The Dog House – Royal Hunt (Pragmatic Play) – Review & Demo Play

The Dog House Royal Hunt - Slot Overview

As someone who's hammered every Dog House game, The Dog House Royal Hunt felt familiar in a good way. Pragmatic Play keeps a 5x3 grid, 20 paylines, and a high-volatility model. Stakes run from 20p to £240, with a top RTP of 96.53%. The countryside setting with aristocratic canines lands well, backed by a warm soundtrack. The base game leans on multiplier wilds like the 2019 original. Potential tops out at 8,000x. It's a tidy step up without changing the core loop.

Theme & Graphics in The Dog House Royal Hunt

Royal countryside trimmings replace the suburban lawn, with rolling green meadows, flowers, bounding bunnies, and a fairy tale castle on the horizon. The grid sits neatly in the field, while butterflies flit about and the sun-lit palette gives that feel-good factor. The soundtrack is warm and calming with a familiar ring, light on the ear yet lively enough to carry spins. It's all very regal and playful, and it suits the Dog House energy well.

The pack looks the part: the Rottweiler is top dog, crowned with a monocle; the Dachshund rocks tweed; the Shih Tzu and Pug don top hats, capes, and suits. Dogs in ruffs and gentleman dogs in tweed raise a smile every time. Visuals are big and bouncy, readable at a glance on mobile. The royal skin doesn't overcomplicate anything; it just adds charm to a well-loved setup. Colours carry well on larger screens too.

Symbols and Paytable in The Dog House Royal Hunt

On the paytable, 10 to A are the low pays, with five-of-a-kind returning 1.25x to 2.5x. Mid symbols are a bowl of bikkies and a collar, topping out at 5x and 7.5x. Four aristocratic canines sit as premiums, paying 10x, 15x, 25x, and 37.5x for five. Wins pay from the leftmost reel across 20 fixed paylines, standard for the series. It's clear and punchy, so value reads cleanly while you spin.

The Dog House wild is the star helper, landing only on reels 2, 3, and 4. It subs for pay symbols and can carry x2 or x3 multipliers, with identical multipliers shared across wilds on the same reel. When more than one wild joins a line, multiplier values add before applying. The scatter is the Bonus paw, appearing on reels 1, 3, and 5 to set up the feature. Paytable figures scale with stake.

The Dog House – Royal Hunt Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x37.5
	4	x7.5
	3	x2.5
	5	x25
	4	x5
	3	x1.75
	5	x15
	4	x3
	3	x1.25
	5	x10
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x7.5
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.6
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.4
	5	x2.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x2.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x1.25
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.1
	5	x1.25
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.1
	5	x1.25
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.1
	Scatter
	Multiplier

Bonus Features in The Dog House Royal Hunt

Multiplier wilds carry the game in The Dog House Royal Hunt. Wilds appear on the three middle reels and reveal x2 or x3. All wilds on a given reel show the same value on that spin. When they help form a win, those multipliers apply, and if several wilds connect on the same line, their values are added. It's a simple, punchy system that can spike a base hit or set the stage in the feature.

Land three scatters to trigger free spins. At random, when bonus symbols can drop one position without leaving the screen, the non-scatter reels respin while scatters nudge down, giving a second look at the trigger. Before spins begin, a 3x3 grid spins and each cell reveals 1, 2, or 3, added to grant 9 to 27 spins. During the round, any wild on reels 2 to 4 sticks, keeping its revealed multiplier until the feature ends. No retriggers.

There's a Feature Buy for eligible markets: 100x for the standard free spins, or 500x for Royal Free Spins. The Royal mode is the spicy one, with sticky wilds that hit at x10 or x20. You can't trigger the Royal version organically, and the price tag is steep, so it's squarely for bonus buyers. In the UK, the buy buttons are not available, so you'll be chasing the regular bonus the usual way.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins Pay 100x total bet to trigger the FREE SPINS feature with 3 BONUS symbols.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.51%
Volatility:	-
Royal Free Spins Pay 500x total bet to trigger the ROYAL FREE SPINS feature.
Feature Cost:	x500 Bet
RTP:	96.51%
Volatility:	-

RTP & Volatility in The Dog House Royal Hunt

Top RTP sits at 96.53% in the base configuration, moving to around 96.51% when using the buy features. Operators can deploy lower settings such as 95.50% or 94.50%, so always check the version in the help screen. Volatility is high, with a hit rate around 28.82% and average free spins frequency close to 1 in 179 spins. Stakes range from 20p to £240, and the game caps out at 8,000x, which is healthy for this framework.

How to Play The Dog House Royal Hunt

Set your stake between 20p and £240 using the plus and minus buttons, then hit spin. Wins land left to right across 20 fixed paylines, so keep an eye on reels two to four for wild help. Bonus paws on reels 1, 3, and 5 can nudge down with respins to help trigger. Autoplay is there for a hands-off session, and Quickspin or Turbo can speed the reels. The paytable and rules live in the menu.

Our Verdict on The Dog House Royal Hunt

If you've played the original, The Dog House Royal Hunt feels close, and that's the point. The big change sits in Royal Free Spins, where sticky houses can hit x10 or x20, but that mode is paywalled and pricey at 500x, and you can't land it naturally. For markets without buys, it's the familiar x2/x3 sticky setup. Fans of sticky wilds will still have a good time when the board fills.

In the base, additive multipliers keep things lively and can punch above weight without a bonus. The ceiling of 8,000x is a neat lift on the first game, though not a massive leap. I rate it as a polished reskin with a regal lick of paint and a potent paid mode for those who chase it. If you enjoy the Dog House loop, this royal outing is an easy sit-down.