Major ProtocolOpen clubs

Run the club. The world keeps moving.

Manage an esports club. Build your squad; your match plans play out while you’re offline.

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Desktop·Free to play·No pay-to-win
Kilnin-game render
The game

A week at your club.

Squad screen: the five starting seats, each with a player, stamina, form and agent
Pick your five.
Match plan screen: the five players with their agents, and the rules they will play by
Call the plan.
Tactical replay on Kiln with the decision dock open
Watch it play out.
Replay · Matchday 10 · Kiln · Round 23

One player. Two opponents. The lead is on the line.

Example round
Kill · plantOrderMissed order

Key moments

16 of 16
1:13STNRound
Round 23 to Static Nine — 12–11Clutch, one against two. Spike held with 10s left.
1:12STNKill
Gauss kills LichenOne against one. Lichen out of utility; a Vector wire forced the angle.
1:06STNKill
Gauss kills PeatPeat committed to the defuse. Gauss held the cross instead of peeking.
1:01STNState
One against two — Gauss on the spikeSpike 22s from detonation.
1:00MOSKill
Lichen kills TineLichen off the long angle while Tine rotated to cover Gauss.
0:57STNKill
Gauss kills FenGauss came through B link behind the retake; the trap tagged him after Fen had turned to the spike. The late split is why he was there.
0:54MOSKill
Fen kills HissHiss re-peeked the same angle with no flash left.
0:51MOSKill
Fen kills OhmFen entered on the smoke edge. Ohm was at stamina 34; low stamina slowed his reaction.
0:40STNOrder
Order: post-plant, play timeReached Ohm in 1.2s, Hiss 1.3s, Tine 1.5s, Gauss 1.9s.
0:38STNPlant
Hiss plants B, default spotSpike planted at 0:38. Four attackers against three defenders.
0:31MOSOrder
Order: fall back, retake BReached Fen in 1.3s, Lichen 1.5s, Peat 2.0s.
0:27STNKill
Tine kills BrackenRe-trade off Hiss’s second flash.
0:25MOSKill
Bracken kills CaskTrade inside 2s. Bracken rotated from heaven along the smoke edge.
0:23STNKill
Cask kills SedgeFirst blood. Sedge blind for 0.8s on the default angle.
0:16STNMissed order
Gauss misses the split and holds AThe split reached Gauss 2.1s late, mid-rotation. The lurk rule outranks a late order; he stays off B.
0:14STNOrder
Order: default, then split BReached Hiss in 1.1s, Cask 1.2s, Ohm 1.6s, Tine 1.9s. Gauss was still rotating.
Static Nine · attack1 alive
CaskNyxDead 0:25
OhmBramDead 0:51
HissLatchDead 0:54
GaussVectorAlive
TineMosaicDead 1:00
Moss Union · defence0 alive
FenSignalDead 0:57
SedgeRookDead 0:23
BrackenRelayDead 0:27
LichenAnchorDead 1:12
PeatKeystoneDead 1:06
Agents

Twelve agents. Four roles.

Who makes your starting five?
  • Nyxduelist
  • Signalduelist
  • Bramcontroller
  • Rookcontroller
  • Latchinitiator
  • Relayinitiator
  • Mosaicinitiator
  • Waypointsentinel
  • Vectorsentinel
  • Quillsentinel
  • Anchorsentinel
  • Keystonesentinel
The world

Take your club to the international stage.

Example world · not live
INTERNATIONALTIER 1TIER 2TIER 3REGIONAL LEAGUES · 18Top Tier 1 clubs qualifySOLCBTMOSSTNWAXHALTHRILONULASHPALKILLIVESOL leads · 27 ptsTHR needs a managerILO 13–9 NUL
IntlInternational stagetop Tier 1 clubs
Tier 1Top leagueSOL leads · 27 pts
SOLCBTMOSSTNWAXHAL
Tier 2One step from the topTHR needs a manager
THR
Tier 3Where most clubs startILO 13–9 NUL
ILONULASHPALKIL
RegionalAmateur leagues by region18 leagues

Clubs move one tier at a time: Tier 3 → Tier 2 → Tier 1 → International.

Pick the club you will be answering for.

One club for your whole career. Every season becomes part of its history.

Example worldNext intake · Mon 22 Mar 2027

Ash Line

Vietnam · Tier 3
Manager wantedSquad 9 of 11 playersSeason goalSurvive the season.

Pale Ferry

Singapore · Tier 3
Manager wantedSquad 11 of 11 playersSeason goalFinish in the top six.

Third Rail

Australia · Tier 2
Manager wantedSquad 11 of 11 playersSeason goalStay in Tier 2.

Kiln Road

Europe · Tier 3
Manager wantedSquad 10 of 11 playersSeason goalDevelop two academy players.
Is it free?

Yes. The client and the world are free. Gems are optional.

Is it pay-to-win?

No paid stat boosts or match advantages. Gems buy cosmetics, season archives and bids for a league seat one tier up. They never buy players, attributes or results.

What do I need to run it?

Windows or macOS. Requires a window at least 1340px wide.

What happens if I stop playing?

Your club keeps playing its last saved plan. After 21 days without a login it goes dormant, but it stays yours.