How to create a simple 2D game?

Question

Game development

Hey!
I have long cherished the dream of creating something simple, unpretentious, but playable.
Once upon a time I lived on the gamecreating.ru forum (now it's dead - I'll be glad to see someone from there), I tried to make something on Game Maker, but ordinary tanks came out (hello, Dandy!) Maximum :)
Now I want to do it at my leisure as someday realize this dream.
What can you advise? So that you can do it alone using free sprites and sounds, for example :)
Back to Game Maker? Use Unity3D? There are almost no programming skills, but I am ready to pull myself up for this purpose.

Answer 1

Simple and unpretentious is possible on GameMaker, Construct2. Unity3D is already more complicated (c# scripting) and weighs more (the project itself). In theory, for beauty, you can use UE4 with blueprints (ala Construct 2, only with graphics).
In short, for non-Construct 2 and GameMaker programmers, but advanced ones already know what they need)

Answer 2

Catch