{"id":1837342,"date":"2026-03-20T15:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1837342"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:28:49","slug":"psychonauts-and-keeper-developers-game-pass-party-game-kiln-gets-a-release-date-and-its-coming-really-very-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1837342","title":{"rendered":"Psychonauts and Keeper developer&#8217;s Game Pass party game Kiln gets a release date, and it&#8217;s coming really very soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kiln\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Kiln<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Psychonauts and Keeper developer&#8217;s Game Pass party game Kiln gets a release date, and it&#8217;s coming really very soon<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Including on PC and ClayStation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Kiln-key-art-showing-battling-pots.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Kiln key art showing battling pots\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Kiln-key-art-showing-battling-pots.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Double Fine<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-20T15:28:49+00:00\">March 20, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/psychonauts-and-keeper-developers-game-pass-party-game-kiln-gets-a-release-date-and-its-coming-really-very-soon?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          5 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"8c74f014-523f-405b-a232-754158c1899b\" data-name=\"Kiln\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Kiln\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Kiln\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Kiln\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Kiln\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Kiln\" title=\"Follow Kiln\"><br \/>\n  Follow Kiln<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Double Fine &#8211; the studio behind the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/psychonauts\">Psychonauts<\/a> and last year&#8217;s wonderfully surreal lighthouse adventure Keeper &#8211; has announced a release date for its next quirky offering, known as Kiln.<\/p>\n<p>Kiln is set to arrive next month, on 23rd April, across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-gb\/games\/store\/kiln\/9MW53ZKZH168\">Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-gb\/concept\/10017667\">PlayStation 5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1165990\/Kiln\/\">Steam<\/a>. It will also be available day one via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/psychonauts-studios-pottery-themed-party-brawler-kiln-xbox-playstation-and-pc\">Kiln was first announced back in January of this year<\/a>, and unlike the studio&#8217;s recent offerings, this time Double Fine is setting its sights on the multiplayer online party brawler genre, but with a pottery-themed twist. &#8220;Create your pot, grab your friends, and join a team of colourful 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,&#8221; reads Kiln&#8217;s official blurb.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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? 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before Kiln&#8217;s release, there will be the chance to take part in playtests, with an open beta on Steam scheduled for between 9th and 11th April. If this sounds like your thing, you <a href=\"https:\/\/doublefine.eo.page\/4dpnx\">can sign up via Double Fine here<\/a>. Or, if you are still unsure, you can check out a trailer for Kiln below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Kiln - Map Overview: Athena\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_7mbE05CMYQ?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_7mbE05CMYQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Kiln &#8211; Map Overview: Athena<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Kiln &#8211; Map Overview: Athena. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_7mbE05CMYQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always had a soft spot for Double Fine, and was especially enamored with Keeper, which I completed in one sitting last year. Our Matt was similarly smitten, calling it a &#8220;surprising, shapeshifting adventure of captivating wonder and beauty&#8221; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/keeper-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s five star Keeper review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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It will also be available day one via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/psychonauts-studios-pottery-themed-party-brawler-kiln-xbox-playstation-and-pc\">Kiln was first announced back in January of this year<\/a>, and unlike the studio&#8217;s recent offerings, this time Double Fine is setting its sights on the multiplayer online party brawler genre, but with a pottery-themed twist. &#8220;Create your pot, grab your friends, and join a team of colourful 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,&#8221; reads Kiln&#8217;s official blurb.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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? 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before Kiln&#8217;s release, there will be the chance to take part in playtests, with an open beta on Steam scheduled for between 9th and 11th April. If this sounds like your thing, you <a href=\"https:\/\/doublefine.eo.page\/4dpnx\">can sign up via Double Fine here<\/a>. Or, if you are still unsure, you can check out a trailer for Kiln below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Kiln - Map Overview: Athena\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_7mbE05CMYQ?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_7mbE05CMYQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Kiln &#8211; Map Overview: Athena<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Kiln &#8211; Map Overview: Athena. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_7mbE05CMYQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always had a soft spot for Double Fine, and was especially enamored with Keeper, which I completed in one sitting last year. Our Matt was similarly smitten, calling it a &#8220;surprising, shapeshifting adventure of captivating wonder and beauty&#8221; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/keeper-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s five star Keeper review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Kiln Psychonauts and Keeper developer&#8217;s Game Pass party game Kiln gets a release date, and it&#8217;s coming really very soon Including on PC and ClayStation. 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