Games like Pistol Whip
If Pistol Whip is your kind of game, the closest matches are SolarBlack, Synth Riders and Box To The Beat VR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its full body workout experience, replayability with different settings and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Pistol Whip is an action-sports indie title released in 2019 that combines rhythm-based shooting with on-rails shooter mechanics. Players navigate through scenes while shooting to the beat, with options for modifying game modes and community-created content expanding the experience considerably. The challenging gameplay appeals to those seeking short, intense sessions, and reviewers note the experience is both demanding and immersive. Players describe the game as delivering a full-body workout, while also highlighting regular content updates without DLC purchases and significant replayability through varied settings. The game supports solo play only and currently holds a 94% positive rating from 2848 Steam reviews, available at $29.99 USD and not supported on Steam Deck.
About Pistol Whip: 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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Steam players who put hours into Pistol Whip also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
SolarBlack
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Top pick for Pistol Whip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
SolarBlack – The ultimate VR action-rhythm game! Slash and shoot to the beat of the music as you take down waves of enemies. Every move becomes part of an explosive choreography where you don’t just hear the music—you feel it!
Synth Riders
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Pistol Whip.
Second-strongest match for Pistol Whip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Let the music move you in Synth Riders, a dance-action VR rhythm game with custom song support and a thriving multiplayer community!
Box To The Beat VR
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Pistol Whip.
Third-strongest match for Pistol Whip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Enjoy constant updates and free songs, custom gloves and cosmetics, multiple game modes, compete on leaderboards, and join worldwide world bosses! Proudly developed and self-published by our indie studio.
StarMaker VR
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Ranked #4 for Pistol Whip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Start your music journey in StarMaker VR, sing to release the real you and dance with your souls in the melody of the music! You will enjoy what you have changed in this all new experience!
Drums Rock
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Pistol Whip.
Ranked #5 for Pistol Whip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Drums Rock is an arcade drums game for VR, follow the rhythm of rock with your drums and smash the demons. Live a unique campaign: with different levels, challenges, songs and worlds. Drums Rock is an ideal game to feel like a rock hero, while destroying hordes of demons to the rhythm of rock!
Peace Maker VR
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Ranked #6 for Pistol Whip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Pistol Whip.
Peace Maker VR is a game in a fantasy world where you defend a village with guns and magic.
Audio Trip
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Shares an immersive mood with Pistol Whip.
Ranked #7 for Pistol Whip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Dance to your favorite music (and workout in “Cardio”) as you catch gems, ride ribbons, smash drums, & dodge barriers. With tracks by Zedd, Lady Gaga, Skrillex, deadmau5, Tiësto, express yourself & get creative with the in-VR editor--with support for your own songs!
Holodance
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Shares an immersive mood with Pistol Whip.
Ranked #8 for Pistol Whip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Released into Early Access as one of the first two VR rhythm games April 5, 2016, Holodance constantly evolved and continues to evolve: Punch orbs with your hands, slice drops with laserblades, shoot drones with guns or dance with dragons, with lots of different kinds of beatmaps!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Pistol Whip
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Ragnarock
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Shares an immersive mood with Pistol Whip.
Reviewers of Pistol Whip cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Lead your viking ship to victory in this rhythm game! Pound your drums to the sound of epic music, from celtic rock to viking power metal, and set sail against your rivals. Solo, Split-Screen & Online PVP included.
Space Pirate Trainer
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Shares an immersive mood with Pistol Whip.
Reviewers of Pistol Whip cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Pistol Whip.
Space Pirate Trainer is the official trainer for wannabe space pirates in VR. Pick up your blasters, put on your sneakers, and dance your way into the Space Pirate Trainer hall of fame.
SUPERHOT VR
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Shares an immersive mood with Pistol Whip.
Reviewers of Pistol Whip cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Lose track of what’s real. Commit yourself, body and mind. Confront the evocative, elegantly brutal world of SUPERHOT VR. Enemies pouring into the room from all sides, dozens of bullets coursing through the air... Wait. Something seems different in here...
Beat Saber
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Shares an immersive mood with Pistol Whip.
Reviewers of Pistol Whip cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Pistol Whip.
Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pistol Whip at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~83% under Pistol Whip on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pistol Whip.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~50% under Pistol Whip on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pistol Whip.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under Pistol Whip on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~67% under Pistol Whip on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pistol Whip.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~50% under Pistol Whip on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
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Priced ~67% under Pistol Whip on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Pistol Whip.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
Waves
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pistol Whip.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Pistol Whip.
Another title from Cloudhead Games Ltd., the studio behind Pistol Whip. Shares Indie with Pistol Whip.
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Pistol Whip.
Another title from Cloudhead Games Ltd., the studio behind Pistol Whip. Shares Indie with Pistol Whip.
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
Heart of the Emberstone: Coliseum
WHY THIS
Another title from Cloudhead Games Ltd., the studio behind Pistol Whip. Shares Indie with Pistol Whip.
Coliseum gives you a telekinetic playground to wield a mystical power, solve puzzles, and meet "The Beast,” in a slice of fantasy from the VR world of The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone.
Aperture Hand Lab
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Another title from Cloudhead Games Ltd., the studio behind Pistol Whip.
Experience the high fidelity virtual reality of your own hands like never before.
Frequently asked about Pistol Whip
- Does Pistol Whip work on Steam Deck?
- Pistol Whip is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Pistol Whip cost?
- Pistol Whip is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Pistol Whip?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pistol Whip are SolarBlack, Synth Riders, Box To The Beat VR.
- Who developed Pistol Whip?
- Pistol Whip was developed by Cloudhead Games Ltd..
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