Animals Steam Slot
Steampunk is all the rage these days but what about steampunk for animals? After all, why should your pets get left behind in the quest to dress up like eccentric Victorians and relive their vision of how they thought the future would pan out? If the many universes or rather the multiverse theory is real then there has to be a world or technically an infinite number of worlds out there where steampunk isn't just cosplay – it's reality.
For now we don't have the technology to visit those realms but we can still play at dressing up and we can also play online slots that mimic that cosplay fun. Animals Steam by ThunderSpin is a slot which takes all the costumes and flamboyant that is part and parcel of steampunk and applies it to anthropomorphic animals. It’s a little silly and yet it’s so beautifully done that this is a slot which is hard to find fault with.
Animal Antics
The Animals Steam video slot is a game with 10 paylines and simple bet controls which are adjusted by clicking on the plus and minus buttons across the bottom of the screen. That allows players to set a minimum bet of 0.10 per game and a maximum of 100 coins. It is not the neat playing controls or the mobile-compatible design of this slot that will have players falling over themselves to put this game through its paces. Rather, it is the lush graphics and epic animations which really bring this game to life and elevate it far above the ordinary.
The backdrop to the slot is a particular highlight although there aren't really any bad elements to this game it must be said. Even the soundtrack, which isn't as good as some of the other soundtracks for slots from this developer, is still a pretty good effort. It is the backdrop which will catch your attention though, featuring an industrial and desolate landscape of smokestacks and factories, of rickety houses with lamp light flooding from the window and of cogs and piles of scrap metal, all of which are waiting to be turned into new contraptions for the steampunk movement.
By the Power of Steam
The game board for the free Animals Steam slot takes a conventional 5 by 3 layout and a style that’s like a chain link fence. This semi-opaque design allows the epic backdrop to shine through while still showing off the symbols at their best. Even the playing card symbols in this game look great. Each one has been draped in light bulbs, cogs and other mechanical elements in keeping with the steampunk theme. All the while, blue arcs of electricity shoot across the chain link fence and between the animals who move gently in the ornate carved circles which form their symbols.
Symbols include a rabbit wearing eye goggles, an owl in a waistcoat and top hat, a rat with a sceptre and a cat or wearing a deerstalker hat and holding a magnifying glass like Sherlock Holmes. These maverick characters only had to the fun to be had from playing this enchanting slot. The crocodile is the game’s wild symbol and will substitute for all regular symbols. Then there is the raven which looks like it could be out of an Edgar Allan Poe novel. Two of these are all it takes to trigger free spins, whereupon the pig with pink wings will appear to add an additional free spins any time he shows up on the reels. You'll be awarded 10 free spins by default with additional ravens adding multipliers.
Up For a Similar Slot?
Gamblers who have enjoyed playing the medium to high volatility Animals Steam should also take a look at Ice 7 Bar by Join Gaming. It is also a 10 payline slot which awards 10 free spins accompanied by a 2x multiplier. Alternatively, if you have been enchanted by what ThunderSpin have done here, you should also check out Monster Sushi by the same developer. This game has lower variance and more free spins because as many as 17 can be won here. In many other respects though it isn't too different from Animals Steam.
Animals Steam: Final Thoughts
There is very little what is wrong with Animals Steam, a brilliant game from a developer who have so much potential. It remains to be seen whether ThunderSpin can break into the mainstream and become a household name to slots players across the world. What can be said for certain is that based on the games this developer have released to date they are as capable as any other software house out there. Gamblers would be advised to check out this slot regardless of whether they're able to play for free or to play for real money. Animals Steam is the real deal.
