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Fair · 43 reviews · 13 articles · Apr 23, 2026
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Former Xbox First-Party Title 'Kiln' Receives Permanent Price Drop And Massive New Update

"We enter this new indie era". With Double Fine leaving Xbox Game Studios and going independent once again, we've been interested to learn the fate of their most recent release - the pottery-based multiplayer brawler known as Kiln. Good news! Not only is Kiln definitely not finished yet, but it's just released its biggest update of all time! The Bisque Update introduces a new creative game mode called "Daily Throw" where you can "challenge your creativity and skill on the wheel", along with load

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Business

Kiln review – Worth glazing or did it need more firing time?

The post Kiln review – Worth glazing or did it need more firing time? appeared first on GamesHub.

GamesHub / Adam Roffel
Review

Kiln Doesn’t Just Break the Mold – It Smashes It to Pieces

The post Kiln Doesn’t Just Break the Mold – It Smashes It to Pieces appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Xbox Wire / Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief
Opinion

Kiln Players Share Their First Reviews Of The New Xbox Game Studios Title

Here's what people are saying on day one. Yesterday was a bit of an unfortunate day for Xbox and Double Fine to launch Kiln — not only is it a smaller-scale release anyway, but it got caught up in the major statement about Xbox's future that dominated the headlines. Still, there are definitely people checking this game out on Xbox Game Pass and beyond, and considering there were no reviews prior to release (probably because it's an online multiplayer title), we thought we'd have a browse of the

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Culture

Kiln: Let’s Get Started on Your Pottery Party Brawler Journey with These Launch Day Tips

The post Kiln: Let’s Get Started on Your Pottery Party Brawler Journey with These Launch Day Tips appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Xbox Wire / Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor
Guide

Xbox First-Party Title 'Kiln' Is Available Today With Game Pass Ultimate (April 23)

Spring roadmap also revealed! Today's Xbox Game Pass update brings us the latest Microsoft first-party release in Kiln; a new multiplayer brawler from the folks over at Double Fine Productions. You'll see this one roll out on XGP later today, and ahead of that launch, the team has also revealed a Spring 2026 roadmap for the game. So, we'll give you some fresh details on Kiln down below — including the official launch trailer and a description of the game — before throwing Double Fine's post-laun

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Kiln Spring 2026 Roadmap Revealed

The post Kiln Spring 2026 Roadmap Revealed appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Xbox Wire / Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor
Update

How Double Fine balances fun with pottery sculpting in Kiln

Double Fine's Lauren Scott and Jared Mill break down how Kiln went from a game jam prototype to the studio's next game.

Game Developer / Samuel Tolbert
Interview

Official Xbox Podcast – Kiln: The Pottery Brawler About Creation and Destruction

The post Official Xbox Podcast – Kiln: The Pottery Brawler About Creation and Destruction appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Xbox Wire / Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor
Interview

A Truly Cheeky Giveaway: The Butt-iful Collection, By Kiln

The post A Truly Cheeky Giveaway: The Butt-iful Collection, By Kiln appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Xbox Wire / Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief

Xbox's Next First-Party Game Arrives This Week, And Preloads Have Already Begun

Are you ready for Kiln? 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

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Release date

Kiln: Double Fine Shares Their Favorite Pots as Open Beta Goes Live

The post Kiln: Double Fine Shares Their Favorite Pots as Open Beta Goes Live appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Xbox Wire / Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor
Release date

Psychonauts and Keeper developer's Game Pass party game Kiln gets a release date, and it's coming really very soon

Double Fine - the studio behind the likes of Psychonauts and last year's wonderfully surreal lighthouse adventure Keeper - has announced a release date for its next quirky offering, known as Kiln.

Eurogamer / Victoria Phillips Kennedy
Release date

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Vampire Crawlers Is Getting Great Reviews Alongside Its Xbox Launch

Here's what the critics are saying. We've got two fully new additions to Xbox Game Pass this week in the form of Kiln and Vampire Crawlers, and the reviews for the latter have just gone live. As expected from the dev behind Vampire Survivors, they're pretty great! This turn-based deckbuilder spin-off has caught our eye for some time, especially since the reviews for the Xbox demo have been so positive, and now we're fully expecting to get hooked by the full version when it arrives today. Read th

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Review

Game Pass adds Kiln, Aphelion, Final Fantasy V, and more in late April to early May

Microsoft has announced new titles coming to Game Pass in April, including Kiln, Aphelion, Final … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano
BusinessRoundup

Blizzard is assisting with Fable's cinematics, while the Sea of Thieves team is lending its expertise to quirky pottery brawler Kiln

Xbox has a number of studios under its umbrella, with those perhaps best known for bombastic shooters like Activision to more quirky teams such as Double Fine, which often presents us with surreal and often psychedelic story driven trips (looking at you, Keeper).

Eurogamer / Victoria Phillips Kennedy
Business

Xbox has revealed 18 Game Pass titles for April, including Hades 2, Kiln and Vampire Crawlers

Five games including Grand Theft Auto 5 will be leaving next week

VGC / Chris Scullion
BusinessRoundup

Game Pass adds Kiln, Hades II, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors, and more in April

Microsoft has announced new titles coming to Game Pass in April, including Kiln, Hades II, … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano
BusinessRoundup

Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Kiln, Hades II, Vampire Crawlers, and More

The post Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Kiln, Hades II, Vampire Crawlers, and More appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Xbox Wire / Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor
BusinessRoundup