Double Fine Announces Kiln Launch for April 23

Double Fine Productions has announced that its upcoming multiplayer party brawler, Kiln, will launch on April 23 across Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. The game will be available day one for subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, continuing the studio's tradition of immediate access on the service following titles like Psychonauts 2 in 2021 and Keeper in 2025.

Kiln introduces a novel twist on the online brawler genre, blending pottery creation with team-based combat. Players begin by shaping clay on an in-game pottery wheel using tools such as sponges, shapers, and their hands to form vessels like bowls, jugs, plates, or cups. The resulting pot's design directly influences its attributes: a large, wide vessel might offer high health and water-carrying capacity but reduced speed, while a small, tall one could enable quick movements and agile jumps. These creations serve as the player's avatar, inhabited by colorful spirits, and determine special abilities, such as a cup sprouting popcorn or a plate flinging pies.

In the core Quench mode, teams of four compete in 4v4 matches on dynamic arenas that evolve as broken...