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.

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Google Cloud Platform, GitHub, Tensorflow, Machine Learning, Jupyter, Game Design
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Performance Tuning, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, Animations, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Scripting, Interactive Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Intellectual Property, Video Game Development, Production Process, Business, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Innovation, Product Marketing, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Data Persistence, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Human Machine Interfaces, Animation and Game Design, Scripting, Performance Testing, System Testing, Programming Principles, No-Code Development, Virtual Environment, Development Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Object Oriented Design, Animations
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Prompt Engineering, Storytelling, Brainstorming, ChatGPT, Creativity, Learning Strategies, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Game Design, Storyboarding, Artificial Intelligence, Content Creation, Writing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

SAE Institute México
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Prototyping, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, UI Components, Animation and Game Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Game Design, Prototyping, Mockups, UI Components, Wireframing, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI) Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Design Elements And Principles, File Management, Editing, Graphics Software, User Interface (UI), Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Live Streaming, Animation and Game Design, Systems Thinking, Aesthetics, Social Sciences, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Liberal Arts, Culture, Education and Training, Social Impact, Electronic Media, Psychology, Interactive Learning, Storytelling, User Experience, Media Strategy, Critical Thinking, Digital Media Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Debugging, Programming Principles, Animations, Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Performance Tuning, Frontend Performance, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks