Choose Trombone Champ
Choose Trombone Champ if you want the Steam Timeline side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 7,030 Steam reviews back the pick.
Trombone Champ vs Trombone Champ: Unflattened
Trombone Champ and Trombone Champ: Unflattened both land in Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Casual on Steam. Trombone Champ (2022) is 2 years older than Trombone Champ: Unflattened (2024). Trombone Champ: Unflattened scores higher on Steam reviews (99.3% positive) than Trombone Champ (98.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Trombone Champ: Unflattened
Choose Trombone Champ: Unflattened if you want the VR Only side of the pairing. Trombone Champ: Unflattened launched in 2024.
Both Trombone Champ and Trombone Champ: Unflattened sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (98.2% vs 99.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Trombone Champ |  Trombone Champ: Unflattened | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 98.2% positive (7,030 reviews) | 99.3% positive (141 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Holy Wow Studios LLC | Flat2VR Studios, Holy Wow Studios LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Trombone Champ (2022) is 2 years older than Trombone Champ: Unflattened (2024).
- Trombone Champ: Unflattened scores higher on Steam reviews (99.3% positive) than Trombone Champ (98.2% positive).
- Trombone Champ is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Trombone Champ: Unflattened (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Trombone Champ is Deck Playable, Trombone Champ: Unflattened is Deck Unsupported.
Trombone Champ vs Trombone Champ: Unflattened — FAQ
- Which is better, Trombone Champ or Trombone Champ: Unflattened?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Trombone Champ sits at 98.2% positive (7,030 reviews), Trombone Champ: Unflattened at 99.3% (141). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Trombone Champ or Trombone Champ: Unflattened first?
- If you want chronology, Trombone Champ (2022) came out before Trombone Champ: Unflattened (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Trombone Champ and Trombone Champ: Unflattened similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.