Rabcat Pokie Machines
Vienna based online games developer Rabcat have been in business since 2001, which is a long time to be around in an industry that is still just 20 years old. However, they were not always involved in the development of online casino games, as their initial focus was in the Playstation and Xbox types of console games, and it’s area where they are still quite active.
Their experience in producing 2D and 3D animations, characters and concept art for games like Forza Horizon 3, Grand Theft Auto and Asterix has led the company seamlessly into the casino games market, helped no doubt by the fact that they are part of the win2day multichannel gaming platform that’s jointly run by Austrian Lotteries and Casinos Austria AG.
It’s not a huge collection of games from this company, but they have been designed to integrate with pokies, Video Poker, table and card games from other developers which means online casinos can feature Rabcat titles without having to adapt their software and players will be able to access games from different sources with ease.
The company has developed their games to use the popular Quickfire platform from Microgaming along with the Odobo HTML5 game development platform, which also ensures that no software downloads are needed and that the range can be played on PC’s or mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers.
Microgaming also have an exclusive distribution deal with Rabcat for selected games, which works to the advantage of both parties, with the innovative features that Rabcat are becoming known for complementing the Microgaming range, while opening doors to Rabcat to get their games to a wider audience.
The number of online casinos that have adopted Rabcat games has dramatically increased since they obtained a UK Gambling Commission remote operator license at the start of 2015, as many sites welcome British residents and can only use games that are certified for the UK.
It also ensures that the games are reliable and trustworthy for a worldwide audience.
The Rabcat Range
At present, Rabcat only have pokies in their range, but some exceptional bonus features and incredible designs make them games that players are likely to come back to again and again.
Their experience in games development has led to high quality 3D animations in pokies such as Scary Friends, where cute monsters that look like they could have come from a major Hollywood movie, bring treats like free spins and a bonus game to players.
Dragon’s Myth is another 3D effect game where players win a bounty by collecting different dragons and can also trigger a free spins game.
Other pokies that make a feature of realistic graphics include Forsaken Kingdom, based on the legend of King Arthur, and River of Riches, where an adventurer explores ancient Egyptian ruins.
Castle Builder is probably their best-known pokie however, as it has a unique interactive format which sees players building bits of a castle as they land symbols of bricks and timber, eventually triggering bonus rewards by marrying off the king’s daughters once it has been completed.
Summary
Rabcat have one of the smaller online casino game ranges and it exclusively consists of pokies, but they have pulled out all the stops to make sure that these games are of exceptional quality both in terms of how they look and also how they play.
The experience of developing console games shows through in their pokies and by concentrating on a limited number of titles, they have been able to demonstrate their high levels of craftsmanship and taken the time to create some innovative themes and bonus features.
The distribution deal with Microgaming will have gone a long way towards bringing these games to online casinos around the world and a remote operating license from the UK Gambling Commission gives clients and customers assurances that all games are completely certified for fair play.