During Xbox’s Developer Direct today, Double Fine took a surprise spot on the virtual stage to announce its charming new pottery party game, Kiln.
Developed as part of Double Fine’s internal game jam Amnesia Fortnight, Kiln is a multiplayer party brawler where you build pots and destroy them. Per today’s Xbox Developer Direct, the drive behind Kiln is allowing players to build creatively, and then letting them destroy each other’s creations. The Quench mode, for example, tasks players with picking up and carrying water to their enemies’ kiln, with the goal of dousing it for the win. It’s reminiscent of a MOBA in some ways, or Splatoon, or maybe just multiplayer objective-based games in general.
There are tons of options for shaping and sculpting your pottery, with detection tools for identifying specific shapes like bowls or cups. Once they enter the arena, they can run, jump, and attack, and each shape also has different special attacks all their own. Plates can fling a pie, for example. Maps range from dance floors to ancient history, with different lanes and avenues. Some paths might only be accessible for specific shapes, giving a small advantage to the little cups.
Kiln is set to arrive in spring 2026 for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Double Fine plans to host a beta ahead of that launch, with specific details yet to be announced. If you want to sign up for the beta, you can do so at Double Fine’s site here.
