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Trombone Champ

Game · 2022 · Notable

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Trombone Champ, a rhythm game played on a comic trombone, sold 20,000+ copies at launch.

PC Gamer

@pcgamer · Sep 20, 2022

The world's first trombone rhythm game is instantly a GOTY contender. And no, I'm not kidding. Turn up the volume and hear Beethoven like you've never heard it before. trib.al/pFwvN8z

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Trombone Champ on Steam
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The world's first trombone rhythm game is instantly a GOTY contender. And no, I'm not kidding. Turn up the volume and hear Beethoven like you've never heard it before.
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Numbers

Launch-window copies sold
>20K
Reported Oct 5, 2022 · Self-reported · Destructoid
Seed to milestone
8 days
Sep 15 ’22 to Sep 23 ’22
Platforms
5
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Creator relayPrimary
  • Press loop
  • Platform jump

How it spread

Trace the origin

Holy Wow Studios released Trombone Champ on Steam on Sept. 15, 2022. A PC Gamer clip on Sept. 20 and recordings by reviewers, trombonists and streamers spread it on Twitter, YouTube and Twitch, and the press called it viral within a week.

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Google searchesAug ’22SepOctDecApr ’23JulOctFeb ’24MayAugMilestoneOpen webPressXYouTubeTwitch
Open webPressXYouTubeTwitch

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Timeline (17)

  1. August 2022

    Holy Wow Studios precursor · Aug 2022

    Holy Wow ran a playtest of the game in August, open to the public via Steam.[13]

  2. September 2022

    Holy Wow Studios seed · Sep 15 ’22

    Holy Wow Studios released Trombone Champ on Steam.[1][3]

    Trombone Champ on Steam

  3. PC Gamer (Christopher Livingston) press · Sep 20 ’22

    PC Gamer recommended the game; Livingston said his 90-second clip sold copies to colleagues instantly.[2]

    Trombone music game
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
Global
Launch-window copies sold
>20K
Reported Oct 5, 2022 · Self-reported · Destructoid
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. August 2022

    Holy Wow Studios precursor · Aug 2022

    Holy Wow ran a playtest of the game in August, open to the public via Steam.[13]

  2. September 2022

    Holy Wow Studios seed · Sep 15 ’22

    Holy Wow Studios released Trombone Champ on Steam.[1][3]

    Trombone Champ on Steam

  3. PC Gamer (Christopher Livingston) press · Sep 20 ’22

    PC Gamer recommended the game; Livingston said his 90-second clip sold copies to colleagues instantly.[2]

    Trombone music game

  1. platform jump · Sep 20 ’22

  2. press · Sep 22 ’22

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