Top Cat

Verdict on Top Cat: the license is the product. Blueprint's Hanna-Barbera adaptation, live since October 4, 2017, survives on cartoon equity while carrying the weakest return figures on this page — both sources agree the math is expensive.

The alley's arithmetic

Our primary feed lists 92.49%; slot.report files 92.83% — a 0.34-point spread that agrees on the essential: this sits 3.25 to 3.59 points below our 96.08% catalog median. Long-run retention runs above 7% of turnover at either figure. Volatility is medium, level 3, per both sources — the cost is steady, not spiky.

What the license buys

Five reels, a progressive layer, animal-and-cat tags, and characters audiences have known for generations. Blueprint, 365 titles strong in our records, specializes in exactly this trade: beloved IP, license-fee math. The eight-year run proves the trade works commercially. Whether it works for the player is what the figures above answer.

Who pays the cover charge

Nostalgia buyers who've read the numbers and price the cartoon at a premium are the honest audience. Value players have no business here. The progressive pool is the sweetener in that deal — part of the steep hold funds it, so the license and the jackpot are billing the same customer.

A 7%-plus long-run hold is the steepest tax on this page. If the cat's charm is worth it, budget the charm strictly — and briefly. 18+.