The Greatest Train Robbery

The Greatest Train Robbery Review

The Greatest Train Robbery is a fun, cartoon-style heist slot, and it was launched on the 13th of June 2019. The first thing you’ll notice is that the reels are railroad tracks where train wagons stop short on every spin loaded with symbols worth looting, like diamonds, silver and gold.

The game comes with 5 reels, 4 rows and 40 ways to win, and you can place bets as high as £40. In the base game you’ll benefit when 1 of the 3 bandits lump a stick of dynamite onto the reels, and 1 of 3 different bonus features ensues. This can really rock your world, and result in some pretty good payouts.

The game comes with a standard RTP of 95.02%, and this means you play with a House edge of 3.97%. This is a medium variance title, and you will be able to keep afloat quite easily. The potential of 2,259.8x is decent, but the low max bet level does not really cater to high rollers or “serious” gamblers. This is a slot for having a good time.

What symbols are there?

The classic card suit symbols are done in a wild west style, and on the reels you’ll find higher value symbols like gold bars, silver coins and diamonds. You need between 3 and 5 matching symbols on a payline to win, except for the gold bar symbol where 2 on a payline is a winner:

• Wild symbol - Pays 15x for 5 on a payline
• Gold Bars - Pays 15x for 5 on a payline
• Silver Coins - Pays 10x for 5 on a payline
• Big Green Diamond - Pays 7x for 5 on a payline
• Diamond bag - Pays 4x for 5 on a payline
• Card Suit symbols - Pays between 1.8x and 0.6x for 5 on a payline

What are the bonus features?

In the base game you’ll benefit from a random bonus feature where the 1 to 3 of the train robbers appear on their horses. They will then throw dynamite onto the train track reels, and this will activate 1 of 3 different Bandit Bonus features:

• Re-spins - at least 1 reel will re-spin to create new winning combos
• Cloning Wilds - a fire is started from the initial explosion, and it spreads across different reel positions. Every positioned affected will turn into a wild, which can really boost your winnings
• Mystery Symbol - smoke from the explosion spreads to cover larger parts of the reels, and all symbols covered by the smoke turn into identical symbols. This feature is a guaranteed winner and often gives you big wins

Free spins in The Greatest Train Robbery

The free spins feature on The Greatest Train Robbery is activated when you land 3 safe symbol scatters at the same time. The safes will then blow open and you’ll see how many free spins you get, and you never know until it happens. The gang of bandits can appear in the free spins feature too, and give you some extra spins at random times.

What is the jackpot (max win)?

While there is no progressive jackpot to be won on this game, you can still take home a decent loot from this great heist job. The max win is 2,259.8 times your stake, and if you play with the highest possible stake of £40, this means you can win up to £90,392 here. Not all that bad for a medium variance slot.

Where can I play The Greatest Train Robbery?

You can play The Greatest Train Robbery for real money.

Don’t want to play for real money? No problem, you can easily play the demo for free.

Yes, you can also play The Greatest Train Robbery slot on both mobile and tablet. Play on your Android, or use your iPhone and iPad if you so desire.

SlotCatalog verdict

While The Greatest Train Robbery slot cannot compete with great Western titles, it’s not really trying to either. This is a light-hearted and fun train heist game, and the style is cartoonish almost like an old computer game.

The medium variance, low max bet and half-decent potential tells you that this is a game made more for entertainment purposes than for “serious” high roller action. It’s done in an original fashion, however, with train wagons as reels, and we sure had fun testing it out.