Railroad follows a period from America’s history that’s become well known worldwide, thanks to the popularity of Wild West based movies and books. The construction of the country’s railway system has brought plenty of tales of the frontier life, and that’s the inspiration for Railroad’s theme as well. The game is designed and offered by Merkur.

For Railroad, they came up with a basic system, with 5 paylines active on 5×3 reels. They made sure to pay well, up to 4,000x the stake ($40,000) in a single round, while long-term a 96% RTP tells us that you’re not going to be at a huge disadvantage, compared with what other slots are offering. As you play the game, with wagers between $0.05 and $10, there will be major features such as Bison Jackpot symbols, Cactus scatters, free spins and Locomotive Wilds.

For the theme of Railroad, Merkur chose the Wild West genre and the steam locomotives that helped Americans populate and develop their country. Well designed, and with a mix of symbols that brings period-related objects and characters, this part actually seems to add something extra to the game, so definitely a pro in its favor.

Railroad is a fun game, with several good features, lots of free spins, and some decent top wins as well. It’s not the best design around, but the quality is high enough and the interesting theme helps sell it. There are plenty of Wild West themed games out there, but railroad inspired titles are a lot fewer.