How much revenue did Trombone Champ make?

$1.1M–$3.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Trombone Champ sell?

Q: How many copies did Trombone Champ sell?

267k to 433k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 267k–433k; $1.1M–$3.0M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.5M before the cut; from 11k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Trombone Champ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Trombone Champ's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 141k–760k

best case 4.4M (Helltaker)

The Music genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 141k–760k copies

≈ $731k–$1.7M after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.4M–5.5M copies

Helltaker

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Music (5 of 8) and Rhythm (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Demons + Puzzle, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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