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Kiln

Double Fine Productions · Xbox Game Studios · 2026-04-23

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionCasual

Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: Apr 23, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 23, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Apr 23, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)

An online, multiplayer, pottery party brawler from Double Fine Productions. Grab your friends to assemble a team of colorful spirits, then sculpt ceramic battle armor on a pottery wheel. The size and shape of your pots determine their play-style and abilities—work together to douse the enemy's kiln!

79%
positive of 203 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
78/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
borked
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)
Kiln is a party brawler video game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Xbox Game Studios. Featuring team-based brawling using a pottery theme, it was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on April 23, 2026. Originally conceived during the studio's 2017 "Amnesia Fortnight" internal game jam, the project focuses on physics-based combat and character customization centered around the medium of pottery.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 86% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (104 reviews).
  • · Top 58% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.1k–9.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 203 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 4 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420262026Week of 2026-04-23: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$9.992026-04-092026-07-302026-04-09 — best price $17.992026-04-30 — best price $19.992026-05-01 — best price $19.992026-05-28 — best price $14.992026-06-04 — best price $11.992026-06-11 — best price $19.992026-06-15 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-15 — best price $9.992026-07-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4.6k752026-06-01 — 145 pageviews2026-06-04 — 144 pageviews2026-06-07 — 244 pageviews2026-06-10 — 413 pageviews2026-06-13 — 267 pageviews2026-06-16 — 4,640 pageviews2026-06-19 — 457 pageviews2026-06-22 — 385 pageviews2026-06-25 — 246 pageviews2026-06-28 — 162 pageviews2026-07-01 — 292 pageviews2026-07-04 — 153 pageviews2026-07-07 — 1,881 pageviews2026-07-10 — 287 pageviews2026-07-13 — 201 pageviews2026-07-16 — 146 pageviews2026-07-19 — 122 pageviews2026-07-22 — 126 pageviews2026-07-25 — 88 pageviews2026-07-28 — 547 pageviews2026-07-31 — 157 pageviews2026-08-03 — 92 pageviews2026-08-06 — 82 pageviews2026-08-09 — 81 pageviews2026-08-12 — 94 pageviews2026-08-15 — 92 pageviews2026-08-18 — 87 pageviews2026-08-21 — 345 pageviews2026-08-24 — 240 pageviews2026-08-27 — 202 pageviews2026-08-29 — 99 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
83.4%
earned "You're Fired!"
4.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input5 DLC

25 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series (Xbox)3,2221%30
Steam (Steam)1514%30
PS5 (PlayStation)12614%31

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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