ABOUT
Steampunk hasn’t always been the most crowded corner of the slot multiverse, but when a provider tackles it well, the genre absolutely soars. With Steamrunners, Hacksaw Gaming jumps aboard the airship and drifts straight into a world of brass bolts, whirring cogs, gas-powered gadgets, and sky-bound renegades.
The metallic 5×4 grid itself looks like something pulled out of a Victorian-era workshop: pipes, pressure valves, gears, and glowing ember lights frame the action as the Steamrunners crew storms across the reels. Hacksaw’s usual minimalist cruelty is softened here, replaced by a warmer aesthetic, a gentler volatility, and a mechanical rhythm that still keeps you on your toes. If you’re into steampunk worlds, there’s plenty of charm and plenty of sparks to ignite your imagination.
Betting Options and Bonus Features
Steamrunners spins across 14 paylines, paying left to right from the leftmost reel. Bets keep things accessible whether you’re a casual traveler or a full-blown sky captain. Volatility sits at a medium setting, making the gameplay smoother and more stable than Hacksaw’s high-risk reputation might suggest. There are multiple RTP configurations, but the best one comes in at 96.32%, so keep an eye out for that version.
The core engine revolves around Gas Canister wild transformations, one of Hacksaw’s signature “spreading” mechanics - but this time with a twist.
A Green Gas Canister spreads both horizontally and vertically, converting itself and connected low-paying symbols into wilds if they’re part of a win. A Purple Gas Canister goes even bigger, turning all low pays on the screen into wilds when included in a win. Any transformed wild can reveal a multiplier between x2 and x200, while existing wilds touched by a canister get an extra x2 boost. If multiple multipliers connect, their values add together before applying - pure mechanical madness. Only one canister can appear at a time, but when it does, it can completely rewire the grid.
Free spins come in three variations, each representing a different floating settlement in the Steamrunners universe:
- Sky City Free Spins awards 8 spins when 3 scatters land. All multiplier wilds become sticky, holding until the feature ends. Each time a Gas Canister interacts with them, their multiplier doubles - up to an insane x5,000.
- Gaslight District Free Spins upgrades the chaos with 10 spins for 4 scatters, operating like Sky City but guaranteeing at least one wild on the grid at all times.
The ultimate destination is the hidden Court of High Steam, triggered by hitting 5 scatters and awarding 10 spins where a Gas Canister lands on every single spin - the dream setup for explosive multiplier builds.
For players who prefer shortcuts, four different Feature Buys are available, including cheaper BonusHunt spins, guaranteed Gas Canister spins, and direct buys into Sky City or Gaslight District.
Roshtein’s Take
Steamrunners takes Hacksaw’s classic wildfire-style spreading and amps it up with those juicy multipliers that can stack, stick, and skyrocket to x5,000 in the bonuses.
When those canisters start leaking across the grid, the whole board lights up like a steam engine at full pressure. It’s not the craziest Hacksaw game ever made, but it has a vibe, a style, and a smooth medium volatility that makes it super fun to grind.
