As a game designer and artist, I have to say game maker is amazing. The only thing I regret is that I didnt start with it years ago. I started with unreal and unity (not counting modding) and in all this time I was always reliant on a programmer or a team, and now I can finally make my own games all alone, without anyone…
https://www.yoyogames.com/studio So I came across this last night while I was looking for some pixel art tutorials. This seems ideal for indie games, this and na game studio.