A great board game and a great adaptation. I love the screen where you assemble your painting and choose the order of cards. It’s very intuitive and satisfying to use. I could spend an entire day just moving cards around and experimenting with compositions. :) I really hope the expansions are added in the future!
Canvas - The Board Game
- Release Date:
- Aug 29, 2025
- Developer:
- Mipmap Digital
- Publisher:
- Mipmap Digital
- Platforms:
- Windows Mac Linux
Game Tags
About This 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.
EARLY ACCESS FEATURES
The Early Access version already includes:
Local multiplayer with friends (on the same device or via Steam Remote Play)
Solo play against AI opponent (or multiple AIs)
An interactive tutorial
The full set of Art Cards for endless painting combinations
This is the full foundation of the board game, and from here we’ll keep refining and expanding based on community feedback.
LANGUAGE
English
© 2025 Mipmap, under license from Road To Infamy Games (R2i Games)
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User Reviews
Pretty good. I played a couple of matches against an AI opponent and had a great time. The UI complements the art style of the game really well and is intuitive to use. When assembling your picture, objectives are scored on the fly. Moving around and replacing different parts of the picture is easy and fun to play with. If you’ve ever played the original board game, you’ll find that the experience has been transferred perfectly, with a lot of care and attention to detail. For those not familiar with the board game version, if you're looking for a cozy and fun experience, give it a try.
This game is relaxing and thinky at the same time. Developers managed to translate the feeling of the board game really well. I would like to see some difficulty levels for AI opponents as they can be really tough. The game is in Early Access so I hope that will be coming soon.
This is a fateful representation of a physical board game. Computer players are decent although they undervalue Inspiration tokens. When playing solo, I highly recommend playing against 4 or 5 computer players because you get a bigger variety of cards and computer players are quick so there is not much downtime. It would be great if a screen with opponent details would show Score cards because seeing that player has 15 points from 1 Red Ribbon and 3 Green Ribbons doesn’t tell you enough. When you look at the score cards you see that 1 Red Ribbon (Variety Score card) scores 4 points and 3 Green Ribbons (Repetition Score card) score 11 points.
I love this game. The instructions are clear, it is visually very appealing and the gameplay is smooth. Tried it against AI and friends.
I played the board game, which was very fun and pretty, but a bit tense experience. This virtual adaptation is much more relaxed, and keeps the great parts of the original, the pretty art and the challenge of finding the right combination. It plays really smoothly and the bots are challenging enough that it doesn't get boring fast.
Picked this up because it looked nice, but didn’t expect to enjoy it this much. Might be a real keeper. Turns out it’s based on a board game - I’ll have to look that up sometime.
This game is excellent. I haven't played the physical game at all, so had to learn solely from the tutorial and trying it out. It's been really good, and I'm getting into the strategy and planning now. It runs perfectly on the Steam Deck.
Great casual fun and good and clear UI/UX. Also good to know that the full release will have online multiplayer but most importantly multiple AI difficulty settings. AI is a bit to strong for me right now :D.
Great first impression, coming from a fan of the board game. Haven't had time yet to dive deeper, but I'll keep at it and update my review with more insight.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Dual Core 1.6 GHz or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 600 MB available space
FAQ
How much does Canvas - The Board Game cost?
Canvas - The Board Game costs $13.49. Currently 10% off!
What are the system requirements for Canvas - The Board Game?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core 1.6 GHz or better Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 600 MB available space
What platforms is Canvas - The Board Game available on?
Canvas - The Board Game is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.
Is Canvas - The Board Game worth buying?
Canvas - The Board Game has 100% positive reviews from 12 players.
When was Canvas - The Board Game released?
Canvas - The Board Game was released on Aug 29, 2025.
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