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Aseprite
Aseprite is a pixel-art tool to create 2D animations, sprites, and any kind of graphics for games.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
89 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Really good software for creating pixel art and animations. As someone who's inexperienced with pixel art myself, I found it very accessible and intuitive to use! It's very easy to learn your way around it, making it a…”
“as a designer, i love pixel art and started through pixel art aseprite is extremely intuitive and easy to get used to, compatible exports for any format you could possibly ask for, absolutely reccomend it as standard.”
“Aseprite shows what a small company can do, and how it can prove to be much more consumer-friendly and specialized compared to the Photoshops of the world. It's got good support with new features being added and good…”
30 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Really good software for creating pixel art and animations. As someone who's inexperienced with pixel art myself, I found it very accessible and intuitive to use! It's very easy to learn your way around it, making it a…”
“as a designer, i love pixel art and started through pixel art aseprite is extremely intuitive and easy to get used to, compatible exports for any format you could possibly ask for, absolutely reccomend it as standard.”
“Seems quite easy to learn! Just a quick search on google for tips and your good to go. Made a little animation in about 2 hours and i just started. If i can do it so can you :D”
12 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Really good software for creating pixel art and animations. As someone who's inexperienced with pixel art myself, I found it very accessible and intuitive to use! It's very easy to learn your way around it, making it a…”
“If you're doing pixel art, this is the tool. Clean interface, animation timeline, layers, palette management - everything you need and nothing you don't. I've spent over 400 hours in it and it still feels purpose-built.…”
“this app is open-source, so if you can't afford it or want to try it you can compile it yourself using code from github! its a great tool though and if you have some money to spare and don't want to compile it every…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Однозначно самая удобная программа для создания пиксельных спрайтов и артов. Крутой и удобный интерфейс, а также очень много крутых функций, которых нету во многих бесплатных аналогах.”
“If you're doing pixel art, this is the tool. Clean interface, animation timeline, layers, palette management - everything you need and nothing you don't. I've spent over 400 hours in it and it still feels purpose-built.…”
“an amazing, accessible art software with a cute, intuitive pixelated UI and a wide range of tools, including animation! Its system is satisfying to use and packed with everything you need. Overall a very pleasant…”
4 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“It's very good. Also works great on Linux if you're wondering.”
“Runs flawlessly on basically anything - old laptop specs for proof. I haven't found anything better for making pixel art”
“Aseprite is a very good and helpful piece software and it is super light an does not even need a good pc to run i can even run it on a potato pc so overall 10/10 it is the best software for pixel art the best point…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Aseprite shows what a small company can do, and how it can prove to be much more consumer-friendly and specialized compared to the Photoshops of the world. It's got good support with new features being added and good…”
“Great software for pixel art. I can sometimes feel some hiccups when using the app on Macbook compared to Desktop PC but overall the software is amazing”
“too many pixels—fried my graphics card, but other than that, i GUESS i would recommend it.”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“There was a time when Aseprite offered a pixel editing experience that no longer existed and so there wasn't much competition. Today there's a lot of pixel editors where many excel in some area making them more "worth"…”
“It's got a lot of personality and is fun to use, which is a strange sentiment in today's application landscape, but it should be commended for that. It can be clunky at times but I think that adds to the art creation…”
“really good hard to understand”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 99.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“While it may be dubious that i used it for 1500 hours, This is actually a really useful tool for pixel art. You can do individual frames of pixel art, sort of like photoshop lite. An actual animation tool that doesn't cost thousands of dollars. it comes with a decent collection…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,621 hrs played“Probably the best tool for pixel art, sprites and low-res texture editing. Native Linux build, lightweight, fast and has a easy learning curve. You can spice it with addons and extensions. 11/10 software. Worth even for the full price!”
— a player, Steam review · 2,548 hrs played“For almost 30 years I denounced the idea of ever being able to draw but aseprite changed my mindset completely. This software made me not only enjoy creating pixelart but also made me start drawing normally as well. I'm not good, not at all, but I'm not as bad as I thought. But…”
— a player, Steam review · 372 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:30 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
New Website Account
Hi asepriters! A couple of weeks ago we made some changes in our website. We were waiting for an announcement while doing some final adjustments.First of all, you can now sign in with your email (the
Aseprite v1.3.17.1 & v1.3.18-beta2
Hi Asepriters! Today we're releasing a patch with several bug fixes, and a little new v1.3.18-beta2 with some changes about how layer groups are presented in the timeline:What's new in Aseprite v1.3.1
Aseprite v1.3.17 & v1.3.18-beta1
Hi asepriters! Yesterday we’ve released Aseprite v1.3.17. It includes all features introduced in previous v1.3.17-betas and some bug fixes. On the other hand, in the Steam beta channel you’ll find Ase
Aseprite v1.3.16 & v1.3.17-beta1
Hi asepriters! Today we’re releasing Aseprite v1.3.16 as the new stable version. It includes all the new features from the previous v1.3.16-betas and a lot of bug fixes. On the other hand, in the Stea
Aseprite v1.3.15.3 & v1.3.16-beta1
Hi pixel lovers! Today we've released Aseprite v1.3.15.3 including some fixes and v1.3.16-beta1 with a few nice features. Remember, beta versions are available only through Steam. What's new Aseprite
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Game Development |
| Player tags | Pixel Graphics · Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling · Software · Game Development · 2D · Utilities · Indie · Retro · Cute · Singleplayer · Survival Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Afrikaans, Hungarian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Catalan, Thai |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.aseprite.org/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10, 11 Memory: 128 MB RAM Storage: 80 MB available space