Sugar Train

Sugar Train Slot Overview

Hop aboard the Sugar Train for the chance to win up to 5,000x your stake from three bonus features. Eyecon picked up early on the sugar-themed video slot craze, building us a decadently delightful locomotive that sports a pick-me bonus, random wins boost and free spins.

The visuals look great and still hold up even though the game was released in 2016. I do have to commend the animations too, which bring the graphics to life and make you feel like you might be taking a journey on a sweet-encrusted train. Even so, the interface has aged considerably and it’s missing some key functions like turbo mode. I wouldn’t say it’s a deal breaker, but it shows the game’s age.

So, is this ultimately a ride worth taking? Well, read through my review below to find out for yourself!

⚡ RTP	95.06%
🎲 Volatility	Medium
💰 Paylines	25
🔼 Maximum Bet	12.5
🔻 Minimum Bet	0.01
⭐ Bonus Features	Win Multipliers, Scatter Symbols, Free Spins, Respins, Gamble Feature

Sugar Train Slot Game Free Demo

You might think boarding a sugar train might be a walk in the park, but I suggest starting with the slot’s free demo first. It can give you a better idea of how to play Sugar Train, so you can experience all of the game’s features without putting any of your funds on the line. You can even try out different bet levels and get an understanding of how often bonus features and big wins land on the reels.

Pro Tips:

I suggest pushing with higher bet levels with most medium-volatility games, but that wouldn’t be ideal for Sugar Train. And that’s all because of the game’s low RTP of 95.06%. So, instead, I recommend taking the same approach as you would with a high volatility slot, reducing your bet levels to an amount you can afford in the long run, giving you enough time to trigger bonus features multiple times and potentially land the game’s biggest rewards.

Sugar Train Slot Bonus Features

Get your sugar rush across five reels and three rows, which offer a combined total of 25 paylines. Symbols all take on different delicious delights, so there’s no room for the classic royal card symbols to fit in, not even for the lowest-paying tokens. Instead, you get cupcakes, lollies, chocolates, doughnuts and all kinds of sugary treats.

At the low end of the paytable, you can score wins of anywhere between 2x to 100x your bet. But if you manage to land five sugar train symbols (the game’s highest-paying symbols), you can push your potential payouts by 5,000x your stake. And with a maximum bet of £12.50, that can lead to some incredible wins.

But that’s just the start! Sugar Train gives you a fantastic set of features along its gingerbread carriageways, which can help you pull even more astonishing rewards.

Wilds

Instead of having a dedicated wild symbol, Sugar Train combines it with one of the scatter symbols. The gummy bear scatter symbol serves as the game’s wild, stepping in for missing pay symbols that could form a winning combination. It can also enhance existing wins by increasing their symbol count. But these gummy bear wilds also come with their win multiplier, effectively doubling the value of all wins they form part of.

Gumball Bonus

In the first of three bonus modes in Sugar Train, you trigger the Gumball Bonus through the red light indicator on the top right corner of the reels. This prompts a new trail of carriages to appear on the reels and gumball machine claws show up to pick five gumballs from the train. Each one has an individual cash value, with prizes that can reach 100x your bet. But there is a catch! To claim the win and its mouth-watering multiplier, the claw mustn’t drop its gumball. If you manage to safely transport all five gumballs to safety, you could pocket wins of up to 500x your bet.

Scatter symbol

You get two types of scatter symbols in Sugar Train and they activate the game’s two bonus modes. Rainbow scatter symbols activate the Rainbow Pick bonus, while gummy bear scatters trigger the Free Games bonus. You’ll need a minimum of three tokens to activate each bonus mode, and the more scatters you have the better the bonus you get.

Gummy bear scatters also land during the free spins bonus, so you can extend the bonus rounds. You can also land rainbow scatters during these bonus rounds and trigger the Rainbow Pick bonus from free spins.

Rainbow Pick Bonus

Activating the Rainbow Pick bonus with three, four or five rainbow scatters gives you a bonus with three, four or five bonus picks, respectively. With each pick you make, you stand to win prizes of up to 100x your stake. The prizes are then all added together and awarded at the end of the bonus rounds. Once the bonus ends, you return to the base game or free spins, depending on which game mode you were playing when the bonus was activated.

Free Bonus

The free spins bonus can be triggered with three, four or five gummy bear scatters, giving you 15, 20 or 25 free spins, respectively. The gameplay remains largely the same as the base game here and you can activate the rainbow pick and gumball bonuses too. You can also add more free spins to your tally by landing additional gummy bear scatters.

RTP & Volatility of Sugar Train Slot

Volatility in Sugar Train is a bit more forgiving, clocking at a medium setting. But it paired with a disappointingly low RTP of 95.06%. So, although you technically get more frequent wins with somewhat diluted prizes, they’re spread out across a wider set of spins. Win potential is quite good too, with a max win of 5,000x your stake when you consider the maximum bet of £12.5, which can lead to some pretty great rewards.

Sugar Train was developed by Eyecon, and although the developer isn’t as renowned as some of the bigger names in the business, it’s still a very reliable provider. The game has also been around since 2016 and has built a good reputation since it launched. Although the slot is perfectly safe to play, you should always play at a licensed casino. This makes sure you get the safest experience possible.

Sugar Train Slot on Mobile

Fire up Sugar Train on your phone or tablet and chase that 5,000x jackpot prize wherever you go. The slot is compatible with both Android and iOS devices, so you can play on all major mobile devices. The mobile version of the game comes with all the same graphics, features and win potential that you get on a desktop – so the experience is identical on all platforms.

Conclusion

Sugar Train has filled its carriages with all kinds of tasty goodies, but is it ultimately a journey worth taking? Well, that depends…

The Gumball and Rainbow Pick bonuses are what make the game worth playing. These two bonuses can improve your win potential substantially, pushing you closer towards that 5,000x jackpot prize. The Rainbow Pick bonus can be quite fun, even if it’s not altogether that original. But the Gumball bonus made quite the impression. It’s a fairly unique feature that fits in perfectly with the slot theme, which I always appreciate. It’s quite possibly the juiciest snack the game has to offer, combining innovative mechanics with great wins of up to 500x your stake.

But the train does hit a few bumps along the way. First off, the free spins bonus doesn’t add much to the table. Sure, there are already a couple of other bonus features to consider, but I would have appreciated even a minor addition that could have properly distinguished the free spins from base game spins. But the slot’s Achilles heel is ultimately the disappointingly low RTP. Even for a medium volatility game, 95.06% is pretty low and I would have rather had the option to play with a higher setting.

So, Sugar Train turned out to be a mixed bag, with loads of brilliant features like the standout Gumball bonus, even if it is ultimately let down by low RTP and a lacklustre free spins bonus.