Bitsy is perfect for all those budding pixel artists out there!
It's a simple story engine which needs very little code at all. Instead, you create the 'rooms' (or spaces) by drawing simple 8 x 8 sprites which then make up the background and other elements of the story.
Then, the player's avatar explores and interacts with the other characters and items in the landscape.
You can also set simple (two frame!) animations to bring your landscape to life and use variables to control the interactions. This means that you can create keys which unlock particular doors or objects which get a particular reaction from the other characters and so on.
Follow this link for an excellent introduction / then open the program page to start a new project:
https://www.shimmerwitch.space/bitsyTutorial.html
(CLICK ON THE GAME to play through and get the hang of controlling your avatar in Bitsy)
Watch the video below for a quick review of some of the main features of Bitsy:
Follow this simple tutorial playlist to learn how to use any of the main features in Bitsy: