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.

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Code Reusability, No-Code Development, Virtual Environment, Scripting, Event-Driven Programming, Computational Logic, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Algorithms, Game Theory, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Problem Solving
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Bitbucket, Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Versioning, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Mobile Development, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Eclipse (Software), Data Structures, Video Game Development, Java Programming, Java, UI Components, Programming Principles, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Program Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Access, Statistical Programming, Cloud Development, Cloud-Based Integration, Data Analysis Software, Analytics, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Statistical Software, Data Import/Export, Computer Programming, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Data Import/Export, Fine-tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

JetBrains
Skills you'll gain: Vibe coding, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Game Design, Code Review, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, 3D Modeling, Integrated Development Environments, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Project Planning, Javascript, Software Development, Product Development, Web Development, Product Design, Animations, Visual Design, Interactive Data Visualization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Simulations
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of London
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C and C++, Object Oriented Design, File I/O, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Program Development, Data Modeling, FinTech
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Interactive Design, User Flows, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Animation and Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Program Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Model Optimization, Data Import/Export, Image Quality, Graphical Tools, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Leaflet (Software), Statistical Methods, Rmarkdown, Regression Analysis, Version Control, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Data Manipulation, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Statistical Programming, Probability & Statistics, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Cleansing, Data Wrangling, Software Documentation, R Programming, R (Software)
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months