Meow Demo Slot - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Game theme & storyline

Everyone knows that cats rule the internet. From the astoundingly popular Grumpy Cat with over four million social media followers to happy cat and the I Can Has Cheezburger meme, we can’t get enough of our feline friends.

Meow takes the life of one pampered kitty and turns it into a fun cartoon slot. This cute little kitty has a collar with a bell, never turns her nose up at tinned tuna, and loves to play with her ball of wool and clockwork mouse. She might not be setting the socials alight with funny memes but she is definitely living her best life.

CQ9 Gaming Slot Machines are well established in Asia, but this is a savvy theme for a slot aimed squarely at the euro market.

Graphics & sound

Meow is not the prettiest looking slot. The 2D graphics give it a retro feel, but the bubble gum colours, sweet suburban setting and jaunty soundtrack will start to win you over after a while.

There is nothing outstanding here, but there is nothing that is absolutely painful to look at. We would say that Meow is a pleasant way to spend your time - if you are not too busy watching funny cat videos, that is.

How to play

Meow offers players 243 ways to win by landing three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels. As long as your combos read from reel one, you will benefit from the matching payout in the paytable.

There are eight paytable symbols plus the wild and scatter to look out for. The wild will replace any symbol except the paw-shaped scatter for potential winning combos. In the base game, look out for the cute little ginger kitten who pays out 300x for five of a kind.

CQ9 Gaming has deliberately kept things simple when it comes to the player interface, making it streamlined and easy to use. Fans of this maker’s slots will recognise the small arrow next to the spin button that lets players access the autoplay option; what’s more, there are turbo spins if you want to up the pace.

Bet sizes & maximum win

In the demo play version of Meow, you will be given a generous number of starting credits and a transparent bet structure. The minimum tariff to cover all potential pay ways is 50 credits, with bets increasing in multipliers of 50x up to 125,000 credits per spin or 2,500x.

The maximum prize available is 2,000x your stake, but you will only come close to winning this prize if you unlock the free spins feature. You will need to land six scatter symbols, which isn’t easy to do in this game.

Bonus features

Meow is a simple kitty-themed slot that isn’t over complicated with bonus features. There are just two special symbols to look out for: the wild and the scatter.

Wild: this symbol appears on reels two, three, four and five only and substitutes for every other symbol except the scatter.

Scatter: this symbol appears stacked on all five reels. You will need to land six symbols anywhere in view to trigger the free spins bonus. These play out like a streak respin feature, with scatter symbols sticky on the reels and the number of spins resetting to three every time you land another one.

This feature ends when no respins remain or all 15 pawprints are collected. All values are then totalled and awarded as your prize.

RTP & volatility

Meow promises players a slightly above average RTP of 96 per cent plus high volatility gameplay. While it is useful to know the potential payout ratio of any game - and higher is always better - this hypothetical number should never be treated as a guarantee of return on your stake but as an indication of what is statistically possible over the long run.

This slot definitely lives up to its high volatility rating and it is not easy to catch the free spin bonus. If you do, there is some solid potential, but you will sit through plenty of blank spins before they trigger.

Other games you might like

If you don’t mind tangling with the big cats, IGT’s Cats slot with its split symbols and high volatility gameplay is the one to go for; meanwhile, Kitty Glitter features cute kittens plus wilds, scatters and free spins.

Copy Cats from NetEnt is a cartoon-themed slot with the low volatility gameplay that this developer does so well and wilds galore. Jackpot hunters will love Top Cat, a top-notch slot based on the classic cartoon. It is packed with bonus features and has a progressive jackpot.

Our verdict

CQ9 Gaming is making a determined effort to break into the European market and definitely has the slots to do this, from the neon-themed Jump series to traditional Asian-themed slots with breathtaking graphics.

Meow definitely fits on the euro side of its output and is a sweet and simple game that is easy to pick up. There is plenty of potential from the free spins feature but it is the usual story of triggering symbols that never fall - six scatters, in this case, triggering a streak respins feature. If you love cute cats, this slot might make you purr.