Canvas of Kings
Top-down fantasy mapmaking tool with automatic object placement
Hannes Breuer · Released Aug 3, 2023 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 862
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 11 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 29
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 week ago
- Sep 10, 2026
Free demo available, 3 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Canvas of Kings?
This top-down mapmaking tool lets you draw and adjust paths, plots, and rooms for fantasy towns and landscapes. You can place hand-drawn objects yourself or let the tool populate areas automatically, then export all or part of a map as an image with an optional grid.
For you if...
- +you make outdoor maps for tabletop role-playing campaigns
- +you enjoy designing fantasy towns at your own pace
Not for you if...
- −you want a story-driven RPG rather than a map editor
- −you need direct virtual tabletop export instead of images
- −you need built-in assets for modern or science fiction settings
What players say
93% of 862 reviews are positive · 90% of 11 in the last 30 days
Players praise the hand-drawn art and how quickly they can assemble fantasy maps. Complaints focus on awkward controls and limited terrain and color editing; some players also report crashes, graphics glitches, or missing saves.
Screenshots and trailer
Canvas of Kings system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 or later
- Processor
- Intel i5-2500K or similar
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 470 8GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- Notes
- Requirements may change
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or later
- Processor
- Better than Intel i5-2500K
- Graphics
- Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 470 8GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- Notes
- Requirements may change
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 1
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Early Access
- Building
- Sandbox
- Design & Illustration
- Medieval
- Relaxing
- Level Editor
- Procedural Generation
- Cute
- Software
- Top-Down
- Cozy
- Minimalist
- Hand-drawn
- Family Friendly
- Atmospheric
Recent updates
- Sep 10, 2026 · Water Height and Color
- Jul 29, 2026 · Geometric Shapes
- Jun 28, 2026 · Update
- Feb 12, 2026 · Various things
- Nov 13, 2025 · Undo/Redo Reworked
