Gaming courses can help you learn game design principles, storytelling techniques, character development, and level creation. You can build skills in coding, animation, sound design, and user interface design. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating immersive gaming experiences, along with software for 3D modeling and sound editing that enhance gameplay and visual storytelling.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Debugging, Program Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, No-Code Development, Integrated Development Environments, Graphics Software, Computer Programming, C++ (Programming Language), Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), Software Installation
★ 4.9 (12) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Experience Design, Usability, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, User Interface (UI) Design, Video Game Development, Automation
★ 4.1 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Animations, Game Design, Design, Technical Design, Conceptual Design, Design Strategies, Design Elements And Principles, Creative Design
★ 4.7 (1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, Interaction Design, Artificial Intelligence
★ 4.3 (567) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Data Persistence, Virtual Environment, Interactive Design, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Scripting, Data Management, Data Store, Data Structures
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Computer Graphics, Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Music, Post-Production
★ 4.5 (226) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Animations, Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Debugging, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Computer Displays, Program Development, Code Reusability, Python Programming, Development Environment
★ 4.6 (31) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animations, 3D Modeling, Storyboarding, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Game Design, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Maya, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Elements And Principles, Conceptual Design, Graphics Software, Photo Editing, Computer Graphic Techniques, Graphical Tools, Design
★ 4.5 (436) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, UI Components, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animation and Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Event-Driven Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Video Game Development, No-Code Development, Scripting, Event-Driven Programming, Development Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Game Design, Programming Principles, Video Game Development, System Programming, Program Development, Computational Logic, Data Validation, Command-Line Interface, Code Reusability, User Interface (UI), Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Game Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animations, Virtual Environment, Performance Tuning, Model Optimization, Prototyping, Aesthetics
★ 3.6 (33) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months