Pixel Game Maker MV is the latest option. This piece of software is currently in Early Access but allows for gerenating assets, animating sprites, giving objects actions and connecting levels ...

Studio PICO, a two-man developer based in Japan, is currently in the early stages of development on Grand Exile, a pixel art 2D action and shooting game hybrid planned for release on Switch and PC.

“The art was created around 2016 as everyone wanted to have a cool 2D, Souls -like Metroidvania, as the genre was new and the hunger for a game like this was strong,” he says.