Double Fine and Xbox have announced that Kiln will release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on April 23. Additionally, it revealed that you can sign up for closed playtests, and that an open beta will take place from April 9 to April 11 on Steam.
A new Xbox Wire post outlines new preview details about the game, and more intricate information about the gameplay. Pre-orders will go live for both the standard ($19.99) and Fired Up ($29.99) editions when the open beta starts. Further, the Fired Up edition includes the base game, alongside premium glazes, stickers, attachments, custom pots, and bonus chips.
The Steam page describes Kiln as follows:
Kiln is 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.
Brawl in 4v4 Combat
The shape of your pots affect your attributes and your play-style. Will you be big, or small? Wide, or tall? Will you make a plate, a jug, a cup or a bowl?
Sculpt Custom Pots
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.
Relax Between Pots
After the battle is won, head to The Wedge to practice your pottery prowess, decorate your pots to make them yours, then share your creations with others (and admire their handiwork, too).
Make and Break With Friends
Create and Destroy Together – Making pots and breaking pots are both better with friends. Hang out, experiment with clay and share what you make, or jump right into multiplayer battles and start swinging!
Become a Master Potter– Manipulate realistic clay to craft and decorate in an immersive pottery wheel experience featuring a variety of tools and techniques.
