Game design courses can help you learn level design, character development, storytelling techniques, and game mechanics. You can build skills in prototyping, user testing, and balancing gameplay to enhance player experience. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating interactive environments and implementing game logic. Additionally, you might explore programming languages such as C or C++ to bring your ideas to life, along with graphic design software for creating compelling visuals.

Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Secure Coding, Brute-force attacks, Cyber Security Assessment, Python Programming, Programming Principles, File I/O, Algorithms, Debugging, Scripting, Data Structures, User Interface (UI), Statistical Programming, UI Components, Application Development, File Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Claude Code, Vibe coding, Anthropic Claude, Model Context Protocol, Application Development, Command-Line Interface, Application Design, Programming Principles, Generative AI, Automation, Generative AI Agents, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Agentic systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Creativity, Image Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Verification And Validation, Systems Architecture, Configuration Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Design, Reliability, Risk Management, Risk Management Framework, Systems Integration, Change Control, Requirements Analysis, Maintainability, Human Factors
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Facebook, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Content Management, Scheduling, Content Creation, Content Marketing, Dashboard, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Nutritional Assessment, Health Assessment, Diagnostic Tests, Physiology, Endocrinology, Biochemistry, Laboratory Testing, Pathology, Nutrition and Diet, Clinical Nutrition, Biology, Systems Analysis, Molecular Biology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, Javascript and jQuery, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Web Design, Web Development, Semantic Web, Front-End Web Development, Responsive Web Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Embeddings, Agentic systems, Application Development, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Development Environment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Team Oriented, New Product Development, Agile Product Development, Product Planning, Product Development, Continuous Improvement Process, Design and Product, Innovation, Process Development, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Communication, Business Priorities, Branding, Strategic Planning, Action Oriented, Goal Setting
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Glasgow
Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Strategic Leadership, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Data Analysis, Leadership Development, Leadership and Management, Agile Methodology, Project Implementation, Organizational Structure
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Email Automation, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Java, Server Side, Java Programming, MySQL, Program Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Web Applications, Data Access, Back-End Web Development, Real Time Data, Development Testing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks