Pistol Whip
First-person VR rhythm shooter with on-rails gunplay and bullet dodging
Cloudhead Games Ltd. · Released Nov 7, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 4,116
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 9
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 1 week ago
- Sep 9, 2026
Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)
What is Pistol Whip?
Pistol Whip is a first-person VR rhythm shooter built around on-rails scenes. You shoot enemies to the beat, dodge incoming fire, and chase higher scores. Its campaigns take you through a western setting and a robot apocalypse, while modifiers and community remixes change how scenes play.
For you if...
- +you like shooting to music in first-person VR
- +you want an active game built around dodging
- +you enjoy replaying scenes with modifiers and community remixes
Not for you if...
- −you dislike physically dodging incoming bullets
- −you want a slower shooter with less repetition
What players say
94% of 4,116 reviews are positive
Players praise the gunplay, music, and exercise they get from dodging, while community remixes give them more to play. Some tire of repeating scenes or dislike parts of the soundtrack; a few find bullet-heavy levels overwhelming.
Screenshots and trailer
Pistol Whip system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4590 or equivalent
- Graphics
- Geforce GTX 970 or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Headphones recommended
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i7
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1070 or greater
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Headphones recommended
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, VR
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Steam o s does not support_ v r
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- VR
- Action
- Rhythm
- Shooter
- Arcade
- On-Rails Shooter
- Level Editor
- FPS
- Music
- Bullet Hell
- Bullet Time
- First-Person
- Assassins
- Singleplayer
- Soundtrack
- Colorful
Recent updates
- Sep 9, 2026 · v1.6.0.1 Hotfix Now Live
- May 28, 2024 · v1.5.65.209 Hotfix Now Live
- Feb 21, 2024 · v1.5.65.201 Hotfix Now Live
- Nov 20, 2023 · v1.5.65.195 Hotfix Now Live
- Nov 8, 2023 · Surprise Weapons Update for Pistol Whip’s Fourth Anniversary!
2 DLC available.
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