About the Game
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.
An Action-Rhythm Rush.
Take aim and fire on the beat as you barrel through Scene after Scene. Find your flow, rack up points, become unstoppable.
The Big Gun: That’s you.
Take on special Scenes inspired by iconic movies, and become deadeye legend.
Limitless Additional Content.
Play Remixed Scenes created by the modding community directly in-game.
Absurdly Customizable.
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.
Endless Ways To Play.
Tackle over 40 unique Scenes, bag daily Contracts challenges, and compete locally with friends in Party Mode.
Cinematic Campaigns.
Ride into the wild, wild west with Smoke & Thunder, or face down a technicolour Robopocalypse in 2089.
A Dancefloor Fever Dream.
Fall into vivid fantasias, shimmering nightmares, and skylines that pulse with the beat—then blast your way back out.
Songs To Get Reckless To.
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!
Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Hey there, Action Heroes!
We've released a small update to polish up our upcoming update!
As always, your feedback and bug reports are valuable! Feel free to reach out to our support team here or post your feedback in our Discord anytime. See you on the leaderboards!
Love,
Cloudhead Games
Pistol Whip "v1.5.65.209" Update Changelog:
- Fixed an issue affecting the upcoming VOIDSLAYER update
- General bug fixes and performance improvements
Hey there, Action Heroes!
We've released a small update to address an issue affecting Tags and Filters in the 'Remixes' tab.
As always, your feedback and bug reports are valuable! Feel free to reach out to our support team here or post your feedback in our Discord anytime. See you on the leaderboards!
Love,
Cloudhead Games
Pistol Whip "v1.5.65.201" Update Changelog:
- Fixed an issue affecting Tags and Filters in 'Remixes' tab
Hey there, Action Heroes!
We hope you’re enjoying our most recent weapons update for our fourth anniversary which brought the all-new weapon category, the Drum Gun, to Pistol Whip.
Since the update, you’ve been writing to us about the bookshelves in ‘Halloween Party’ no longer functioning as intended, so today we are releasing a very small hotfix to address this issue!
As always, your feedback and bug reports are valuable! Feel free to reach out to our support team here or post your feedback in our Discord anytime.
Love,
Cloudhead Games
Pistol Whip "v1.5.65.195" Update Changelog:
- Fixed an issue where bookshelves would not properly affect enemies in 'Halloween Party'
Hey there, Action Heroes!
We’re excited to share that we’re rolling out a new Hotfix to address some of the issues introduced in our latest Remixed Update from June 14th.
It’s thanks to you and the rest of the Pistol Whip community that we’ve been able to make the changes listed below. Thank you for submitting your tickets, feedback, and suggestions to our team!
If you’re still experiencing issues after downloading the Hotfix, we still want to hear about them! You can report bugs or send us feedback via our official help desk here: https://bit.ly/pw_bugform.
Love,
Cloudhead Games
Pistol Whip "v1.5.62.90" Update Changelog:
- Fixed an issue causing select users to have an incorrect breakdown of their scoring when using specific in-game languages
- Fixed an issue causing the wrong SFX to play in certain Scenes
- Fixed an issue where gun reloading options were reversed
- Fixed an issue that stopped some users from starting a Remixed Scene, even after pressing the play button
- Fixed an issue where leaderboards would not appear when playing Scenes in Remixes tab
- Fixed various issues that affected users attempting to play user-generated content in Remixes tab
- Minor audio adjustments and fixes
- Minor UI adjustments and fixes
- Minor localization adjustments and fixes
- General bug fixes and performance improvements
Hey there, Action Heroes!
Our team has heard you loud and clear, and a hotfix has been rolled out to address several of the issues introduced by our latest update. We appreciate all the feedback we have received from the community as we continue to improve the Pistol Whip experience.
If you still need assistance after grabbing the hotfix, be sure to reach out to our team at [email protected].
Love,
Cloudhead Games
Pistol Whip "v1.5.58.217" Update Changelog:
- Fixed an issue causing FPS to drop during the Die by Dawn Scene.
- Fixed an issue causing certain Daily Bounties to repeat.
- Minor audio fixes & adjustments.
- Other minor fixes & improvements.
Hey there Action Heroes!
We know you’ve been waiting patiently for this update, so we’ll get right into the good stuff. Hotfix v1.5.54.175 is now live, bringing some much-needed fixes to bugs introduced by the recent Holiday Update.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to send reports to our team, it’s a big help!
If you’re still experiencing issues, we still want to hear about them! You can report bugs or send us feedback at [email protected].
Love,
Cloudhead Games
PS. Did you catch us in the Upload VR Showcase this week? We unveiled some of our big plans for Pistol Whip in 2023; check out our all-new Winter Roadmap to see all the details!
Pistol Whip "v1.5.54.175" Update Changelog:
- Adjusted content locks so that accessibility Modifiers are never progress-locked, even for new players.
- Adjusted incorrect controller positions.
- Fixed a bug causing content to be incorrectly progress-locked for existing players.
- Fixed several crashes, including those occurring at the end of a Scene.
- Fixed a bug causing framerate drops throughout the game.
- Other minor fixes & improvements
Hey there Action Heroes! Hotfix v1.5.48.245 is now live!
Thank you for all the love and support with our latest update, Contracts!
To address several bugs that have recently appeared in headset, our team is releasing a hotfix today!
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In this hotfix, our team will be addressing the recent bug preventing certain heroes from earning their hard-earned achievements. Performance adjustments and various fixes have also been included. Be sure to check out the changelog below for a breakdown of what to expect in our latest hotfix!
Love,
Cloudhead Games
Pistol Whip "v1.5.48.245" Update Changelog:
- Added a restart button to the Contracts pause and death menus
- Adjusted colours in the main menu
- Fixed a bug preventing certain users from earning achievements
- Fixed a bug causing Party Mode leaderboards requiring an internet connection to appear
- Fixed a bug causing layers to appear in Liv videos
- Other minor fixes & improvements
Hey there Action Heroes! Hotfix v1.5.44.147 is now live!
A huge thank you to all the players who submitted reports and feedback as our team worked on getting this hotfix out as soon as possible.
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In this hotfix, several performance issues on the Quest headset have been addressed. Additionally, a bug impacting certain players that stopped the Old Boy achievement from being awarded has also been solved. Alongside these fixes, several other performance and minor fixes have been included.
Our team has heard player feedback loud and clear, and Bullet Hell will also be rolling back to its classic settings. For those who enjoyed the added challenge, rest assured we have some high-velocity content on the horizon!
Stay tuned for more coming to Pistol Whip this year!
Love,
Cloudhead Games
Pistol Whip "v1.5.44.147" Update Changelog:
- Rolled-back Bullet Hell changes from the Encore update
- Fixed a bug preventing “Old Boy” from awarding in some cases
- Performance improvements for the Quest framerate
- UI fixes related to mixed reality capture
- Other minor fixes & improvements
Howdy Action Heroes,
First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your support in regards to Smoke & Thunder plus the new Styles sandbox system. It's been an absolute blast watching folks stream the campaign & seeing what y'all have come up with using the new Style system sandbox. You are all truly breathtaking.
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Never fear, a hotfix is here!
That being said, as many of you heroes have been reporting, Smoke & Thunder also unleashed a few nasty bugs that we have been hard at work squashing since launch. We are here today with a hotfix that will hopefully get everyone back into the action. Thank you again to those who have provided information about bugs, issues, or crashes, or who have helped us test this fix, we appreciate you!
Love,
Cloudhead Games
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Pistol Whip "v1.5.38.3" Update Changelog
- The baddies are...mostly back. Reduced the likelihood you will load into a scene with No Enemies
- True Pacifist scores of 0 now post to the Leaderboards
- Scores should now post correctly for all Scene/Difficulty/Style combinations
- Deadeye Styles should now calculate Deadeye scores correctly after Scene restart
- Saved Styles & Weapon types should now load correctly in Lobby & in Scene
- Selected Styles now properly persist when switching between Arcade, Campaign, Challenge, and Training modes as well as upon game relaunch
- Fixed an issue causing weapon customization to not save correctly or to copy over to undesired weapons
- Train & Boss SFX will now adjust with the correct in-game volume sliders
- Added a reminder that Smoke & Thunder is intended for Dual Wield play to the campaign description text
- Added a No-Beat section to the final scene of "Smoke & Thunder" to allow voice over to be more audible
- Other minor fixes & improvements
Current Release
Not available
System Requirements
How to Install
setup.exe
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
1.0 GB
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