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Trombone Champ

Rhythm game with mouse-controlled trombone pitch and baboons

Holy Wow Studios LLC · Released Sep 15, 2022

CasualIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
98% of 11K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 43 in 30 days
Players
42
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 months ago
Mar 19, 2026
Minimum PC
HD 4000
2 GB RAM · 0.7 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is Trombone Champ?

This single-player rhythm game has you move a trombone slide with the mouse and play notes by clicking or pressing a key, trying to match songs across more than 60 tracks. Performances earn Toots for cards that unlock characters and trombone colors. You can also improvise in Freeplay while uncovering a mystery about the game's many baboons.

For you if...

  • +you like practicing songs to improve your scores
  • +you want room to improvise between scored songs

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike controlling musical pitch with a mouse
  • −you expect deep progression from a rhythm game

What players say

98% of 11,040 reviews are positive · 100% of 43 in the last 30 days

Players praise the humor, hands-on note control, and custom songs made by the modding community. Some find the controls awkward or the novelty short-lived; others report menu lockups or tracks failing to load.

Players over time

▼ -50% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 65 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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How many players finish Trombone Champ?

11% of Steam players have unlocked «TROMBONE CHAMP», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Trombone Champ screenshot 1

Trombone Champ system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 2 GB RAM, 0.7 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel 3rd generation Core (ie. Core i7-3770) or higher
Graphics
Intel HD 4000 or higher
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
723 MB available space

Does Trombone Champ have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Trombone Champ run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
25
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Trombone Champ use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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