Steam Joker Slot Review

How to play

Steam Joker is a fun game that uses different mechanics than most traditional video slots. It has five reels and one row - it looks more like a traditional fruit machine. Also, it has 26 ways to win that are always in-play.

For gameplay, you can change the step value, and the coin value. The step value can be changed from 1 to 5 and this affects the payout multiplier. Also, you can change the coin value from 0.01, to a maximum of 2.00. Therefore, the minimum bet value is €0.50, and the maximum bet value is €500. As a result, regardless of how much you want to spend, you can choose a bet value to suit.

For those who want to play quickly, there is also a turbo spin and autoplay feature. The turbo spin reduces the animation time for reel spins. Also, the autoplay feature allows you to automatically play between 10 to 500 spins. You can also edit other options such as the maximum you wish to lose before stopping the autoplay feature.

Symbols and payouts

The basic paytable of the Steam Joker Slot features different steampunk icons and creations - the symbols look fantastic. There are seven basic symbols including a J, Q, K, Spade, Club, Heart, and Diamond. 

The lower paying symbols are the J, Q, K, and Spade. The Jack has the minimum possible payout which is a multiplier of 40x for two symbols. Alternatively, the Spade has the highest payout of this group and offers a 250x multiplier for five symbols. Please note that the payout is based on the step value you choose.

The higher paying symbols are the Cub, Heart, and Diamond. Of these, the Diamond has the highest payout of the game and a multiplier of 2,500x for five symbols.

There are also four special symbols - the magic joker, wild jack, queen scatter, and king bonus. These are described in the bonus feature section below.

Best Steam Joker bonus feature

The Steam Joker bonus feature is the special gear slot. At the top of the reels, there is a gear that also randomly spins. This has the four special symbols on it - the magic joker, wild jack, queen scatter, and king bonus. During each spin, the special gear also spins and it may land on one of the four characters. If it does, and the other conditions are met, you earn bonus rewards.

The magic joker can appear on the special gear and doesn’t need any additional symbols. If it does, you gain a bonus spin which moves the reels five positions from top to bottom or bottom to top. This can result in an extra win if any additional joker symbols appear.

The wild jack symbol can appear on the special gear, but is only activated if there is one J icon on the reels. This will automatically complete any wins for J’s on the reels.

The queen scatter symbol triggers on the special gear when one Q icon is on the reels. This results in a bet multiplier up to a maximum of 60x.

Finally, the King Bonus symbol triggers on the special gear when there is at least one K icon on the reels. This results in Steam Joker free spins! One K symbol earns three bonus spins, and the maximum of five K symbols earns 20 free spins! The free spins are played at the step value you chose that triggered the free spins initially.

RTP & volatility

The Steam Joker RTP is 92.50% this is disappointingly low and much lower than the average for video slots which is between 95-96%. Also, there is no volatility information available for this Espresso Games title. The best wins come from activating the King bonus spins as you can win up to 20 free spins.