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.

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Javascript and jQuery, jQuery, Scripting, Javascript, Computational Thinking, Program Development, Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Event-Driven Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Education Software and Technology, Educational Materials, Learning Management Systems, Instructional Design, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, Graphic and Visual Design
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Unreal Engine, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Scripting, Video Game Development, Data Structures, Data Manipulation, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Agile Methodology, Interaction Design, Software Documentation, Agile Software Development, Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Software Development Methodologies, Agile Product Development, Prototyping, Computer Graphics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Scrum (Software Development), Value Propositions, Proposal Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Business Modeling, Video Game Development, Customer Analysis, Agile Methodology, Software Development Methodologies, Agile Software Development, Presentations, Entrepreneurship, Game Design, Target Audience, Sprint Planning, Target Market, Backlogs, Agile Product Development, Agile Project Management, Market Opportunities
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI) Design, Mobile Development Tools, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Animations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Graphic Techniques, Cross Platform Development, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Design, Virtual Reality, User Experience Design, Design Strategies, Diversity Awareness, Design Research, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Psychology, Virtual Environment, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Data Structures, Video Game Development, Data Storage, Game Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: GitHub Copilot, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Game Design, Unit Testing, Python Programming, AI Enablement, Program Development, GitHub, Development Environment, Debugging
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), UI Components, User Interface (UI)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Git (Version Control System), Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Data Persistence, React.js, Version Control, Performance Tuning, Full-Stack Web Development, GitHub, Event-Driven Programming, HTML and CSS, Application Design, Development Testing, Video Game Development, Software Design Documents, Game Design, Program Development, Software Testing, Javascript
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months