Game development courses can help you learn programming languages like C and C++, game design principles, 3D modeling, and animation techniques. You can build skills in level design, user interface creation, and game mechanics implementation. Many courses introduce tools such as Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating immersive gaming experiences and allow you to apply your skills in real projects.

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Intellectual Property, Video Game Development, Production Process, Business, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Entrepreneurship, Human Factors, Business Management, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Hardware Architecture, Innovation, Thought Leadership, Product Marketing, Organizational Structure, Case Studies, Promotional Strategies
★ 3.6 (69) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Animations, User Interface (UI), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Program Development, Debugging, Scripting, C# (Programming Language)
★ 5 (18) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Virtual Environment, Unity Engine, Interaction Design, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Software Installation
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Program Development, Web Development Tools, Software Development, Software Development Tools, Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, Software Documentation, Data Validation, Javascript, Debugging, Integrated Development Environments, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Code Reusability, Software Design, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
★ 4.2 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Code Reusability, Program Development, Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Software Development, Software Design, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Software Documentation, Software Testing, Computational Thinking, Game Design, Animations, Animation and Game Design
★ 4.6 (27) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Model Optimization, File Management, Computer Graphic Techniques, Data Import/Export, Image Quality
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Cross Platform Development, Performance Tuning, Android Development, Game Design, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques, C# (Programming Language), Image Quality, Virtual Environment, Artificial Intelligence, Animations, Scripting
★ 4.7 (36) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, iOS Development, Animation and Game Design, Usability Testing, Apple iOS, Mobile Development, Usability, Animations, Application Design, User Interface (UI) Design
★ 4.9 (10) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Data Structures, 3D Assets, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphic Techniques, Code Reusability, Video Game Development, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Management, Model Optimization, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Software Design, Debugging, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Restful API, Rust (Programming Language), Application Programming Interface (API), Build Tools, Package and Software Management, OS Process Management, Video Game Development, Web Development, Program Development, Programming Principles, Servers, TCP/IP
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Conceptual Design, Systems Design, Computer Graphics, System Design and Implementation, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphic and Visual Design Software, Prototyping, Storytelling
★ 3.9 (34) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Visual Storytelling, Storytelling, Content Creation, Digital Publishing, Interaction Design
★ 4.3 (36) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours