Game programming courses can help you learn coding languages like C# and C++, game design principles, level design, and physics simulation. You can build skills in debugging, optimizing game performance, and creating engaging user interfaces. Many courses introduce tools such as Unity and Unreal Engine, that support developing interactive experiences and implementing graphics and sound effects.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, R Programming, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Big Data, Statistical Programming, Text Mining, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Matlab, Algorithms, User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Mathematical Software, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Application Development, Engineering Analysis, Scripting, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Rust (Programming Language), Data Structures, Relational Databases, Other Programming Languages, Databases, Debugging, Programming Principles, Application Development, Secure Coding, SQL, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Interoperability, Software Development, File I/O, Command-Line Interface, Data Import/Export
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

JetBrains
Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Generative AI Agents, Large Language Modeling, AI Enablement, Software Development Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), IntelliJ IDEA, Generative AI, Code Review, Agentic systems, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development, Computer Programming, Debugging, Software Development Life Cycle
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Mobile Development, 3D Assets, Graphics Software, Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Java, Distributed Computing, Programming Principles, Application Frameworks, Algorithms, Performance Tuning, Functional Design, Computer Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

EDUCBA
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, File I/O, Application Development, Computer Programming, User Interface (UI), Programming Principles, Databases, System Design and Implementation, Integrated Development Environments, SQL, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

EDUCBA
Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Unix Commands, Unix, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File I/O, File Systems, Programming Principles, File Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Integrated Development Environments, Business Logic, Mainframe Computing, Programming Principles, Computer Programming Tools, Computer Programming, File I/O, Data Management, Maintainability, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kotlin, Android Development, Android Studio, Unit Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Mobile Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Testing, Functional Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kotlin, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Android Development, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Mobile Development, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

EDUCBA
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Data Structures, Data Persistence, Programming Principles
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks