Birds in the City Slot Review and Free Demo

What Birds in the City is

Betsoft launched Birds in the City on 8 October 2026 as the sequel to its earlier Birds slot. The flock has moved downtown: a cast of cartoon city birds, including one with street swagger and a mad scientist whose electrical invention powers the bonus round.

The format changed with the move. Birds in the City runs on 6 reels and 5 rows with pay anywhere wins and cascading reels, the same family of mechanics as Sweet Bonanza and Gates of Olympus. On top of that come multiplier symbols worth up to 500x, mystery symbols, Super Scatters and a Total Multiplier in free spins.

Betsoft lists the RTP at 95.87%, volatility as very high and the hit rate at 28.97%, meaning roughly 29 spins in 100 produce some win.

How a spin works step by step

1. Place your bet. The stake range depends on the casino; the game shows its limits in the bet panel.
2. Thirty symbols land. Six reels of five rows.
3. Wins are counted anywhere. Matching symbols pay by count, not by position. Our pay systems guide explains how pay anywhere differs from lines and ways. The exact minimum count and pay values are in the in-game paytable.
4. The reels cascade. Winning symbols pay and disappear, the rest drop down and new symbols fall in from above.
5. The cascade repeats. It keeps going until no new win appears.
6. Multipliers are applied. All multiplier values on the screen are added together and applied to the win once the cascades are complete.

The tumble guide covers cascades in more depth. With a 28.97% hit rate, about seven spins in ten produce nothing at all, which is typical for a very high volatility pay anywhere slot.

Mystery symbols

Mystery symbols can land during base game spins and cascades. When they reveal, every mystery position on the screen turns into the same matching symbol. Because the game pays by count, several mystery symbols revealing as one type can push a near miss over the line or lift an existing win into a higher pay band.

A simple way to picture it: you have a handful of one bird symbol on the grid and three mystery symbols elsewhere. If the mystery reveals as that same bird, all three add to the count at once. If it reveals as something else, the three may form nothing. Mystery symbols are a base game feature; Betsoft does not list them for free spins.

Multiplier symbols in the base game

Multiplier symbols of up to 500x can appear during spins and cascades, in the base game as well as in free spins. That is less common than you might think; many pay anywhere slots keep multipliers for the bonus only. Our multiplier guide compares the main systems.

The rule is additive. Every multiplier on the screen is summed, and the total is applied to the win after the cascades finish.

Worked example at a 1.00 bet, with illustrative pay values: the first drop wins 0.80, a cascade adds 1.60, and during the sequence a 5x and a 20x multiplier are on the screen. Raw wins total 2.40, multipliers sum to 25x, and the spin pays 60.00. If the same multipliers land on a spin with no win, they pay nothing.

Free spins and the Total Multiplier

Four or more scatters of any kind trigger 15 free spins. During the round, three or more scatters award 5 more.

The difference from the base game is the Total Multiplier, fed by the scientist's electrical box. Multipliers that land in winning spins are added to the Total Multiplier and stay there for the rest of the round. According to Betsoft's game page, when a new multiplier appears during a winning spin, the whole Total Multiplier is applied to that win.

Worked example at a 1.00 bet, using illustrative wins:

1. Spin 3 wins 1.50 and a 10x multiplier lands. The Total Multiplier becomes 10x and the spin pays 15.00.
2. Spin 7 wins 2.00 and a 5x multiplier lands. The Total Multiplier grows to 15x and the spin pays 30.00.
3. Spin 12 wins 1.20 and a 25x lands. The Total Multiplier reaches 40x and the spin pays 48.00.

Betsoft's release notes describe the Total Multiplier as powering every winning cascade in free spins, while the game page ties it to spins where a new multiplier appears. The in-game rules settle which wording applies to the build you play, so read them before judging a round. Either way, multipliers that land early are the most valuable, because they keep working for the rest of the bonus.

Super Scatters

Alongside regular scatters, the game has Super Scatter symbols. They count toward the four needed to trigger free spins, and when at least one is part of the triggering combination, you also receive an instant prize. The size of the prize depends on how many Super Scatters are present. Betsoft's release also notes that ordinary scatters pay in their own right, on top of starting the bonus.

Bet Booster and Buy Bonus

Two extras change how you reach the bonus.

• Bet Booster. When turned on, it doubles your chance of triggering free spins in the base game. It works like an ante bet: a higher cost per spin in exchange for more frequent bonuses. The extra cost is shown in the bet panel.
• Buy Bonus. You can buy straight into 15 free spins, or into 15 Super Free Spins in which every multiplier is worth 10x or more. Prices appear on the buy screen and scale with your stake.

The Super Free Spins option removes the small 2x to 8x style multipliers from the round, so each one that lands moves the Total Multiplier a lot. It costs more than the standard buy, and like every bonus buy it is a single high variance bet.

RTP, volatility and max win

The published RTP is 95.87%, slightly under the 96% many players treat as a benchmark. Over 1,000 units of play, that is an expected loss of about 41 units rather than 40, a small gap in practice but worth knowing. Our RTP guide explains how to check the build at your casino.

Volatility is very high, which we list as high on our scale. Betsoft's release states a max win factor of 45,000x. The exact cap and how it is measured are written in the game rules, so confirm it there.

Who Birds in the City suits

This is a game for players who are comfortable with swings. A hit rate under 30% and a very high volatility rating mean that the base game will often take small bites out of your balance while you wait for multipliers to line up with cascades or for four scatters to land.

A practical way to size your stake: decide how many spins you want a session to last and divide your budget by that number. With 100 units and a target of 400 spins, that is 0.25 per spin. If the Bet Booster is on, the higher cost per spin shortens the session accordingly, so reduce the base stake to keep the same number of spins.

If you prefer steadier returns, a medium volatility pay anywhere game will feel calmer. If the idea of a Total Multiplier climbing through 15 or more free spins appeals, this one delivers it.

How to test it in the free demo

• Play 200 spins at one stake and check how close your win rate comes to the stated 28.97% hit rate.
• Watch how often base game multipliers land on winning cascades rather than dead spins.
• Try the Bet Booster for a session and compare how many bonuses you see per 100 spins.
• Open the rules to check the Total Multiplier wording, the buy prices, the bet limits and the max win.

Very high volatility means a session of several hundred spins can pass without a bonus. Pick a stake that your bankroll can sustain through that.

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