Choose Trombone Champ: Unflattened
Choose Trombone Champ: Unflattened if you want the VR Only side of the pairing. Trombone Champ: Unflattened launched in 2024.
Trombone Champ: Unflattened vs AnimaCircus
Trombone Champ: Unflattened and AnimaCircus 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: Unflattened (2024) is 1 year older than AnimaCircus (2025). AnimaCircus is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Trombone Champ: Unflattened (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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 AnimaCircus
Choose AnimaCircus if you want a Sports game with DualShock Controller Support. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. AnimaCircus launched in 2025.
Both Trombone Champ: Unflattened and AnimaCircus sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Trombone Champ: Unflattened |  AnimaCircus | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Sports, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 99.3% positive (141 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Flat2VR Studios, Holy Wow Studios LLC | Sendo Estudio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Trombone Champ: Unflattened (2024) is 1 year older than AnimaCircus (2025).
- AnimaCircus is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Trombone Champ: Unflattened (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Trombone Champ: Unflattened is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; AnimaCircus has no Deck rating yet.
Trombone Champ: Unflattened vs AnimaCircus — FAQ
- Should I play Trombone Champ: Unflattened or AnimaCircus first?
- If you want chronology, Trombone Champ: Unflattened (2024) came out before AnimaCircus (2025). 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: Unflattened and AnimaCircus 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.