Wild West themed slots are far from the most unique thing you will see in the world of iGaming, meaning that Showdown Saloon, one of the newest offerings from Microgaming, had a lot of competition immediately upon its arrival to the market.While Microgaming have proven themselves capable of taking popular themes in new directions, they are also guilty of being lazy at times, which category does Showdown Saloon fit into?
About the slot
With five reels and 15 paylines, Showdown Saloon is playable from 20p to £100 a spin on all compatible desktop, mobile, and tablet devices.There’s nothing particularly fresh about the look of Showdown Saloon, which is a bit of the same, because as stated above, Microgaming do have the ability to bring something new to the table.That isn’t to say this slot doesn’t look good, however, because it does, with cards and bullets visible in the saloon style backdrop.The 10, J, Q, K and A symbols playing the lower values makes a lot more sense than it normally does here, especially as a poker hand acts as the wild.Other symbols include chips, dice, and whisker glasses amongst other themed symbols.
Gameplay
There’s a Mystery Stacks symbol at play here, with every reel containing a stack of mystery symbols, if the stack lands on the reels, each symbol on that stack will become the same symbol, with the two leftmost reels having matching symbols to add more chances for big wins, land two for a re-spin.Land three or more stacks on the reels and you’ll also trigger the Free Spins feature, which offers up to 15 spins and 3x your stake (for five symbols) with the re-spin feature active throughout.Showdown Saloon may not be unique, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t entertaining.
