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Canvas - The Board Game

Create stunning paintings, layer cards strategically, and score ribbons in Canvas - a digital board game where art meets strategy. Choose and combine Art Cards to create beautiful paintings and enjoy a mix of artistic expression and tactical gameplay.

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Mipmap Digital
Publisher
Mipmap Digital
Release
October 27, 2025
279 days ago
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Positive25 reviews96.0%

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About the Game

Create stunning paintings and earn ribbons in Canvas, the digital version of the acclaimed board game that challenges your strategy and artistic eye.

In Canvas, you combine transparent Art Cards to create unique paintings, with each card adding elements and icons that shape your final score. Strategic choices about which cards to layer, and which icons to reveal or cover, are key to meeting scoring conditions and earning ribbons. Each painting contributes to your score while also becoming a one-of-a-kind masterpiece with its own title.

The game features stunning artwork on each card, designed to inspire your creativity. Every decision shapes your painting, creating satisfying challenges for both new and experienced players.

FEATURES:

  • Cross-platform online multiplayer!

  • Private online games with friends

  • Local multiplayer (on the same device or via Steam Remote Play)

  • Solo play against bots

  • Synced progress across all your devices. Play online game on one device, continue on another!

  • A gallery of your best paintings

  • An interactive tutorial

  • The full set of Art Cards for endless painting combinations

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