Cub Cabana

Cub Cabana, from Hacksaw Gaming partner Kitsune Studios, takes the collector-wild fishing-slot formula that's dominated the genre for years and reworks it into a jungle nightclub setting — cash-value cub symbols and DJ collector wilds standing in for fishermen and fish. It's a 5-reel, 20-payline slot.

Theme and gameplay feel

If you've spent any time with fishing collector slots over the last few years, Cub Cabana's structure will feel immediately familiar, just dressed in a different outfit. Partying jungle animals replace anglers, a tropical nightclub replaces the lake, and the cub symbols carry cash values instead of fish. It's a colourful, characterful reskin rather than a genuinely new format, but the cartoon animal artwork gives it more personality than a lot of games borrowing the same underlying mechanic.

What the RTP means for you

Cub Cabana carries a 96% RTP, a solid, right-on-the-benchmark figure. Over a large number of spins, that means the game is calibrated to pay back close to 96p for every pound wagered — a fair, dependable long-run return that doesn't lean particularly generous or stingy either way.

Volatility explained

Rated medium/high, Cub Cabana sits in a fairly common middle ground for collector-style slots — regular enough action in the base game to stay engaging, with the real reward saved for when the free spins round gets going and the collector multiplier starts climbing.

Max win potential and betting range

The maximum win sits at 10,000x the stake, a strong five-figure ceiling built around the collector wild's climbing multiplier, which ranges from x1 up to x10. Stakes run from 10c up to £/€100 a spin. Landing three scatters triggers Jungle Happy Hour, awarding 10 free spins where collector wilds fill a meter and each completed stage upgrades the multiplier while adding further spins, climbing through x2 and x3 before reaching the x10 ceiling. A second mode, Jungle Party Never Ends, needs four scatters to trigger but starts immediately at the top multiplier stage, essentially the premium version of the same bonus. A separate jackpot wheel can also be triggered by certain collector combinations, awarding fixed prizes from Mini through to Grand.

Verdict

Cub Cabana doesn't reinvent the collector-wild formula, but it doesn't need to — the tropical nightclub setting and cartoon animal cast give it enough personality to stand apart from the fishing slots it's clearly borrowing from, while the 96% RTP and 10,000x ceiling keep the numbers competitive. Between the two-tier free spins structure and the bonus jackpot wheel, there's a reasonable amount going on for players who enjoy this style of game, and the low 10c entry stake makes it easy to sample both bonus modes without a big bankroll. Try the free demo at johnessyslots to see the collector multiplier climb before committing real stakes.