Heroes of Combat and Magic
A solo developer's love letter to Heroes of Might and Magic 3 — turn-based…
Games written directly against the Canvas API with no engine at all. Tiny bundles, fast loads, total control.
Across 28 games, the biggest category is Arcade with 7, then Action with 7. Counted from the listings on this page, not estimated.
Vanilla Canvas rarely turns up alone. The tools it appears alongside most often here are Claude Code and Cursor, which is roughly what you would expect from a rendering layer that still needs the rest of a project around it.
Every one of them is free to play. All of them run in a browser tab with nothing to install.
What people ask before they pick a tool, or before they trust a listing that credits one.
For a small game with one mechanic, nothing beats it. Tiny bundles, instant loads, complete control, and you will write your own collision detection at two in the morning.
Makers pick their tools from a list when they submit, and that is what this page filters on. It is self-reported and nobody audits it, so treat it as a credit rather than a certificate. Where a game links its source, you can go and look.
No. Vanilla Canvas is what the maker built with; the game ships as a page you open in a browser. Nothing on this list needs a plugin, a launcher or a download.
Open the source link on any game here that has one, then read the official documentation at developer.mozilla.org. Reading one finished small game teaches more than a tutorial series, and a good number of makers on this site publish their repositories.
Across the 28 games on this page, the most common categories are arcade, action and puzzle. That is what makers actually shipped, counted from the listings themselves rather than estimated.
Every tool with a page here, with a live count of what has shipped on it. Most games credit two or three, so these lists overlap by design.
A solo developer's love letter to Heroes of Might and Magic 3 — turn-based…
1 vs 1 competitive Tetris game with abilities to hinder your opponent or help…
Overdrive!
When brothers fight, kingdoms bleed. Free turn-based siege strategy.
A lightning-fast western duel where you must shoot before your opponent in a…
Top-down PvP Medieval Slasher and Souls-like Hybrid
"A rhythm-based survivors game where your attacks pulse to the beat and the…
Prevent the zombies to reach the end road by placing towers, using powers
Run the real stock market as a 3D plushie runner- pick any ticker, trade the…
Break through the chaos and free the cat before it’s too late.
Swipe through real presidential scandals, bet fake crypto on your survival…
Fight your opponent UNDERWATER!
Survive the endless road in a scavenger’s Lada — tow wrecks for scrap, trade…
FLOCK is a neon arcade arena battler where you grow, dash, shoot and kill your…
Seal empty space with fast walls before bouncing sparks break them.
Find the key, collect three gems, and unlock a new daily maze.
Build a Santa Fe skyline while a cowboy rides through the chaos.
A free top-down squad shooter that plays in your browser. Six men, one hit each.
Your jumps come back as an Echo, helping you reach what you can't.
A 2D racer that loads in two seconds and ruins your afternoon
Multiplayer dogfighter where the plane you draw is the plane you fly.
just deliever the Q3 report to your boss before the deadline.
Weird IKEA product names make perfect death metal lyrics.
Ranked by recommendations on their Vanilla Canvas games only.
Fly low over South African stadiums, dodge hadedas, and chase high scores.