Game update24 Dec 2025Hotfix 1.29HHello! We're rolling out a small patch today, which should bring the game to v1.28H. This patch only fixes one bug that we accidentally introduced in the last version. The update should be around 1.5mb, which is probably smaller than this webpage! · Fixed issue where the gameplay scene would break after clicking "Test Track In-Game" in the Tootmaker level editor. · Bonus feature: if you return…
Trombone Champ has been updated to v1.29G! This primary purpose of this update is to prepare the game for something we're announcing tomorrow (December 18th). The "thing" we announce tomorrow will require version 1.29 or later! That being said, there are a handful of other fixes and improvements in this update. If you use the Tootmaker, we've been gradually adding features and improving the gen…
Hello! We're rolling out another small patch today, which should bring the game to v1.28F. This one really only does two things: 1. Unity Vulnerability Patch 1.28F applies a fix for a vulnerability in the Unity engine that was recently discovered. You can read about that here: On our end, we had to upgrade our Unity editor from 2019.4.40f1 to 2019.4.41f1 and rebuild the game. Sometimes, upgradi…
Hello! At Holy Wow Studios, we have a proud tradition of shipping each update with at least one bug. We spared no expense with 1.28! And so, we're rolling out a small patch today, which should bring the game to v1.28E. Here's what it does: · Hotfix for bug where "Streamer Mode" would cause the Track Select screen to crash. · Hotfix for Free Improvisation mode. · Fixes to scrollwheel behavior in…
Today, Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.28! This track mainly adds two spooky tracks for Halloween, plus a bonus track! But it does some other stuff too! Note: mod compatibility As usual, we've had this update available as a beta for a few weeks so that the community can get a head start on updating their stuff. If you rely on mods that are broken by this update, you can load the previous v…
We just pushed a tiny update that should bring the game to 1.27F. This patch fixes literally one line of code that was preventing Favorites from loading. If you're curious, here's the line of code (it was accidentally commented out): GlobalVariables.track_collection_loader.initiallyLoadFavoritesCollection(); We're currently working on a patch for the Switch version, controller support for the P…
Today, Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.27E! Mainly, this update adds support for 21:9 ultrawide resolutions, but it tweaks some other stuff as well... Note: mod compatibility As usual, we've had this update available as a beta for a few weeks so that the community can get a head start on updating their stuff. However, this update adjusts the GUI in almost every screen, so it's more likely…
Today, we're pushing a tiny update for Trombone Champ, which updates it to 1.26G! Mod compatibility with 1.26G This is a very small update, so we don't expect it to break anything that wasn't broken in 1.26F. But, if you rely on mods that are broken by this update, you can load the previous version of the game by right-clicking the game in Steam, going to Properties, choosing Betas, and then ch…
Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.26! This update mainly adds support for custom tracks via Steam Workshop. Mod compatibility with 1.26 As usual, we've had this update available as a beta for a few weeks so that the community can get a head start on updating their tools. But if you rely on mods that are broken by this update, you can load the previous version of the game by right-clicking th…
Hi everyone, When we put v1.25 live, we expected to find a few bugs after launch. Patch 1.25G fixes a handful of pretty significant ones! (edit: Whoops! We had another bug pointed out to us, so now the game should be 1.25H instead of 1.25G) Here's what it does: · (Fix in 1.25H) Fixed issue where newly-created save slots don't save stuff correctly. · Fixed several small bugs / weird behaviors th…
Today, Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.25E, one of the biggest updates in a long time! Mainly, this update adds the ability to play custom tracks without any mods & officially adds an in-game level editor. Note: mod compatibility with 1.25 As always, we've had this update available as a beta for a few weeks so that the community can get a head start on updating their tools. However, this u…
Hi everyone - just letting you know that we plan to drop v1.25 pretty soon! This is a big update. Probably the biggest one since the game launched! Here's what to expect... What's New 1. Custom Track Collections The biggest change is that the game now natively supports custom maps, which you can manage through "collections." Simply drag-and-drop your tracks into the specified folders and they'l…
Hi everyone! Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.24B - the holiday update for 2024! This update adds two holiday songs: "Carol of the Bells" and "Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah!" It also adds a "bonus" track: "Puttin' On the Ritz!" All three of these are pretty tricky but a lot of fun! (We usually include a note here like: "this may break your mods, please check them for updates"... but this update is f…
Hi everyone! We're working on the next Trombone Champ update, but as always, it's taking a bit longer than expected. In the meantime, we'd like to highlight a bunch of related Trombone Champ / Holy Wow projects... We sometimes post about these on social media, but haven't really mentioned them in Steam News! Without further ado... Trombone Champ: Unflattened Flat2VR Studios are working hard on…
Hi everyone! We pushed a very tiny update today, which does nothing except hide the "Save (Binary)" button in the Tootmaker level editor. This was intended to be hidden. We literally have a checkbox called "enable_developer_features" and left it checked. Whoops! This is the karmic punishment we deserve for making last-minute updates right before setting this version live. It's not reflected in…
Hi everyone! Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.23E! ⚠️ As usual, this update may require updating some mods! In the meantime, if you need to, you can play the previous version of the game by right-clicking the game in Steam, choosing Properties, clicking the Betas tab, and choosing last_version in the dropdown. But if you do this, please switch back to the newest version whenever you can! Ap…
Hi everyone! Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.22D! This update adds three new songs, each of which we're very excited about: "Toccata and Fugue," "The Four Seasons (Summer)," and a "Trombone Champ Medley" that unlocks after beating the game. There are also some other small bugfixes and tweaks "under the hood." ⚠️ As usual, this update may require updating some mods! In the meantime, if you…
Wow! Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.21D! This isn't a huge update, and mostly adds two songs: "Korobeiniki" and "Hello! Ma Baby!" We really love both of these tracks... especially "Korobeiniki," which is probably the most fun tempo-changing track we've made so far. ⚠️ As usual, this update may require updating some mods! In the meantime, if you need to, you can play the previous version o…
Hi everyone, We're very excited to announce that we're releasing a vinyl version of the Trombone Champ soundtrack, courtesy of iam8bit! This version of the soundtrack features the music from volumes 1 and 2 of the soundtrack, with amazing art by Iri Chen. If you thought the game had too many baboons, just wait until you see the record... This vinyl also contains all three songs produced by Max…
Hi Everyone! Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.20F - the "F" stands for "Full of several fixes." All this update does is fix a handful of tiny issues with localized text. It also makes the dropdowns in the Settings menu a lot better - although that change also came about because the previous dropdowns had trouble fitting some text in Spanish. As a reminder, if you speak any of the languages…
Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.20, which is probably by far the biggest update we've done since launch! Unfortunately, if you're a native English speaker, you shouldn't notice that much in this update. However, if you speak one of the ten languages that we've added support for, this should be a big update for you! We've tested the localization as thoroughly as possible: however, it's near…
Hi Tromboners, We're excited to announce that a Trombone Champ update is coming soon, which will allow the game to be played in 10 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean! This update is a lot larger than the usual ones, because adding support for multiple languages means adjusting every single pie…
Hi everyone! Welcome to 2024! A number of things caused us to slow down over the holidays, but we're back with a pretty nice update. Don't forget: if something about this update messes up your game, you can revert to the previous version (1.181) by right clicking the game, clicking Properties, going to Betas, and choosing the "last_update" beta branch. But for the love of God, please change bac…
Hi everyone - if you're wondering what today's tiny Trombone Champ update does: · Most important: Fixes the new accessibility setting that enables / disables the "edge rainbow" that appears during Champ mode. This wasn't saving right in 1.18 and would always default to "on." It should work as designed now! · Fixes a small issue where users can get 1 less card than they're supposed to when build…
Hi everyone - we just made 1.18 live, which adds two new holiday songs and a number of other improvements! We'd originally planned for this to be a tiny update that only added some holiday content, but we ended up adding a handful of other small QoL improvements as well... Don't forget: if something about this update messes up your game, you can revert to the previous version (1.17) by right cl…
Howdy! We just pushed 1.17 live, which adds two new tracks, a handful of improvements and optimizations, and more. Don't forget: if something about this update messes up your game, you can revert to the previous version (1.16) by right clicking the game, clicking Properties, going to Betas, and choosing the "last_update" beta branch. Here are the updates: · New tracks: "Arirang" and "Night on B…
Hello everyone! We just pushed 1.16 live, which adds two new tracks and a handful of improvements... (Note: This update DOES make some pretty significant changes to game logic, such as how the game calculates elapsed time. It also makes some minor adjustments to how notes are displayed. Therefore, this update probably will break a handful of mods.) Don't forget: if something about this update m…
Hello everyone! We just pushed 1.15 live, which adds two new tracks and a handful of improvements... · New tracks: "House of the Rising Sun" and "Hino Nacional Brasileiro!" · Added a very small bar that shows elapsed time, so you can see how much time remains at a glance. · Adjusted scoring so that slides are slightly more lenient, depending on the intensity of the slide. · For new users, the d…
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