Aseprite

The best pixel art program, easy to use and does everything I need it to.
Don't buy this on Steam, buy it on itch.io or Humble Bundle, since you'll get DRM free downloads as well as a Steam key.

Weird game. You spend most of your time drawing things out of little dots. I haven't found any weapons or items yet. Maybe if I keep drawing, something will happen.

11/10

I bought this software to become an artist. While I'm not even close to achieve my goal, I'm practicing every single day and thanks to Aseprite, I'm getting better every time I try drawing something. If I ever make it, it'll be because of the wonderful team that made this lovely piece of software. You guys inspire me to keep trying!
So, I started posting my art here on Steam and it's being well received. It's a step in the right direction.

If you are interested in doing pixel art, this is definitely the Software I would recommend using.
I started doing Pixel Art a few months back and I went in with no experience in art or drawing in general. I was always bad with drawing and I felt you need some sort of "talent", but in reality everyone can learn anything. You just have to put time and effort into it. I have improved a lot since then and I get better everyday.
Its very easy to learn and it has everything you need for doing pixel art. You can use your mouse or a drawing tablet. I started out with a mouse, but got myself a drawing tablet recently (XP-Pen Deco 01 V2) and it works well in Aseprite. You can do basic static pictures or animations (perfect for game development).
When I first opened it up, I thought it looks very basic and there isnt that many tools available, but actually there is a lot you can do and it isnt overwhelming to learn like other drawing software.
There is a bunch of tutorials on Youtube that I would recommend watching that give you a lot of tips, tricks and shortcuts that are very useful. But at first I would just play around a bit and see what you can find on your own,
I got the hang of it pretty quickly, but I always learn new stuff that the Software has to offer.
They keep updating it freequently and hopefully their are gonna add a bunch new stuff in the future.
I would also recommend checking out "Pixel_Dailies" on Twitter if you want to challenge yourself. They post a theme everyday and you have to make pixel art out of it. It is rly fun and you can learn a lot from the community there.
If you decide to buy it I would recommend getting it on their offical website since it is gonna be DRM free + you will get a steamkey there anyways (thats what I did) So in case it will not be available on steam anymore (for whatever reason) you still have access to it.
My goal is to make a 2d platformer game in the future and I will definitely use Aseprite for my art.
Anyways if you made it that far, thanks for reading, go make some pixel art and have a nice day (:

10/10 gameplay, but they should add an easy mode where it like does it for you because im not very good

An absolute godsend, especially for the price. I've sunk over 1000 hours into this software in the development of my game, and to be perfectly honest I wouldn't be making my game without it. Give it a shot, and teach yourself how to sprite and make a few animations it's remarkably addicting and pretty soon you will find yourself 'honing a new craft'!

I make things. This good for making things. Very nice. Writing this review at current timestamp to immortalize it.