Pistol Whip
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2019
Platforms
Genres
- rhythm game
- shooter game
- music video game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- M - Mature*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Action*
- Indie*
- Sports*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Tracked Controller Support*
- VR Only*
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
Audio languages
- English*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
Community tags · historical
- VR*
- Votes · historical
- 174*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 165*
- Rhythm*
- Votes · historical
- 162*
- Shooter*
- Votes · historical
- 160*
- Arcade*
- Votes · historical
- 154*
- On-Rails Shooter*
- Votes · historical
- 148*
- Level Editor*
- Votes · historical
- 146*
- FPS*
- Votes · historical
- 143*
- Music*
- Votes · historical
- 140*
- Bullet Hell*
- Votes · historical
- 137*
- Bullet Time*
- Votes · historical
- 135*
- First-Person*
- Votes · historical
- 131*
- Assassin*
- Votes · historical
- 128*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 126*
- Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 123*
- Colorful*
- Votes · historical
- 121*
- Gun Customization*
- Votes · historical
- 116*
- Cyberpunk*
- Votes · historical
- 114*
- Post-apocalyptic*
- Votes · historical
- 114*
- Futuristic*
- Votes · historical
- 110*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 10 (64-bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5-4590 or equivalent*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Geforce GTX 970 or equivalent*
- Graphics API
- Version 11*
- Storage
- 800 MB available space*
- Audio hardware
- Required VR Support: SteamVR*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Headphones recommended*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Graphics alternatives
- GeForce GTX 1070 or greater*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i7*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 41*
- Community confidence
- strong*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Cloudhead Games
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
Publishers
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Cloudhead Games*
Release history
- 2019-11-07
- Date precision
- Exact date
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- 2020-07-30
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2019-11-07 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2019-11-07*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Nov 7, 2019*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Intel Core i5-4590 or equivalent*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Geforce GTX 970 or equivalent*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Name
- Pistol Whip*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Intel Core i7*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- GeForce GTX 1070 or greater*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Release year
- 2,019*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5-4590 or equivalent*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- Geforce GTX 970 or equivalent*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i7*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- GeForce GTX 1070 or greater*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Cloudhead Games
- Cloudhead Games*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- M - Mature*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- music video game
- music video game*
- shooter game
- shooter game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Cloudhead Games
- Cloudhead Games*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2019-11-07 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2019-11-07*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 25*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 9* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 272* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Tracked Controller Support*
- VR Only*
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- DLC count · historical
- 2*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200000 - 500000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Indie*
- Sports*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 9* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 141* min
- Metacritic score
- 83*
- Name
- Pistol Whip*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 236*
- Peak ccu
- 11*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 3,780*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 14.99*
- Publishers
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Recommendations
- 3,542*
- Store release date · historical
- Nov 7, 2019*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Game website · historical
- https://pistolwhipvr.com/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Tracked Controller Support
- Tracked Controller Support*
- VR Only
- VR Only*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Sports
- Sports*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Nov 7, 2019*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 383* min
- Ccu
- 11*
- Developer
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Indie*
- Sports*
- Historical US original list price
- 2,999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 102* min
- Name
- Pistol Whip*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 236*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200,000 .. 500,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 3,780*
- Historical US price
- 2,999* US cents
- Publisher
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Community tags · historical
- VR*
- Action*
- Rhythm*
- Shooter*
- Arcade*
- On-Rails Shooter*
- Level Editor*
- FPS*
- Music*
- Bullet Hell*
- Bullet Time*
- First-Person*
- Assassin*
- Singleplayer*
- Soundtrack*
- Colorful*
- Gun Customization*
- Cyberpunk*
- Post-apocalyptic*
- Futuristic*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Sports
- Sports*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Community tags · historical
- VR
- VR*
- Action
- Action*
- Rhythm
- Rhythm*
- Shooter
- Shooter*
- Arcade
- Arcade*
- On-Rails Shooter
- On-Rails Shooter*
- Level Editor
- Level Editor*
- FPS
- FPS*
- Music
- Music*
- Bullet Hell
- Bullet Hell*
- Bullet Time
- Bullet Time*
- First-Person
- First-Person*
- Assassin
- Assassin*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Soundtrack
- Soundtrack*
- Colorful
- Colorful*
- Gun Customization
- Gun Customization*
- Cyberpunk
- Cyberpunk*
- Post-apocalyptic
- Post-apocalyptic*
- Futuristic
- Futuristic*
- Tags votes
- VR
- Votes · historical
- 174*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 165*
- Rhythm
- Votes · historical
- 162*
- Shooter
- Votes · historical
- 160*
- Arcade
- Votes · historical
- 154*
- On-Rails Shooter
- Votes · historical
- 148*
- Level Editor
- Votes · historical
- 146*
- FPS
- Votes · historical
- 143*
- Music
- Votes · historical
- 140*
- Bullet Hell
- Votes · historical
- 137*
- Bullet Time
- Votes · historical
- 135*
- First-Person
- Votes · historical
- 131*
- Assassin
- Votes · historical
- 128*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 126*
- Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 123*
- Colorful
- Votes · historical
- 121*
- Gun Customization
- Votes · historical
- 116*
- Cyberpunk
- Votes · historical
- 114*
- Post-apocalyptic
- Votes · historical
- 114*
- Futuristic
- Votes · historical
- 110*
Specifications 5 · 27 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Tracked Controller Support*
- VR Only*
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Indie*
- Sports*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- Minimum: *
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: *
- Metacritic score
- 83*
- Name
- Pistol Whip*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 970 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 800 MB available space Sound Card: Required VR Support: SteamVR Additional Notes: Headphones recommended *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $29.99*
- Publishers
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Recommendations total
- 3,528*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Nov 7, 2019*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Tracked Controller Support
- Tracked Controller Support*
- VR Only
- VR Only*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Sports
- Sports*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 10 (64-bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5-4590 or equivalent*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Geforce GTX 970 or equivalent*
- Graphics API
- Version 11*
- Storage
- 800 MB available space*
- Audio hardware
- Required VR Support: SteamVR*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Headphones recommended*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.
- Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Nov 7, 2019*
- Interface languages
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
Specifications 6 · 17 fields
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- unsupported*
- Store genres
- Action|Indie|Sports*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 2,699*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 41*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 8* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,019*
- Title
- Pistol Whip*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Sports
- Sports*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 41*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 8 GB*
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