Kiln news & patch notes

Let's celebrate Pride through pottery! Celebrate your authentic self, or support the LGBTQIA+ community as an ally by repping pots with these joyful toppers, glazes, and stickers~ 🏳️‍🌈

The Kiln Pride Decoration Pack includes eighteen new, colorful decorations for your pots, including nine new stickers, two new flag toppers, and seven striped glazes to show your pride through your lovely pot creations!

You can find it FREE to download here:

Try out this colorful new set now, and be sure to tag @doublefine in all of your new creations so we can appreciate your amazing work!

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Welcome to a new set of patch notes for Kiln! We have some adds, some fixes, some updates – and some more cool decorations coming out this week so stay tuned!

A quick look at the top highlights: 

• More room for pots!!! (Increased pot collection size from 48 to 72)

• Various improvements to bots – let us know how they fight!

• Various combat tuning changes to pot archetypes ⚔️

Check out the full notes below!

✨ What’s New ✨

• Increased pot collection size from 48 to 72! That’s two whole new pages 🤩

• General prep for new decorations ⭐

⬆️Updated⬆️

• General stability improvements

• General performance improvements

• Various bot improvements, including:

  • Improved bot jumping behavior

  • Improved bot behavior when following other players

  • Added some aggression to bots, get out there and fight pot bots!

• General combat tuning, including:

  • \ Addressed your feedback on the Chicken meta 🐣 by reducing its health and damage output

  • \ Improved the buff duration and movement speed to help you keep up with your team while charging up

  • \ Reduced recovery time from animation and a slight increase of stun duration for uncharged attack

  • \ Increased its max damage! ⚡

🔧Fixed🔧

• Fixed an issue with achievements syncing between Xbox and Steam

• Fixed an issue players and bots sometimes dropping into the same spot and getting stuck, in matches and the tutorial

• Various combat, animation, and multiplayer fixes, particularly with air attacks and specials

• Various UI fixes

• Various Audio and SFX fixes

• Various VFX fixes

As we continue to build on Kiln, we are continuing to investigate other issues you all report, but every report helps! If you are experiencing any problems, please write into [email protected] with your device and any screenshots/details you can provide). And, of course, we are continuing to track feedback (be sure to fill out our launch survey), so please keep telling us what you think! 

Thank you, as always, for playing Kiln! We love you all <3 

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A new update has landed into the fray! This update includes some improvements, some bug fixes, and some prep for our bigger Summer update, Mission Criti-Bowl from our launch roadmap. We are also working on an updated roadmap for you all, so stay tuned for that!

Your top highlights for this update: 

• There’s sorting in the shop now! 🎉You can filter things based on locked/purchased, theme, and glazes by type

• We’ve made adjustments to the idle timer in Quench to help address running into idle players in matches. We know it’s not a permanent solution and are still investigating ways to continue to improve this!

• Fixed an issue in which some players were joining games as spectators – thank you to everyone who helped us track this issue down! 💜

Check out the full notes below!

✨ What’s New ✨

• A variety of Slip’s Shop improvements, including:

  • Added sorting for items in Slip’s Shop, allowing you to filter by locked/purchased, the item’s theme, and a glaze’s edge treatment

  • The shop shows items are available to unlock at higher levels 🙌

  • You can now sort by ascending and descending order

• Adjustments to idle timer in Quench to help address idle players in matches

⬆️Updated⬆️

• Improved performance, especially around water in the game

• Various Keyboard and Mouse Support Improvements, including:

  • Added support for International Keyboards

  • Keyboard prompts should now show when using a keyboard on Xbox Console

🔧Fixed🔧

• Fixed an issue in which some players were joining games as spectators

• Fixed tracking for the Solid Gold Achievement – please let us know if you’re still experiencing this issue by writing in to support!

• Various decoration fixes, including: 

  • Fixed several specific Glazes not applying properly

  • ‘Woof Spout’ now can have Glaze applied to it

• Some general Bot fixes

• Various combat fixes

• Various VFX fixes, including an improved Kintsugi Glow ✨

• Various UI fixes

• Various Audio and SFX fixes

As always, we are continuing to investigate your reports, but every report helps! If you are experiencing any problems, please write into [email protected] with your device and any screenshots, videos or details you can provide.

We are also continuing to track feedback (be sure to fill out our feedback survey with any specific thoughts), so please keep telling us what you think and what you’d like to see or drop some threads in our feedback forum on Discord.

Thank you for playing Kiln and continuing to help us improve the experience for everyone!

Known Issue - Getting Stuck on the Bot during Tutorial

When the Bot drops into the Tutorial arena, you may find yourself stuck on the bot. If you roll (Left Trigger on Controller, Shift on Keyboard and Mouse), you should be able to get unstuck. Jumping (A on Controller, Space on Keyboard and Mouse) repeatedly can also get you unstuck.

If you remain stuck after those workarounds, please write into us at [email protected] and we will take a closer look. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have a fix soon!

Things are getting hairy in Kiln this week... 🐱🐶

We have already been thoroughly impressed by your creations of pet pots in Kiln-- And all before the Cats & Dogs Decoration Pack was even in the game?! It's time to unlock your full potential with our brand new, free pack!

The Kiln Cats & Dogs Decoration Pack includes both Cat & Dog based accessories, with ten new attachments for both cat and dog lovers, four new pet-patterned glazes, and fourteen new stickers to expand your in-game customization options. See the full friendly pack below 👇

And find the pack on Steam here (did we mention it's free?):

Try out the new set now, and be sure to fill out our feedback survey if you haven't already to drop feedback on other decorations you'd like to see added to the game!

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Welcome to a glossy new set of update notes from the Kiln team! This update is focused on various fixes and improvements, so that’s what you’ll find in the notes today, however we’re continuing to work on more for our upcoming Roadmap– please keep your feedback coming for what you’d like to see added to Kiln!

Your top highlights for this update: 

• Improvements to performance, stability and UI!

• Improvements to matchmaking 👯

• A fix to make sure Potty gives you Chips at max level 🫖

Check out the full notes below!

⬆️Updated⬆️

• General UI improvements

• General stability improvements

• Improved matchmaking times, especially for parties

• Improved air attack stun consistency

• Improved VFX on some specials and splashing

• Improved achievement progress tracking

• Improved Slip tongue animations

• Improved performance, especially when decorating pots

🔧Fixed🔧

• Various combat fixes

• Fixed Potty giving XP rewards to max level players

• \ Various fixes

• \ Fixed ability not affecting pots in some situations

• Fixed spawning damage radius

• Fixed projectile knockback direction

• Fixed various wheel SFX

• Fixed Moneybags achievement tracking on PS5 - If you’re still having issues, please let us know!

As we continue to build on Kiln, we will continue to investigate the reports you submit, but every report helps! If you are experiencing any problems, please write into [email protected] with your device and any screenshots/details you can provide). And, of course, we are continuing to track feedback (be sure to fill out our feedback survey), so please keep telling us what you think and what you’d like to see! 

Thank you for playing Kiln and continuing to help us improve the experience for everyone!

The Stickers of the Gods Sticker Pack features six god-tier new stickers based on the first six available maps in Kiln! That includes new stickers for Athena, Anubis, Dionysus, Hades, Hermes, and Set.

Decorate your newest clay creations with an icon from Athena's War Room! Perhaps you'll add the menacing visage of Anubis, a very heavy metal Cerberus, or some rock show decor to your pots. If you're more of a lover and not a fighter, the dancing figures on the walls of Dionysus' Boogie Lounge and the envelope-winged Pegasus from Hermes' Package Center might be more fitting options.

You can find the pack here:

Try out the new decorations now, and be sure to fill out our launch survey to drop feedback on other decorations you'd like to see added to the game!

It's heating up in the Kiln with an all new map: Hades’ Pawn Shop! For a limited time, matches on Hades are more likely, so try out our new map now and be careful where you step!

On this map you'll find everything that Hades hordes, including all manner of tchotchkes and knick-knacks, but also... SO MUCH LAVA. Here's how you can make the best of it:

• JUMP! There are plenty of raised platforms for you to take advantage of, so hop onto them to avoid the ebb and flow of the lava.

• Water is your best friend: Not only does it help you put out the enemy Kiln, but it also allows you to create temporary platforms on the lava to save your poor spirit's feet!

• And don't forget to stay hydrated! The water you hold will keep you from burning on the lava -- for a time! Make sure to use that time to get back to safety.

Check out our full map overview here:

We hope you enjoy the new map and be sure to drop any feedback in our Discord or in our launch survey! Good luck in the depths of Hades...

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A new update is fresh out of the Kiln for you all! We have some fun adds, some improvements, some fixes– and we’re hard at work on the rest of our Roadmap, so look forward to more soon!

A quick look at the top highlights: 

• Data added for new Quench map, Hades, ready for when it unlocks on 5/7 (Thursday!) at 10AM PST

• You can now resize Stickers to be smaller 

• There’s now a higher chance that a Party will end up in the same lobby after a match

• Improvements to animations, bots, performance stability, and UI!

Check out the full notes below!

✨ What’s New ✨

• You can now scale Stickers to be smaller – let your creativity run free!

• Subtitle backgrounds can now be fully opaque

• The new Quench map, Hades, which will start appearing in matchmaking on 5/7 (Thursday!) at 10AM PST

⬆️Updated⬆️

• General stability improvements

• General UI improvements

• General Bot fixes

• General animation improvements

• Improved party system to make it more likely a Party will end up in the same lobby after a match – time for a dance party!

• Improved Performance in situations with a lot of water

• Improved Warrior Stun sounds

• Improved Celadon lipsync and eye animations

• Improved aiming of Special Attacks

• Improved dipping pots that have attachments

• Improved Matchmaking Map frequency – more variety for more fun!

• Reduced loading time into the Wedge

• Reduced cases where crowd control could get players stuck in the environment

• Reduced range on Large Bottle Shockwaves

🔧Fixed🔧

• Fixed case where Players were stuck in a Party of 0 and unable to matchmake

• Fixed Large Bowl Battlecry and Stunned Animations

• Fixed Tutorial starting on Multiplayer Error

• Fixed issue where players were not able to Decorate pots after returning to the Wedge

• Fixed case where players could fall through the treadmills in Hermes

As we continue to build on Kiln, we are continuing to investigate other issues you all report, but every report helps! If you are experiencing any problems, please write into [email protected] with your device and any screenshots/details you can provide). And, of course, we are continuing to track feedback (be sure to fill out our launch survey), so please keep telling us what you think! 

Thank you for playing Kiln, and for helping us improve the experience!

Thank you all for such an amazing launch week from everyone here on the Kiln team! We're diving into your feedback, getting to work on some fixes, and super excited to keep adding to Kiln with you all ❤️

And we HAVE LOVED YOUR POTS. Your creativity is next level and we're impressed every time we see something we've never seen before -- keep them coming!

To help you create even more beautiful creations, we have some more decoration options available for you all starting NOW...

Welcome to... Jurassic -- I mean, the Kiln Dino Decoration Pack! This pack includes a pre-historically cool new set of pot decoration accessories, including five new attachments for the dino-appreciators, five snappy new stickers, two tantalizing new charms, and a glistening new glaze. Check them out below!

And find the pack here: Try out the new decorations now, and be sure to fill out our launch survey to drop feedback on other decorations you'd like to see added to the game!

Kiln 1.0.1 Hotfix - Apr 26, 2026

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Thank you to everyone who has joined us for the first few days of Kiln! It has been an amazing journey for the team and we’ve loved seeing all of your pot creations (please keep them coming)! 

The team is also carefully tracking all of your reports and feedback and we are happy to share with you our first Kiln hotfix – for anyone who’s unfamiliar, hotfixes are smaller, more targeted updates to fix more pressing issues that you all might be facing! In this case, we have heard your reports and have two main fixes for you below:

• Fixed an issue where players could become invulnerable after dropping into battle

• Improved lobby finding 

We are continuing to investigate other issues (if you are experiencing any problems, please write into

[email protected] with your device and any screenshots/details you can provide), and we are continuing to track feedback (be sure to fill out our launch survey), so please keep telling us what you think! 

Thank you all again for what has been an absolutely amazing first few days for us and see you all out in the Wedge!

The wait is officially over: Kiln is HERE! Our multiplayer online pottery party brawler is live and ready for you to sculpt, splash, and smash your way to victory!

As you get ready to roll (and splash) (and smash) (and sculpt), let's make sure you're starting on the right foot...

Tips & Tricks: Becoming the Best Pot You Can Be

If you're wondering how to conquer the Kilns, become a wheel master, or just wondering what kind of tips and tricks we could even have for a professional like yourself, check out our starting tips & tricks on our site here.

ICYMI: Kiln's Spring 2026 Roadmap

Yesterday we posted about our Spring 2026 roadmap for Kiln, and we also touched on a few items slated for the second half of the year. We're committed to bringing you more Kiln—pottery decoration packs, maps, and other cool features and updates—throughout the rest of 2026, and we'll be continuing to update the roadmap, so stay tuned. Oh, and if there's any cosmetic pack themes or content you think we should add, join the Discord community and send us your Kiln wishlists!

Find the roadmap below:

And if you prefer to consume your information in video format, find a quick overview here:

A Certified Bop: Kiln's Launch Trailer

In case you haven't had it playing on loop, don't forget to check out Kiln's launch trailer over here:

That's it, claymates!

We hope you're fully fired up for the throwdown 🔥And a HUGE thank you to everyone for all your support throughout Kiln's development and thank you for joining us on the journey.

We'll see you on the Wedge — Happy Kiln Day!

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ The KILN launch trailer may cause uncontrollable levels of HYPE!

Just THREE DAYS until Kiln leaps out of our hands and into yours— so if you aren't already, it's time to watch it and get fired up for the throwdown:

Don't forget to pre-order Kiln now for the Warrior-Artist decoration pre-order bonus:

We saw some crackpot pottery, some smashing moves, and un-bowl-lievable metas emerging from this open beta! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this weekend, and a reminder to take a few minutes to fill out the Open Beta survey. Every response helps us improve Kiln!

And if you enjoyed Kiln, don’t forget that you still have a little over a week to pre-order– check out the full details of the pre-order bonus on our blog here. And if you’re still debating editions, you can find the pricing and edition details here or on our Steam page:

Again, sincere thanks from all at team Double Fine and see you in the Wedge on April 23, 2026!

NEW DAY UNLOCKED: Bonus Day for the Open Beta Throw Down!

Thanks so much to everyone who has hopped into Kiln’s Open Beta Throw Down over the last few days – we’ve seen wacky pots, cute pots, even some incredible recreations of real life animals?! We are having so much fun, we ARE EXTENDING THE OPEN BETA FOR ONE MORE DAY (or about 17 more hours)! The Open Beta Throw Down has been extended to this SUNDAY, April 12 at 5PM PDT (12 AM GMT)! 

If you haven’t had a chance to throw down yet, head to our Steam Page:

While there, click “Join the Playtest” (and invite up to three of your friends to join you) and you should be automatically added to the Beta 👇

And a reminder for this final day: Because of the changes coming in the next few weeks of development, your pots and progress will not carry into the launch build of Kiln. Take your pot glamour shots now so that they may live on forever in your heart (or so you can recreate them later)!

NOW GET BACK INTO THE FRAY POT WARRIORS!

The OPEN BETA THROW DOWN IS HERE!

It's TIME, claymates: The Kiln Open Beta Throwdown is happening right now on Steam! We're so excited to welcome you to the Wedge from April 9 through April 11, where you'll be able to get a taste of Kiln before it launches on April 23.

All you have to do is open our Steam page, click "Join the Playtest," and you're in! It's that simple.

We need all the players we can get to hop in, try the game out, give us valuable and constructive feedback, and stress test our servers, so get your wheels spinning!

And... PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE!

If you do try it out and love it, you can also preorder Kiln starting today. You'll get a hoard of decorative delights for supporting us in advance of launch day:

• A Sword & Ink Pot Topper

• Artisan Sword & Double Fine 2HB Stickers

• Neon Warrior & Abstract Warrior Glazes

Look upon these ceramic delights! Behold!

We're really excited to see you in the beta, and even more excited to see you when Kiln launches April 23. We've got additional details about Kiln's launch right here in one big, handy blog post.

Get fired up for the throwdown, and we'll see YOU in the Wedge!

Get ready to leap into the flames of battle, claymates!

This THURSDAY, April 9, starting at 10AM PDT (5:00 PM GMT), to this SATURDAY, April 11 11:59PM PDT (7:59 AM GMT) the Kiln servers are heating back up for our Open Beta Throwdown! 

Whether you’re a Kiln pro (shoutout to our Action Insiders ❤️) or ready to get your hands on some virtual clay for the first time, run, don’t walk to our Steam page:

While there, click “Join the Playtest” (and invite up to three of your friends to join you), to make sure that you’re automatically added to the Beta once it starts 👇

For those who participated in our Closed Beta: you aren’t automatically added to the beta, you need to join the playtest! 

We can’t wait to see what wild and wacky pots and metas you all come up with this time 👀 See you all out in the Wedge on April 9th!

Hello Claymates!

Today, we're super excited to bring you some Kiln news-- and important for you all on Steam, our upcoming Steam Open Beta!

Kiln's Open Beta Throwdown

Open Beta signs ups are now available here:

And the best part? You can also invite your friends to join you-- send invites to up to three friends to party up for Kiln's Open Beta Throwdown! It will take place over three days, Thursday April 9 to Saturday April 11, and will be exclusive to Steam. You'll get a cool in-game Participation Trophy for playing! If you haven't seen the trophy pot, check our latest News post:

Now onto some Important News... Launch!

Our online multiplayer pottery party brawler launches April 23, 2026! If you're excited to play, do us a huge favor and wishlist it now (it makes us feel super important when you do).

Game Editions

Kiln's base game is priced at $19.99. We've also got a super duper fancy Fired Up edition for $29.99, and it's chock full of extras: it includes the base game, premium glazes, stickers, attachments, and custom pots, made by our very own Double Fine team!

Xbox Wire Went Hands-On with Kiln

As you might have seen in our last announcement, we took Kiln to Day of the Devs on March 8. It marked the first time the public got to play the game, and it was a smashing success (pun intended). The folks over at Xbox Wire took some time playing the game and talking to Project Lead Derek Brand, and Xbox Wire Editor Will Fulton wrote an in-depth field report on Kiln that you should take the time to read.

TLDR;

We know it's a lot, here's your summary:

• Open Beta Throwdown (On Steam): April 9-11

• Official Kiln Launch: April 23

• Kiln Standard Edition: $19.99

• Kiln Fired Up Edition: $29.99

• Preorders Begin: April 9

• Preorder Bonuses Announced: April 9

Phew... That's it, Claymates! Hope you're ready to Get Fired Up for the Throwdown!

Want even more info? Check out our full blog post here.

Hello Claymates!

We're finally in the month of the Closed Beta, and we want to remind you to sign up before it's too late! We also wanted to let you know about a sweet little bonus you can earn from participating...

Exclusive Beta Bonus: Closed Beta Participation Trophy

That's right -- get your very own participation trophy pot for joining us in the Closed Beta! It's particularly shiny and fancy if we do say so ourselves. So don't forget to Sign Up Now!

ICYMI: Kiln at Day of the Devs

Kiln was among some great company this past Sunday at Day of the Devs in San Francisco! The game was playable and we saw some wild and wacky pots from players of all ages. It was amazing to see people publicly play our game for the first time, and be sure to keep an eye out for reactions online.

(You can also find the games on Steam here:

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/DayoftheDevsSanFranciscoEdition2026)

Iron Lords Podcast: Tim Schafer Interview

Speaking of reactions from Day of the Devs... If you have six minutes and fifty-one seconds to spare, we recommend checking out this interview from Iron Lords Podcast where they talk Kiln with Double Fine Production's founder (and Day of the Devs founder) Tim Schafer!

And, of course, one last plug: don't forget to Sign Up Now for our closed beta!

Thanks so much for reading and until next time, Claymates <3

This week the Kiln team was excited to participate in IGN's Fan Fest, and we decided it was a great opportunity to start introducing you to the maps you'll be battling on in Kiln!

Our first map tour is of Athena's War Room, a beautiful but deadly space where two kilns stand side-by-side. Your crew of ceramic warriors will have to throwdown, cross Athena's tactical map, fill up your pot to the brim with water, and then return to the enemy's kiln room and douse away! Find more details in the full video below:

We can't wait for you all to get your hands on Kiln and for you to share your ceramic creations with us!

Hello Claymates!

We're so excited to have you join us on the road to Kiln! So much so, that we want to bring you content from our newsletter, Double Fine Action News (if you're already subscribed, this may seem familiar).

ICYMI: Xbox Dev Direct

We announced this very game, Kiln, during the most recent Xbox Developer Direct!

In it, you learned all about our brand new game Kiln, an online, multiplayer pottery party brawler. It's a game that celebrates both creation AND destruction: you'll spend time sculpting and decorating pots that are as unique as you are... and then you'll wear those pots as armor, head into battle, and smash the enemy (or be smashed) into smithereens! 

We also posted information about how YOU can play Kiln before just about anyone else. We're accepting signups for our Kiln Beta Testing Program, because we need your help to test out different features and capabilities to make sure the game is as polished as a shiny glazed vessel at launch! Get in there, and add your name to the list! 

Behind-the-Scenes: Dev Direct

Wondering how this wacky, wild direct came together? Wow, do we have the perfect video for you! Catch a look behind the scenes at the making of Kiln's Developer Direct segment. A smashing watch!

Kiln: Origins

If this game sounds a little familiar, it's because Kiln was pitched all the way back at Amnesia Fortnight 2017 and selected as a finalist!

We can't wait to share more of how Kiln has evolved since its first inception, shaped like a finely crafted pot. Speaking of crafting pots...

Meet a Double Fine Dev: Jeremy French

Please join us in introducing some of the team with an intro to Jeremy French! He's Lead Environment Artist and also a Designer on Kiln here at Double Fine... but he's also a real-life pottery enthusiast! We hope his answers help you glean some insider insights on crafting the best pot possible when you finally get your hands on Kiln, and we'll add some pictures of his IRL creations to inspire you too.

Q: Jeremy, thank you for letting us demand some answers about your hobbies. How long have you been a potter? 

A: Joining the Kiln team here at Double Fine is my pottery origin story. I took my first pottery class in January of ‘22 with Josie Rovegno at The Potter’s Studio in Berkeley.

Q: What's your favorite thing about making pots?

A: I enjoy so much about pottery - It has really become a significant part of my life. I've never been someone who can draw or paint, so finding that I can build with my hands in clay has really expanded artistic opportunities for me.

Q: How did you feel about your creations getting destroyed in our Developer Direct segment? A: Watching my pieces shatter in the Dev Direct was actually really cool. I made a piece of art, then it transcended mediums to become part of an entirely different piece of art enjoyed in a totally different space. I'd happily do it again!

Q: What's your favorite pot size/type combo in Kiln? Why? A: In Kiln, I really enjoy sculpting a vessel that looks like two discreet pieces stacked on top of each other. We really do have a very capable platform for sculpting and decorating pots.

Thanks for reading, and don't forget to sign up to Double Fine Action News for more behind-the-scenes goodness.

If you want even more Double Fine, follow us on social media. We’ll be sharing all kinds of information and fun Kiln-related content pretty regularly from now until launch, so make sure you’re following us on YouTube, BlueSky, TikTok, and Instagram. You can also join our Discord channel if you want to talk with fellow Double Fine fans! 

Until next time, Claymates <3

Hello Claymates!

As you might have seen, last week we announced Kiln as part of Xbox's Developer Direct. KILN celebrates both Creativity and Destruction -- the pleasure that comes from making beautiful things and then smashing those beautiful things to smithereens!

Check out the trailer for Kiln below:

Help the team sculpt the game before it launches this Spring by signing up for our upcoming closed beta test, and joining the Double Fine Action Insiders.

Don't want to miss a moment of pot mayhem? Be sure to wishlist on Steam now:

KILN hits Steam in 2026 (yup, this year). We can't wait to see you make and break your way to victory. We'll see you in The Wedge, claymates!