Nine releases and seven years on, Pragmatic Play’s The Dog House is still built on the same trick it launched with in 2019: sticky wild multipliers that combine the moment several land together. If you’re after slots like The Dog House, this guide compares every genuine release, from 2019’s original right through to 2026’s Big Dog House, and clears up a widely-repeated win-record myth along the way.
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Nine Dog House versions, compared in one table
All Pragmatic Play, all built around sticky wild multipliers — figures checked 5 July 2026:
| Game | Year | RTP | Max win |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dog House (original) | 2019 | 96.51%* | 6,750x |
| The Dog House Megaways | 2020 | 96.55%* | 12,305x |
| The Dog House Multihold | 2022 | 96.06%* | 9,000x |
| The Dog House Dice Show | 2023 | 96.51%* | 6,750x |
| The Dog House – Dog or Alive | 2024 | 96.52%* | 10,000x |
| The Dog House – Muttley Crew | 2024 | 96.5%* | 7,500x |
| The Dog House – Royal Hunt | 2025 | 96.53%* | 8,000x |
| The Dog House Megaways 1000 | 2026 | ≈96.5%† | 25,000x |
| The Big Dog House | 2026 | 96.53%* | 15,000x |
*Every entry also ships in two reduced operator builds, roughly a point apart — a Pragmatic Play-wide practice, not unique to this family. †Megaways 1000’s figures come from aggregator coverage only; no Pragmatic Play press release was found for this specific title, so treat its RTP as provisional until confirmed elsewhere.
Every The Dog House game, reviewed
1. The Dog House (the original)
May 2019’s debut is a 5×3, 20-payline slot starring a pug, a rottweiler and a beagle, and it introduced the mechanic every sequel still leans on: sticky wild multipliers. Land several 2x or 3x wild dogs together during free spins and their multipliers combine before the win is paid — a simple rule that still reads clearly seven years and eight sequels later. Published at 96.51%, with a max win most modern sources put at 6,750x (an older, less-supported figure of roughly 5,000x also circulates in early reviews).
2. The Dog House Megaways
Roughly a year later, Pragmatic grafted its Megaways engine onto the same wild system, rebuilding the board into a 6-reel, up-to-117,649-way grid. Published at 96.55% by default (95.53%/94.55% reduced builds also circulate) with a 12,305x ceiling — still the sturdiest math in the family outside the two 2026 releases.
3. The Dog House Multihold
2022’s entry keeps the familiar 5×3/20-line board but restructures the bonus round into four progressively unlocked grids — sticky wilds earned on a completed grid carry over into the next one, letting multipliers stack across the whole feature rather than resetting each round. Published at 96.06% with 95.14%/94.06% reduced builds, and a 9,000x ceiling.
4. The Dog House Dice Show
The third major release layers a dice-and-tile reskin over the standard formula, with one genuine mechanical twist: its free spins carry a random multiplier applied to every win in the feature, not just the sticky wild's own line. Published at 96.51% with a 6,750x ceiling — identical figures to the original, since the dice theme is a stylistic variation rather than a new engine underneath.
5. The Dog House – Dog or Alive
March 2024’s entry returns to the standard 5×3/20-line layout, published at 96.52% (rising to 96.54% with the bonus buy option) and a 10,000x ceiling — the family’s first five-figure max win since the original run began.
6. The Dog House – Muttley Crew
October 2024’s pirate-dog spin-off is the family’s genuine outlier: the only entry built on a 5×5 cluster-pays grid instead of reels and paylines. Pragmatic Play’s own release copy called it the franchise’s "fifth installment," with wild multipliers running up to 10x. Published at 96.5% (95.52%/94.47% reduced builds) and a 7,500x ceiling.
7. The Dog House – Royal Hunt
March 2025’s entry adds a "Royal Free Spins" upgrade tier on top of the standard wild-multiplier system. Pragmatic Play’s COO Irina Cornides called it proof that "The Dog House is one of Pragmatic Play’s most iconic game franchises" in the official launch release. Published at 96.53% (95.50%/94.50% reduced builds) with an 8,000x ceiling.
8. The Dog House Megaways 1000
Dated to July 2026 in aggregator coverage — no Pragmatic Play press release has surfaced confirming it, so treat this one as provisional. It's said to rebuild the Megaways engine around 1000x-value multiplier wilds plus a "Super Bonus Game" tier, with a headline 25,000x ceiling — if confirmed, the outright franchise record for maximum win.
9. The Big Dog House
May 2026’s newest confirmed release breaks the family’s pattern in a genuinely notable way: it's medium volatility, where every other Dog House entry runs high. Pragmatic Play's own release, quoting PR director Sharon McHugh, introduced "colossal" 3×3 supersized wilds in the base game, plus "ghost wilds" in the bonus that carry multipliers but wipe out other sticky wilds when they land — a genuine push-and-pull risk mechanic. Published at 96.53% with a 15,000x ceiling.
Not a genuine ninth game: Dog Mansion Megaways
You may see "Dog Mansion Megaways" listed alongside these nine — it isn't a separate Pragmatic Play release. It's a Stake.com-exclusive "Enhanced RTP" relabelling of The Dog House Megaways, boosted to 98% as part of Stake's branded-rebrand arrangement with the studio, not an independently developed title. Worth knowing so you don't count it twice when tallying the family.
The complete family tree
| Game | In one line |
|---|---|
| The Dog House (May 2019) | The founder — sticky 2x/3x wild multipliers that combine |
| The Dog House Megaways (2020) | 117,649 ways, 12,305x |
| The Dog House Multihold (2022) | Four progressively unlocked bonus grids |
| The Dog House Dice Show (2023) | Random multiplier applies to every win in the feature |
| The Dog House – Dog or Alive (Mar 2024) | First five-figure max win, 10,000x |
| The Dog House – Muttley Crew (Oct 2024) | The only 5x5 cluster-pays entry — the family's black sheep |
| The Dog House – Royal Hunt (Mar 2025) | Royal Free Spins upgrade tier |
| The Dog House Megaways 1000 (Jul 2026)* | Unconfirmed 25,000x — the provisional franchise record |
| The Big Dog House (May 2026) | Medium volatility — breaks the family's high-vol pattern |
*Sourcing on Megaways 1000 is aggregator-only; no official press release confirmed as of 5 July 2026. Not counted: Dog Mansion Megaways, a Stake.com-exclusive RTP relabel of Megaways, not an independent release.
The original: quick facts
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| First released | May 2019 |
| Layout | 5 reels × 3 rows, 20 paylines |
| RTP | 96.51% (reduced operator builds also circulate) |
| Volatility | High |
| Max win | 6,750x |
| Signature feature | Sticky wild multipliers (2x/3x) that combine when several land together in free spins |
✓ Facts checked 5 July 2026
The maths: nine games, every one shipping three builds
What a hundred £1 spins costs at each entry's default published figure:
| Game | House edge | £1 × 100 spins |
|---|---|---|
| Megaways (96.55%) | 3.45% | £3.45 |
| Big Dog House / Royal Hunt (96.53%) | 3.47% | £3.47 |
| Dog or Alive (96.52%) | 3.48% | £3.48 |
| Original / Dice Show (96.51%) | 3.49% | £3.49 |
| Muttley Crew (96.5%) | 3.50% | £3.50 |
| Multihold (96.06%) | 3.94% | £3.94 |
✓ Calculated from the published RTPs — checked 5 July 2026
Every single entry in this family ships in three RTP builds — a default plus two reduced versions roughly a point apart — which is standard Pragmatic Play practice rather than anything specific to Dog House. The practical takeaway is the same on every page we cover: check which build your casino actually serves, since the franchise-average figure quoted by review sites isn't necessarily the one running on your account. Session tools on our Responsible Gambling page.
History and legacy
The Dog House launched in May 2019 into a market where hold-and-win mechanics were still relatively fresh, and its combining sticky-wild-multiplier system proved simple enough to explain in one sentence yet deep enough to support eight further entries. Pragmatic escalated the format methodically: a Megaways rebuild within a year, a restructured multi-grid bonus by 2022, then an accelerating cadence of themed spin-offs from 2024 onward, each adding one genuine new wrinkle — a random multiplier here, a cluster-pays grid there, a medium-volatility outlier in 2026 — rather than simply reskinning the same math repeatedly.
Why this family still matters
Few Pragmatic franchises have kept the core idea this legible across seven years and nine releases: land the sticky wilds, watch the multipliers combine. Muttley Crew's cluster-pays detour and Big Dog House's medium-volatility profile show Pragmatic is still willing to bend the format rather than just reskin it, which is unusual for a franchise this mature.
Beyond the reels
Pragmatic Play's own press releases for three of the newest entries — Muttley Crew, Royal Hunt and Big Dog House — all carry named executive quotes, a level of official promotional attention few of the studio's other long-running families receive consistently. A widely circulated "35,422.6x" win reported from the Netherlands on 6 November 2024 is frequently framed online as beating Megaways' own 12,305x ceiling, but that figure actually came from a separate progressive Mega Jackpot Multiplier network payout layered on top of the base game — a different prize pool entirely, not proof the game's own math paid out beyond its stated cap. Worth knowing before taking any "record win" headline at face value.
What players say
The combining sticky-wild-multiplier mechanic remains the single most-praised element across every entry in this family — players consistently note how quickly the rule reads compared to more convoluted hold-and-win systems. Muttley Crew's cluster-pays format draws mixed reactions from series regulars expecting the usual reels, and Big Dog House's medium volatility is already being discussed as a deliberate change of pace rather than a downgrade.
The biggest Dog House wins
Megaways 1000's unconfirmed 25,000x would be the outright family record if verified; among confirmed entries, Big Dog House's 15,000x currently leads. Here's the Multihold bonus climbing toward its own 9,000x ceiling:
Recorded session for flavour — and a reminder that the "35,422.6x" figure sometimes attached to this family was a separate jackpot payout, not base-game math.
Picking the best Dog House slot (and the one exception)
| If you want… | Play | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The classic combining-wilds formula | The 2019 original | Where the whole family's mechanic started |
| The most ways to win | Megaways | 117,649 ways, the family's best confirmed ceiling outside 2026 |
| A genuinely different grid | Muttley Crew | 5x5 cluster pays — the only real departure from reels |
| Lower volatility | The Big Dog House | Medium volatility, breaking the family's high-vol norm |
Slots like The Dog House beyond Pragmatic's own kennel
9 Pots of Gold gathers pot symbols in one spin, Reel King keeps a traditional pub-fruit feature, and Age of the Gods uses Pantheon of Power free spins. The Dog House differs through sticky wild multipliers that remain in place and combine during its bonus.
| Series | Choose them if… | Choose The Dog House if… |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Pots of Gold (Gameburger Studios) | Gameburger Studios' Gather pot symbols across a single spin sounds more like your kind of session | You want high volatility and Pragmatic Play's Sticky wild multipliers (2x/3x) |
| Reel King (Novomatic, from Astra’s pub-cabinet original) | A medium-volatility session built around The Reel King feature appeals more | You're after Pragmatic Play's take instead — Sticky wild multipliers (2x/3x) |
| Age of the Gods (Playtech) | A medium-volatility session built around Pantheon of Power free spins appeals more | You'd rather have high volatility, built around Sticky wild multipliers (2x/3x) |
These are feature contrasts, not kennel lookalikes. The Dog House is the choice here specifically for persistent 2x/3x sticky-wild multipliers.
Our verdict on The Dog House
Sister Slots score: 7/10 — a simple idea that's aged unusually well across nine releases.
| Features | 7/10 — the combining-wilds core stays legible however it's dressed up |
|---|---|
| Win potential | 7/10 — solid across the family, genuinely strong on the two 2026 releases |
| Design | 7/10 — consistent, cheerful, easy to tell variants apart at a glance |
| Playability | 7/10 — check which of the three RTP builds you've actually been served |
Play here if you want a mechanic simple enough to explain in one sentence but with real depth across nine entries. Look elsewhere if you specifically want lower volatility across the board — only Big Dog House breaks from the family's high-volatility norm.
The Dog House FAQs
Who makes The Dog House?
Pragmatic Play, the same studio behind Sweet Bonanza, Gates of Olympus and Wolf Gold.
How many Dog House games are there?
Nine confirmed releases from 2019 to 2026, plus one unconfirmed 2026 title (Megaways 1000) and one operator-exclusive rebrand (Dog Mansion Megaways on Stake) that isn't a genuine separate release.
What is the RTP of The Dog House?
The original runs 96.51% by default; every entry in the family ships in three builds, roughly a point apart, so always check which one your casino serves.
Which Dog House has the biggest max win?
Megaways 1000's reported 25,000x would lead if confirmed; among fully-verified entries, The Big Dog House's 15,000x is the current record.
Is there a Megaways version?
Yes — The Dog House Megaways, running up to 117,649 ways at 96.55% with a 12,305x ceiling, plus a newer Megaways 1000 build reportedly pushing that further.
What is the sticky wild multiplier feature?
Wild dog symbols carry 2x or 3x multipliers during free spins; when several land on the same spin, their multipliers combine before the win is paid — the mechanic every entry in the family builds on.
Did a Dog House game really pay out over 35,000x?
No — that widely-shared Netherlands win was a separate progressive Mega Jackpot Multiplier network payout, not the base game exceeding its published max win.
Are Dog House slots fair?
Pragmatic Play's licence and RNG testing aren't in question — the figure that genuinely varies is which of the three RTP builds your casino has installed, and that's always disclosed in the paytable.
Sources & Verification
Primary sources checked 9 July 2026: Pragmatic Play’s own corporate site; and the UK Gambling Commission’s public register (Pragmatic Play (Gibraltar) Limited, account 56015).
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