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Ride through stylized VR scenes, shooting to the beat, dodging bullets and obstacles, and chasing high scores.
Released 07 Nov 2019
Shoot On The Beat
Dodge Incoming Bullets
Punch Enemies Up Close
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!
Developed by Cloudhead Games Ltd. · Published by Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Pistol Whip is a VR on-rails action-rhythm shooter that casts you as an action hero moving through stylized scenes. Your path carries you forward as enemies and hazards appear ahead.
Shoot enemies with pistols while ducking and leaning to avoid bullets and obstacles. You can sync shots to the music, and options include close-range melee combat.
Play individual scenes and cinematic campaigns, then change mechanics with Styles and modifiers. Daily Contracts, score leaderboards, local Party Mode, and community-made remixes offer more ways to play.
In this review sample, players often enjoy the blend of rhythmic shooting, enemy-dodging, and energetic music, and many say moving through the levels makes for a fun workout. Some also value modifiers and community remixes for changing up repeat runs. Others find the exertion intense, tire of the base levels or music, or report technical problems.
Winner of VR GOTY at the 2020 DICE Awards, this Physical FPS is fueled by dynamic tracks, dreamscape visuals, and easy to learn, tough to master gunplay. Inspired by iconic action cinema, the only thing that goes harder than this game’s soundtrack is you. Conquer the leaderboards, flow to the music with your own rhythmic patterns, or go all out as a dual-wielding deadeye with nothing to lose.
Take aim and fire on the beat as you barrel through Scene after Scene. Find your flow, rack up points, become unstoppable.
Take on special Scenes inspired by iconic movies, and become deadeye legend.
Play Remixed Scenes created by the modding community directly in-game.
Dig into the Styles system to overhaul core mechanics to your exact preferences. Make Pistol Whip a part of your fitness routine, or tweak your loadout to fit your accessibility needs.
Tackle over 40 unique Scenes, bag daily Contracts challenges, and compete locally with friends in Party Mode.
Ride into the wild, wild west with Smoke & Thunder, or face down a technicolour Robopocalypse in 2089.
Fall into vivid fantasias, shimmering nightmares, and skylines that pulse with the beat—then blast your way back out.
From Devora’s furious desert rock to the driving basslines of Apashe, this soundtrack will have you feeling invincible.
Play the growing library of explosive Scenes created by the Pistol Whip modding community directly in-game. Find them in the Remixes tab!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 25 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 83/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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