Steam Tower

Steam Tower is NetEnt's steampunk slot, a tale of brass, steam and cogs in which a caped hero scales a soaring elevator shaft to free a captive at the top, and it has drawn a steady stream of Irish players since its 2015 debut. Players in Ireland who seek out the Steam Tower slot or its RTP are usually pulled in by the Victorian sci-fi artwork and one of the more rewarding return figures in the NetEnt library. You can spin the free demo above in play money, with no account and no deposit, and see the climbing free spins for yourself before playing for real in euro.

How Steam Tower plays

Steam Tower uses a 5 reel, 3 row grid with 15 fixed paylines, paying from left to right along set lines. The hero doubles as a stacked wild, landing on the middle reels and standing in for the regular steampunk symbols to complete wins. Its standout feature arrives when a wild lands and the hero fires his grappling gun, triggering the free spins and starting his ascent of the tower. Each extra wild during the feature carries him up another floor and grants more spins, and the higher he climbs the larger the win multiplier grows. It opens modestly at the base and builds as he rises, so a long free spins run rewards you with progressively bigger line wins the further up the tower you get.

Steam Tower RTP, volatility and max win

Steam Tower carries a published RTP of 97.04 percent, noticeably above the 96 percent common in NetEnt's catalogue and a key reason it remains a favourite. It is a medium volatility slot, so wins come at a fairly even rate instead of in rare, large bursts, which makes for comfortable, sustained play. The top win is 1,000 times your stake, reached when the multiplier climbs high during a strong free spins run. The RTP and max win shown in the stats panel above are the same verified NetEnt figures.

Playing Steam Tower in Ireland

Steam Tower is available at the online casinos serving Irish players listed on this page, and you can play it in euro once you have registered with one of them. Ireland is in the middle of building its own licensing framework: the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) is standing up a domestic regime through 2025 and 2026, and until that is complete Irish players use casinos licensed by respected EU regulators such as the Malta Gaming Authority. The free demo at the top of this page is play money, needs no account or deposit, and lets you test the climbing multiplier feature before moving to a licensed casino from the list.

Is Steam Tower worth playing?

Steam Tower is well worth playing if you value a distinctive theme, a high RTP and a feature that rewards a longer run. The climbing free spins give every wild genuine weight, the medium variance keeps sessions steady, and 97.04 percent is a strong return for a game of its vintage. Anyone chasing only huge top prizes may find the 1,000x ceiling modest, so bear that in mind. Set a budget before you start, treat the maximum win as a rare outcome, and if gambling stops being enjoyable, take a break and read our responsible gambling guide.