Published Apr 25, 2026, 5:43 PM EDT

Kiln may not be lighting up the SteamDB charts, but it's a refreshing multiplayer game nonetheless

Xbox’s new multiplayer game is a blast, no matter how many people play it

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Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studios released Kiln on April 23, and the oddball multiplayer game is a riot. It's unlike any other multiplayer game I've played this year and actively encourages me to create within it. Kiln delivers all the charm and originality you'd expect from a Double Fine game , but molds it into a casual multiplayer vessel rather than a single-player one.

I share my praise for Kiln because its public-facing player count data on SteamDB doesn't paint as positive a picture. It hit a concurrent player count of 193 on Steam at launch and now hovers in the 80s.…