Pistol Whip

Pistol Whip

Released Nov 2019

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!

94% positive · 4,124 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Pistol Whip launched in November 2019 and has received a long and consistent run of free major content updates from Cloudhead Games. Over the years, these included cinematic campaigns (2089 in December 2020, Smoke & Thunder in August 2021), system overhauls like the Contracts career progression update (June 2022) and Party Mode (February 2022), seasonal collections like Overdrive (May 2023) and Elixir of Madness (October 2023), and most recently the VOIDSLAYER collection in June 2024. The August 2023 roadmap announcement confirmed Elixir of Madness (Fall 2023) and "another new content collection in early 2024" as upcoming releases. Both of those commitments were fulfilled — Elixir of Madness launched October 5, 2023, and VOIDSLAYER launched June 6, 2024. As of June 2024, all previously announced content from that roadmap has shipped. Since the VOIDSLAYER launch on June 6, 2024, there have been no new developer announcements, roadmaps, or content teasers — a silence now spanning over a year (through June 15, 2026). Historically, Cloudhead shipped major content roughly every 6–12 months, making a silence of this length well outside that window. No new roadmap has been published and no further content has been announced. The two DLC items listed on the store are both soundtrack releases that have been available since 2019 and 2021 respectively — no unreleased DLC is present. All previously announced content commitments have been delivered, and the developer has not communicated any plans for additional content. The game appears to have concluded its post-launch content cycle with the VOIDSLAYER collection.
Evidence
VOIDSLAYER Collection launches — the most recent major content update, featuring three new Scenes and new modifiers.
news post · Jun 6, 2024 source content shipped
high
VOIDSLAYER collection announced for June 2024, representing the last announced content from the studio.
news post · May 2, 2024 source content planned
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Released
Apr 2021
Released
Nov 2019

Media

Details

Publisher
Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Achievements
25
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this 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!

Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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