# Kiln

> PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows PC. Graded on one rig.

Kiln is a free PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows PC (64-bit Windows 10 and 11). It ships as a Windows installer with no games and no firmware bundled; use it only with games you already own. Not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Canonical download: https://consolepc.net/download
Last reviewed: 2026-10-13

## Docs

- [The roster.](https://consolepc.net/roster.md): 400+ titles live in the Windows launcher. Graded titles carry one lab status each — Stable, Beta, or Test — earned on one reference rig, not on a spec sheet.
- [Run pages.](https://consolepc.net/run.md): Every game the lab wrote up in full: the status it earned, the frame rate that held at 1080p, the settings behind it, and what still breaks.
- [Boot.](https://consolepc.net/boot.md): Four steps, no shortcuts: install Kiln, install official firmware, boot system software, add the games you own.
- [The lab.](https://consolepc.net/lab.md): One rig, blunt grades, no magic settings. Everything the lab knows about frames, settings, and statuses.
- [Versus.](https://consolepc.net/versus.md): Two comparisons that matter: local vs cloud, and NVMe vs SATA. Short answers, lab numbers where they exist.
- [The rig.](https://consolepc.net/rig.md): Two pages: the floor you can boot on, and the hardware that actually earns the grades.
- [Briefs.](https://consolepc.net/brief.md): Short definitions for the two terms every Kiln user must know: the firmware PUP and Vulkan 1.3.
- [Pulse.](https://consolepc.net/pulse.md): The two questions everyone asks, answered without hedging: safety and games.
- [Heat.](https://consolepc.net/heat.md): The hot topic is the only topic: a free Windows launcher where Stable titles hit 60 fps.

## Featured

- [Astro Bot — PS5 emulator.](https://consolepc.net/run/astro-bot-ps5-emulator.md): Stable. 60 fps at 1080p on the reference rig. The clearest first boot in the lab — plays start to finish.
- [Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — PS5 emulator.](https://consolepc.net/run/marvels-spider-man-2-ps5-emulator.md): Stable. 60 fps at 1080p. Plays start to finish — fast travel loads in seconds on NVMe.
- [Install firmware.](https://consolepc.net/boot/install-firmware.md): Download PS5UPDATE.PUP from Sony's official page, then File → Install Firmware. Official file only — Kiln never hosts it.
- [Boost fps.](https://consolepc.net/lab/boost-fps.md): The lab checklist for frames: right GPU, current driver, 1080p Performance preset, shader patience, NVMe, nothing else running.

## Optional

- [Full catalog](https://consolepc.net/llms-full.txt): every topic page in Markdown
- [Sitemap](https://consolepc.net/sitemap.xml)