Released Nov 7, 2019 $29.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Pistol Whip

By Cloudhead Games Ltd.

VR Action Rhythm Shooter ArcadeOn-Rails ShooterLevel Editor FPS MusicBullet HellBullet TimeFirst-Person

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Reviews 3,598 Very Positive

Players yesterday 11 at the busiest moment

Owners 200K–500K estimated

Pistol Whip is a game tagged VR, Action and Rhythm by Cloudhead Games Ltd., released Nov 7, 2019. It has 3,598 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Vibe Punch, Requital and Smasher.

Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!

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Vibe Punch 72% match · VR, Action, Rhythm
Requital 69% match · VR, Action, Rhythm
Smasher 69% match · VR, Action, Shooter
Groove Gunner 67% match · VR, Action, Rhythm
Pistol Dancer 66% match · VR, Action, Rhythm
Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever 66% match · VR, Action, Shooter
HORIZON VANGUARD 65% match · VR, Action, Shooter
Unpatterned Cut 65% match · VR, Action, Rhythm
Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission 65% match · VR, Action, Shooter
Reach The Beat 2 64% match · VR, Action, Rhythm

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Pistol Whip · record updated 5 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID1079800

Release dateNov 7, 2019

Last change number39634191

Last record update5 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Publisher: Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Technologies: Unity detected
Metacritic: 83
Website: pistolwhipvr.com

Windows Android 64-bit

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Single-playerSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsSteam AchievementsTracked controller supportVR onlyFamily Sharing

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
25082205	public	Sep 9, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228985	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228986	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228987	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
229002	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
229004	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
229005	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
229006	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
1079801	—	Windows, Linux	2.62 GB	1.41 GB	1356508017211608341
1079802	—	Android	1.62 GB	1.27 GB	616343273939166245

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25082205	Sep 9, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Pistol Whip

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Pistol Whip.exe		Windows
Pistol Whip.apk		Android

Space per player9.5 MB

Filesup to 100

Save locations2

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	Cloudhead Games, Ltd_/Pistol Whip	*.dat	Windows
WinAppDataLocalLow	Cloudhead Games LTD/Pistol Whip	*.dat	Windows

Achievements

Achievements253 hidden

Most unlocked72.2%Baby Driver

Rarest1.1%True Pacifist

Baby Driver Reload on beat 100 times 72.2%
Warmed up Finish any scene on Easy ("Classic" style only) 52.7%
Parabellum Complete the Basic Tutorial 51.5%
Repaired Pistol Whip an enemy when you have no armour ("Classic" style only) 51.4%
Thinkin' I'm Back Kill a total of 1000 enemies on beat 48.4%
Hitman Finish any scene on Normal ("Classic" style only) 45%
Melee Master Pistol Whip 10 or more enemies in a single run ("Classic" style only) 41.5%
Super Earn an S rank or higher in any scene 39.1%
Civilized Finish any scene without taking damage ("Classic" style only) 30.8%
Globetrotter Travel a total of 15 kilometers 29.3%
Not very good at retiring Finish any scene with no armour remaining ("Classic" style only) 27.7%
Grandmaster Earn 5,000,000 points (cumulative per play) 23.4%
Synchronized Empty your entire clip without missing a beat ("Classic" style only) 23.1%
Mmm... Pistol Whip Finish any scene with at least 3 modifiers active 22.1%
Baba Yaga Finish any scene on Hard ("Classic" style only) 17.4%
Gun Kata Finish any scene on Hard while using "Dual Pistols" style 16.6%
Tapered Earn an accuracy rating of 90% or higher in any scene ("Classic" style only) 8%
Pistol Whip Pistol Whip 1000 enemies 7.2%

All 25 achievements

You're Breathtaking! Hidden achievement 4.3%
Parley Hidden achievement 2.9%
Take the night off Hidden achievement 2.8%
Perfectionist Kill all enemies in a scene without missing a shot ("Classic" style only) 1.9%
Sharpshooter Finish any scene on Hard while using "Proper Legacy" (Pistol Deadeye) style 1.5%
Old Boy Finish High Priestess with "Brawler" style on Hard 1.4%
True Pacifist Finish any scene without hitting an enemy ("Classic" style only) 1.1%