Steam Tower

Steam Tower is NetEnt's steampunk pokie, a brass-and-cogs adventure in which a caped hero scales a towering elevator shaft to rescue a captive at the top, and it has kept a steady New Zealand following since its 2015 release. Kiwis who search out the Steam Tower slot or its RTP are usually drawn by two things: the Victorian sci-fi styling and one of the friendlier return figures in NetEnt's catalogue. 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 you decide whether it belongs in your session in NZD.

How Steam Tower plays

Steam Tower runs on a 5 reel, 3 row grid with 15 fixed paylines, so wins are read from left to right along set lines rather than in an all-ways layout. The hero acts as a stacked wild, appearing on the middle reels and standing in for the regular steampunk symbols to complete lines. The signature moment comes when a wild lands and the hero fires his grappling gun: this launches the free spins, where he begins climbing the tower floor by floor. Each additional wild that drops in during the feature sends him up another level and hands you more spins, and the higher he climbs the bigger the win multiplier becomes. It starts modest at the bottom and builds all the way up as he ascends, so the deeper a free spins run goes the more each line win is worth.

Steam Tower RTP, volatility and max win

Steam Tower carries a published RTP of 97.04 percent, which is well above the 96 percent mark common across NetEnt titles and one of the reasons the game has aged so well. It sits in the medium volatility band, meaning wins arrive at a fairly steady rate rather than in rare, huge bursts, which suits players who like a game that keeps ticking over. The top prize 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 match these verified NetEnt figures, so you can plan a session around numbers you can trust.

Playing Steam Tower in New Zealand

Steam Tower is available at the online casinos serving New Zealand listed on this page, and you can play it in New Zealand dollars once you are signed in with one of them. New Zealand does not yet license domestic online casinos: the Department of Internal Affairs is introducing the Online Casino Gambling Act from December 2026, so until that regime goes live Kiwis play at casinos licensed offshore. The free demo at the top of this page needs no account, deposit or personal details, so you can test the climbing multiplier feature first and only move to a real-money casino from the list when you are ready.

Is Steam Tower worth playing?

Steam Tower is well worth a spin if you like a distinctive theme paired with a genuinely high RTP and a feature that rewards you for lasting longer. The climbing free spins give every wild real meaning, the medium variance keeps sessions comfortable, and 97.04 percent is a strong return for a game more than a decade old. It will not suit anyone chasing only enormous top prizes, since the 1,000x ceiling is moderate by modern standards. Set a budget before you start, and if the fun ever stops, take a break and read our responsible gambling guide.