SummaryTrombone Champ is the world's first trombone-based rhythm music game. Unlike most music games, you can freely play any note at any time. You're not just following along with the music, you're actually playing the music! Trombone Champ features over 35 tracks, which include anthems, marches, classical pieces, electronica, folk classics, and more.... Read More
Rated E +10for Everyone +10
Developer:Holy Wow
Trombone Champ
Released On:
Sep 14, 2023
Metascore
Generally Favorable
79
User score
Mixed or Average
7.4
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Generally Favorable
79
83% Positive
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Oct 10, 2023
90
Barring some minor hiccups in performance, Trombone Champ is a true champ on Switch. It perfectly suits the system and the multiple control options, and is a joy to play. I know this year has been great for quality game releases, but if you own a Switch and want to try something interesting when it comes to music games, Trombone Champ is exactly what you need. I hope we get some Nintendo collaboration songs in the future as DLC.
Oct 2, 2023
80
Trombone Champ may suffer from the joy-con curse, but it’s still a laugh out loud good time with a surprising amount of secrets to find. You’re not supposed to be good at Trombone Champ, but playing with friends will make you feel like a master tromboner.
User score
Mixed or Average
7.4
44% Positive
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44% Mixed
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Mar 31, 2025
10
Hotdogs. Baboons. Interesting facts. Lore. Classical trap remixes. Intuitive controls. Trombone Champ by Holy Wow has got it all!
Apr 17, 2024
10
As a trombonist this is the perfect game, and would recommend it to any aspiring trombone professional
Sep 21, 2023
80
As perhaps the most ridiculous rhythm game I've ever played, Trombone Champ presents a surprisingly satisfying level of challenge.
Sep 19, 2023
80
Trombone Champ is a game about perfection. Before you play, it asks you to select a stance for your tromboner: 'estudious' or 'jubilant'. Neither of these is appropriate when you know your performance will be as ear-abusive as an excited puppy mauling a bulb horn. Or are they? The true lesson is perhaps to hold your head high anyway. In life, as in Trombone Champ, faced as we all are with certain doom, be estudious if you like, be jubilant, parp like crazy, and be your very best you – no matter how imperfect that invariably is.
Sep 24, 2023
75
Trombone Champ is a goofy, chaotic music sim that never for a moment takes itself seriously. Everything from the gameplay to the song selection to the loading screens is meant to amuse, making it a perfect fit for the Switch. The fun can wear off quickly when playing solo, but it’s consistently entertaining for a full band (up to a quartet, anyway).
Oct 16, 2023
70
An unconventional rhythm game that stands out from the ordinary. In 'Trombone Champ,' where you can discover hidden content by collecting various tokens through your performance. While it may become monotonous with its simple repetitive gameplay, it becomes twice as enjoyable when played with friends.
Sep 25, 2023
10
Super fun music game with a great and creative implementation of the joy-con sensors. brilliant game, love it!
Jan 6, 2026
6
Trombone Champ is a game where you can pick your path, to just playing a trombone, to discovering a demon inside of a card inventory. But the bad thing on this game is how it's forgettable, and after a while it gets annoying due to the sound of the trombone, then the controls simply gets stuck on the top or bottom of the screen and you can't play it properly. Anyways it's a good game overall.
Dec 25, 2023
4
The switch version has some unfortunate issues making it troublesome to use. Tried using it with my young nieces and the controllers constantly got stuck on the top or bottom of the screen for them, no matter which controller they used. They did enjoy it while it worked as expected, but getting stuck so often is not enjoyable for them at all
Jan 23, 2026
3
It seems fun but I wouldn’t know because I can’t play it. I’ve tried everything to fix the motion control but this game just makes them ****. I also noticed a lack of female playable characters, leaving any women like me to play as a man.






























