It feels like it's gone under the radar a little bit, but we've got a new Xbox first-party game arriving this week! That game is Double Fine's Kiln, which launches day one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC on April 23rd (Thursday).
If you haven't been following this one, Kiln is an online multiplayer game centred around pottery, in which you'll create your own "ceramic battle armour" on a pottery wheel and then team up to brawl it out in 4v4 combat. It's exactly the kind of creative side-project we'd expect from a studio like Double Fine, and given their pedigree, we're sure it's going to be of high quality and find an audience, even if it's not as high-budget as something like Psychonauts 2.
Preloads have now begun as well! If you have access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass, you can now install the game via your subscription, with the Xbox console version coming in at 6.67GB for us:
For those who won't be playing Kiln on Xbox Game Pass, it's also available to purchase on the Xbox Store at £14.39 / $17.99 for the regular version and £21.59 / $29.99 "Fired Up Edition" featuring some extra in-game cosmetics.
The other great thing about Kiln is that it's an Xbox Play Anywhere title, meaning that if you buy it on Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you'll also get a native Xbox PC version for free.
We'll leave you with a few more details on Kiln down below, along with screenshots:
Double Fine Productions presents Kiln, a pottery power-fantasy that celebrates both Creativity and Destruction: the pleasure that comes from both making beautiful things, and then smashing those things to smithereens. Create your pot, grab your friends, and join a team of colorful spirits who face off against one another in online arenas, where the ceramic creations you sculpt on a pottery wheel become the bodies you bring into battle.
There are a multitude of different sizes and combinations to discover, each with unique abilities and attacks, along with new and surprising ways to play. Work together to find the best combination of pots and play-styles to break through enemy lines, and collect enough water to douse the flames of the enemy’s kiln — Does your team have what it takes to shape and smash your way to victory? As the battlefield becomes strewn with the shattered fragments of friend and foes alike, your brawling skills and some great teamwork will be required to assure victory.