Birds in The City™ slot review: RTP, features and max win

The Birds in The City™ slot is Betsoft’s cascading, pays-anywhere sequel to its earlier Birds slot, with a supplier-quoted RTP of 95.87% and very high volatility. Betsoft lists 8 October 2026 as the release date, and its operator notice on 5 November confirms the game is live in the game list.

This guide covers how the game works, how it differs from the original Birds, what the numbers mean in money, and where it sits in Betsoft’s catalogue.

What is the Birds in The City™ slot?

It is a 6-reel, 5-row video slot from Betsoft where wins pay anywhere on the grid and the reels cascade. After a win, the winning symbols disappear, the rest drop down and new symbols fall in until no further wins appear.

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The theme is a cartoon cast of birds on a city skyline, continuing Betsoft’s Birds series. A reviewer at Slotsmate described an urban setting with birds and eggs between utility poles, which fits the artwork.

Pays anywhere means you do not need symbols on set paylines. Matching symbols simply have to appear in enough positions on the grid. Our slot feature dictionary explains this and the other terms used below.

How is Birds in The City™ different from the original Birds slot?

The two games share a cartoon-bird theme and cascades, but little else. The 2016 original is a 5×3, 25-payline game rated low to medium volatility, while the sequel is a 6×5 pays-anywhere game rated very high.

Feature	Birds (2016)	Birds in The City™ (2026)
Release	2 May 2016	8 October 2026
Grid and wins	5×3, 25 paylines, cascades	6×5, pays anywhere, cascades
Volatility	Low to medium	Very high
Hit rate	52.62% (SlotCatalog)	28.97% (Betsoft)
Bonus	Free flights, filled by a meter	15 free spins from 4+ scatters, Total Multiplier
Bonus buy	None listed	Buy Bonus and Bet Booster

Details for the original come from Slotsmate’s Birds page. Third-party sites disagree on the original’s RTP (anywhere from 95% to about 96.5%) and max win, so we have left both out of the table. The practical point is the hit rate: the original paid on about one spin in two, the sequel pays on fewer than one in three.

How does the Birds in The City™ slot bonus work?

The bonus is a round of 15 free spins, triggered by four or more scatters of any kind. During the round, multipliers collect into a Total Multiplier that grows and applies to every winning cascade.

Here is each feature, as Betsoft describes them:

• Cascading reels: winning symbols pay, then new symbols fall until the chain ends.
• Mystery symbols: they appear in the base game and during cascades, and all reveal the same symbol, which can create or add to a win.
• Multipliers up to 500x: they can land during spins and cascades, in both the base game and the free spins.
• Scatters: they pay in their own right, and four or more of any kind award 15 free spins.
• Super scatters: they work as scatters and also add instant bonus cash when they are part of a combination that awards free spins.
• Total Multiplier: multipliers from winning spins in the bonus feed an electrical box, then stack through the round and power every winning cascade in the free spins.
• Retriggers: three or more scatters during the free spins award 5 more spins.

Two paid options sit on top. Bet Booster doubles your chance of triggering free spins in the base game, and Buy Bonus gives 15 free spins or 15 Super Free Spins, where all multipliers are 10x or higher.

Betsoft does not state the price of either option in the material we found, so check the cost in the game’s info screen first. Our bonus buy cost calculator shows what a buy costs at your stake.

One worked example comes from a Slotsmate reviewer who paid 100x the bet for a bonus and got back 69x. At a 1.00 stake (£, € or $) that is 100 paid for 69 returned, a net cost of 31. It is one session and not a guide to the average, but it shows how a buy can lose a third of its price even when the feature runs normally.

Birds in The City™ slot key numbers: RTP, volatility and max win

Betsoft quotes a 95.87% RTP, very high volatility, a 28.97% hit rate and a 45,000x max win factor. RTP is the share of all stakes a slot pays back on average over a very large number of spins, not in one session.

In money terms, a 95.87% RTP means an average return of £95.87 (or €95.87, or $95.87) for every 100 staked, with 4.13 kept by the house. A session of 500 spins at a stake of 1 wagers 500 and loses 20.65 on average. Very high volatility means a real session can land far from that average in either direction.

71.03%Spins that pay nothingAbout 7 in 10, from the 28.97% hit rate

3.3%10 dead spins in a rowChance in any ten-spin window (0.7103 to the power of 10)

4.13Average cost per 100 stakedIn £, € or $, at a 95.87% RTP, over the long run

20.65Average loss over 500 spins at stake 1500 wagered, about 479.35 returned on average

69x backOne reviewer's 100x buyA net cost of 31x; a single result

Calculated from Betsoft's published hit rate and RTP. The buy result is one reviewer's session, not an average.

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The studio’s slots in our data average 94.15%, so 95.87% is 1.72 points higher. On 100 staked, that is about 1.72 more returned on average. Our top high-RTP slots list shows where that sits across the whole database.

A 28.97% hit rate means roughly 29 spins in every 100 produce some win, and each win can be small. The Slotsmate reviewer reported stretches of more than 10 dead spins, which the maths supports: at a 71.03% chance of a dead spin, ten in a row happens in about 3.3% of ten-spin windows, or roughly 1 in 30.

On max win, Betsoft’s own release states a max win factor of 45,000x the max bet. The wording ties the cap to the maximum bet, so read the paytable at your own stake rather than multiplying it out yourself. Our max win reality check shows what a ceiling means at your stake. Reaching a ceiling this high is extremely unlikely.

Casinos can offer a slot at more than one RTP. The 95.87% figure comes from Betsoft and from the supplier’s notice to operators. Check the info or paytable screen at your casino and treat a lower number as a reason to play something else.

How does Birds in The City™ compare with Betsoft’s other slots?

It is a different kind of game from most of Betsoft’s recent releases in our data. Those are mostly Hold & Win slots with medium-high volatility, an RTP around 94% and max wins from 2,497x to 14,810x. Birds in The City™ offers a higher RTP, higher volatility and a higher headline cap.

Betsoft game (our data)	RTP	Volatility	Max win	Bonus buy	Free spins
Pho Sho™	96.20%	Medium	4,000x	Yes	Yes
Coins of Alkemor: Extreme Magic – Hold & Win™	94.08%	Very High	7,977x	Yes	No
Pots of Great Fortune Hold & Win	94.07%	Medium-High	14,810x	Yes	No
The Tipsy Tourist: Beach Bonanza – Hold & Win™	94.04%	Medium-High	5,000x	Yes	No
Coins of Ra Deluxe – Hold & Win™	94.04%	Medium-High	5,000x	Yes	No
Ultimate Golden Dragon Inferno – Hold & Win	94.07%	Medium-High	2,497x	Yes	Yes

The closest in feel on volatility is Coins of Alkemor: Extreme Magic, our only other very high volatility Betsoft slot in this set. Its mechanic is Hold & Win, not cascades. Pho Sho™ has the closest RTP but sits at medium volatility with a 4,000x cap, so it suits a steadier session.

Outside Betsoft, the nearest comparisons are other multiplier-led, pays-anywhere slots. Our Sweet Bonanza 1000 review lists a 25,000x ceiling, and Gates of Olympus 1000 lists 15,000x. Caps are not always measured the same way across studios, so compare the wording as well as the number.

You can browse the rest of the catalogue on our Betsoft games page, which covers 243 games in our data and 38 releases in the last 12 months.

Best way to play Birds in The City™: stakes, demo and checks

Try the demo first, then pick a stake that lets you ride out a long dry run. With about 7 dead spins in 10, a budget of 100 stake units gives you only a few big-multiplier chances, and a bonus buy at 100x would use all of it in one go.

Most players make one of three mistakes with a game like this:

• Buying the bonus without the price. Read the cost in the info screen, then work out how many buys your budget covers.
• Trusting the first RTP they see. A lower version is a reason to pick another slot.
• Assuming a bonus counts here. Some casinos exclude buy features or certain slots from wagering, so read the terms.

Betsoft says the game is available across its network of partners, but not every casino adds every game on day one. Search the lobby by name or refresh the game list if you cannot see it.

Offers below depend on your country. Use our bonus wagering calculator to price the requirement before you claim anything.

For demo play, Betsoft’s own games page offers a link. Our guide to how to play high volatility slots covers sensible stake sizes for this style.

Is the Birds in The City™ slot worth trying?

It is worth a look if you like cascades, visible multipliers and a bonus that builds. It is a poor fit if you want frequent mid-sized bonuses or a gentle session, because the volatility is very high and the hit rate is far below the original Birds.

Check the RTP in the info screen, find out the cost of Bet Booster and Buy Bonus before you touch them, and set a stake you can sustain through a long dry run.

Questions people ask

When was the Birds in The City™ slot released?

Betsoft lists 8 October 2026 as the release date on its own site. Its operator notice dated 5 November 2026 confirms the game is live in operators' game lists.

What is the RTP and volatility of Birds in The City™?

Betsoft quotes a 95.87% RTP, which means an average return of 95.87 per 100 staked over the long run, with very high volatility. Casinos can run other RTP versions, so check the game's info screen.

What is the max win in Birds in The City™?

Betsoft states a max win factor of 45,000x the max bet. Read the paytable at your own stake to see what that cap means in practice.

Does Birds in The City™ have a bonus buy?

Yes. Buy Bonus offers 15 free spins or 15 Super Free Spins in which all multipliers are 10x or higher. Betsoft also offers a Bet Booster that doubles the chance of triggering free spins in the base game.

Is Birds in The City™ the same as the original Birds slot?

No. It continues the Birds series but uses a 6x5 pays-anywhere grid and very high volatility, while the 2016 original is a 5x3, 25-payline game rated low to medium volatility.

How many reels and paylines does Birds in The City™ have?

It has a 6-reel, 5-row grid and uses a pays-anywhere mechanic, so there are no fixed paylines.