bonus Game (Red Hot Spins), and Express Bet.
Wild Symbol
The Wild Symbol substitutes all symbols except the Scatter, Collect, and Cash Symbols and helps you create winning combinations. It can only appear on reels 2, 3, and 4.
Cash Collect
This feature can be triggered whenever a Collect Symbol (devil) lands on reels 1 and/or 5, collecting all Cash Symbols (fish) in view. The Collect Symbol will expand and cover the entire reel, and award the total value of all Cash Symbols on the reels. The provider has not announced the specific values.
Devil’s Reel
The Cash Symbols can also appear as a Special Cash Symbol featuring a mini-reel. It can land on all reels, and when it gets collected by a Collect Symbol, it will trigger the Devil’s Reel and award an initial Cash Prize of 5X, 6X, 7X, 8X, 10X, 12X, 15X, 20X, 25X, 30X, 50X, 75X, or 100X the bet. Landing 1, 2, or 3 more Special Cash Symbols will increase the prize and award a respin. Landing a PIP Symbol will end the feature and award the shown cash prize. Hitting the top prize awards the Super Bonus Feature.
Hell Fire Modifiers
This feature can be randomly triggered by landing a Coin Symbol, activating one of the following modifiers:
Bonus Boost = Additional Scatter Symbols are added to the reels.
Lucky Devil = Additional Collect and Cash Symbols are added to the reels.
Wild Devil = Additional Wild Symbols are added to reels 2, 3, and 4.
Burn ’Em Up = A losing spin is transformed into a winning one.
Bonus Game (Red Hot Spins)
This feature can be triggered by landing 3 of the same Scatter Symbol on the reels during the Base Game, awarding 10 Hot Spins. Landing a Scatter Symbol on the reels can also randomly trigger the corresponding Bonus Game feature.
During the Bonus Game, you play the game with the same Base Game mechanics, such as Cash Collect and Modifiers. And triggering an additional Treasure Chest above the reels by the respective Scatter Symbol will award +5 additional Free spins.
The following Bonus Game features can be triggered:
Devil Fish = A new Cash Prize Symbol (Devil Fish) is added to the reels. This symbol type shows the total value of all Cash Symbols in view before it is collected by the Collect Symbol.
Cash Inferno = During this feature, only Cash, Scatter, and Collect Symbols can land in view.
Super Collect = During every spin, a Collect Multiplier up to 10X will be awarded, which will be applied to all Cash Symbols collected. However, it doesn’t apply to the Devil Fish Symbol.
Cash Boost = Cash Symbol will be boosted by up to 5X.
Devil’s Respin = When the Collect Feature is triggered, you are awarded a respin for additional Cash, Collect, and Scatter Symbols. After each respin, any new symbols will be locked in position, and another respin is triggered. Continues until no new symbols appear.
Express Bet
Activate the Express Bet for an extra cost of 20% of the current bet, increasing the chance of triggering the Bonus Game.
Final Thoughts on Red Hot Catch
This game provides another high-tempo Cash Collect release from Blueprint Gaming, featuring an eye-catching design and pleasant soundtrack. As mentioned, we meet the cute baby devil in his neon-lit cave, and visually, this game gets us in a good mood.
Looking at the gameplay, it follows a familiar formula from this studio's previous releases, such as Game of Thrones, revolving around the Cash Collect mechanic. With that in mind, we still appreciate its fully-packed vibe, where potentially decent wins can be made right from the first spin thanks to the Cash Collect feature and modifiers. So what makes this game stand out? Here, Blueprint has incorporated the popular Pot Mechanic, which can trigger up to 5 Bonus Game features, offering a wide range of helpful features during the Bonus Game. For us, the Super Collect Feature was the best, offering a Collect Multiplier up to 10X and significantly boosting win potential.
Overall, with a charming design and fun vibe, we had a good time testing the game. It will certainly suit fans of the studious, well-established Cash Collect mechanic. However, the gameplay feels too familiar at this point, and with a default RTP of 94% and a modest 3,000X max win, it fails to make a big impact in a crowded category.
Red Hot Catch is a slot with a charming vibe and high-tempo spins, but its modest stats and familiar features don’t make a lasting impact.
