Top Dawg$ slot
Top Dawg$ is a hip-hop slot from Relax Gaming, released in June 2021 on 5 reels and 3 rows, with a cast of dogs on the reels. Its defining feature is the Free Spins round, where every wild that lands sticks in place with a multiplier of up to 7x. A mystery symbol on reel 5 can also start Mystery Respins, which end with every mystery symbol turning into the same pay symbol.
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Top Dawg$: key facts
| Studio | Relax Gaming |
|---|---|
| Released | June 2021 |
| Reels and rows | 5 reels, 3 rows |
| Volatility | High |
| Free Spins | Started by three or more bonus symbols |
| Sticky Wilds | Every wild that lands during Free Spins stays in place until the round ends, with a multiplier that can reach 7x |
| Multipliers | Sticky wild multipliers on the same win line combine |
| Mystery Respins | Started by a mystery symbol on reel 5; each new mystery symbol adds a respin, and at the end the mystery symbols all show the same pay symbol |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| UK stake rules | UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24, at every site licensed in Great Britain |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
| Series | Stand-alone |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Top Dawg$ plays
Relax made Top Dawg$ for its own in-house line-up, and set it in an urban hip-hop world where the characters are dogs, with a hip-hop beat playing under every spin. The grid is a plain 5 by 3, and wins are paid along the game’s win lines. The studio calls the game highly volatile, and the independent game records rate its volatility as high as well.
Two special symbols start the features. Bonus symbols are the route into Free Spins, which need three or more of them on one spin. The mystery symbol starts its feature only from the fifth reel, as the section below explains. Wilds come into their own once the bonus begins, because that is when they lock in place and start carrying multipliers.
Free Spins
Three or more bonus symbols on a base-game spin open the Free Spins round. From then on, any wild that lands turns sticky and holds its position until the last free spin is played. Each of these Sticky Wilds brings a multiplier, and a single wild’s value can climb as high as 7x. When two or more of them sit on the same win line, their multipliers combine rather than one replacing the other.
Mystery Respins
A mystery symbol landing on reel 5 starts the Mystery Respins, and every fresh mystery symbol that lands during the sequence earns one more respin. When a respin passes with no new one, the run stops and all the mystery symbols on the grid turn into the same pay symbol at once, and the wins are then counted. Relax’s launch announcement names Mystery Respins alongside Free Spins as the game’s headline features.
Top Dawg$ compared with The Dog House and The Dog House Megaways
For a dog-themed slot with locking wilds, the obvious rivals are The Dog House, released in May 2019, and its sequel The Dog House Megaways, from August 2020. The first shares the 5 by 3 grid, and three bonus paws send you to the dog house for a random number of free spins. The Megaways version swaps the fixed grid for up to 117,649 ways and lets you choose between Sticky Wilds and Raining Wilds free spins. Top Dawg$ keeps the fixed grid but builds its bonus around wild multipliers that stack on a line, with Mystery Respins as its second feature.
| Game | Released | Grid | Free spins feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Dawg$ | June 2021 | 5 reels, 3 rows | Sticky Wilds with multipliers of up to 7x each |
| The Dog House | May 2019 | 5 reels, 3 rows | Three bonus paws award a random number of free spins |
| The Dog House Megaways | August 2020 | Up to 117,649 ways | A choice of Sticky Wilds or Raining Wilds free spins |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Similar games you can play at Fortune Games
If the canine cast is the draw, Doggy Riches Megaways puts a royal corgi couple on its reels as wilds, and they lock in place during its Queen Spins round. Dog Town Deal brings a dog to a late-night New Orleans card game, and the name of its bonus round, Top Dog Free Spins, echoes this game’s title. Both are in the Fortune Games lobby. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
What makes the Free Spins in Top Dawg$ worth waiting for?
The wilds. Once Free Spins begin, each wild that lands is fixed to its spot for the rest of the round and carries a multiplier, and multipliers on a shared win line combine. A single wild’s multiplier can reach 7x, and the round itself opens when three or more bonus symbols land on one spin.
Where does the mystery symbol need to land in Top Dawg$?
On reel 5, the rightmost reel of the five. Once the respins are running, further mystery symbols keep the sequence alive one respin at a time, and when they stop arriving the whole group flips to a single matching pay symbol before the win is counted.
Is Top Dawg$ part of a series?
No, it stands alone. Relax Gaming released it in June 2021 as part of its own in-house range, with an urban hip-hop setting and a soundtrack to match. Its title is close to the Top Dog Free Spins of Dog Town Deal, but that is a different studio’s game, set around a late-night card game.
Related guides
Checked on 8 November 2026 against Relax Gaming’s launch announcement for Top Dawg$ as carried by European Gaming and World Casino News, the SlotCatalog and Casinos.com records of the game, the launch announcements and OLBG records for The Dog House and The Dog House Megaways, Red Tiger’s launch copy and the Casinos.com record for Doggy Riches Megaways, Quickspin’s game page and the OLBG record for Dog Town Deal, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance and remote technical standards. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.