Games like Isotile

Need to generate a space station for a sci-fi themed table-top session? Station Architect does exactly that, by allowing you to generate a massive variety of space stations in an instant, or create your own from scratch. Anyone can use this tool easily. Use the included presets, or delve into the various options to design your own specific station, or just choose the size and type and go. Edit ge…

Sprite Monkey is the smallest and fastest sprite sheet editor without sacrificing features! Quickly edit your sprite sheet/strip, aka "texture atlas", in a simple uncluttered user interface. Easily create sprite coordinate scripts in the "no plugin" script editor for any game engine or programming language. Export custom PNG images not found in other editors for a smaller file size. Check out the …

Fill the board with the same color oil in this mobile puzzle game

If you are using GameMaker Studio 2, check out the Advanced Resolution Manager here.  It is free and open source! In my coding and game development journey, I have tried and even used in production several engines or frameworks, like Adobe AIR with pure flash (vector and CPU accelerated), Adobe AIR with Starling, GameMaker Studio 2, and HaxeFlixel to name some of them. One of the early challenges…

"Platfinity™ is a platform game creation tool, allowing users to easily create and share games with multiple tile layers, customizable physics, and built-in painting tools. The game also includes demo games such as 'Proving Grounds of the Mad Game Designer' and 'Purgatory.' Games made with Platfinity include '7WORLDS: The Dreaming Dale,' 'AI Anomaly,' and 'Little Marisa's Disaster Journey.'"

Pixelorama is a free, open-source pixel art editor that offers a variety of drawing tools, custom brushes, and the ability to map different tools to each mouse button. It also includes an animation timeline with features like onion skinning, cel linking, and motion drawing. Users can create or import custom palettes, and edit imported images. The game encourages customization and creativity, with a wide range of tools and features to suit various artistic needs.

Resprite is a pixel art and sprite animation editor built for professional workflows, designed for sustained, high-frequency creative production. If you have experience with tools such as Procreate, Aseprite, or Clip Studio Paint, you can get up to speed quickly and work within a flexible, customizable workflow. Beyond standard pixel drawing tools, Resprite emphasizes efficiency, control, and rel…

Pixel FX Designer is a tool for creating particle effects with real-time previews. It allows users to export animations to spritesheets, frame by frame, or as GIFs. The software includes a pixel effect, but it can be disabled to create normal particle animations. The developers actively update and maintain the software, welcoming user feedback for feature requests and bug reports. Note that a newer tool called SpriteMancer is also available with similar functionality and a different UI/UX.

MindTex 2 is a powerful normal map generation tool designed for game developers and 3D professionals. It quickly generates high-quality normal, height, specular, gloss, self-illumination, occlusion, and reflection maps from a single source texture. The user-friendly interface includes customizable settings and a toggleable 2D/3D preview, making it an efficient and cost-effective solution for creating immersive 3D environments.

SpritePile is a 2D game development tool for creating sprite stacks, inspired by existing pixel art software. It features basic and advanced drawing tools like pencil, line, bucket, color replace, and translation, with symmetry options and onion skinning. The program supports importing sprites, customizable settings, and projects saved in a forward-compatible format.