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Game Design Courses

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.

Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    Unreal Engine 5 - The Complete Beginner's Course

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, No-Code Development, Software Installation, Computer Graphic Techniques, Content Management, Event-Driven Programming, Package and Software Management

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    University of London

    Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Web Applications, Game Design, Animations, Musical Composition, Music, Multimedia, Computer Programming, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Programming Tools

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    55 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    Universidade Estadual de Campinas

    A complexidade sensível: Um paralelo entre videogames e arte

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Culture, Conceptual Design, Liberal Arts, Creativity, Post-Production, Social Impact

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    233 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Fudan University

    游戏产业概论

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Intellectual Property, Game Design, New Product Development, Legal Risk, Product Management, Business, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Global Marketing, Investments

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    69 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Unity Android — Build Eight Mobile Games with Unity and C#

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Android Development, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Development Testing, Scripting, Android (Operating System), Development Environment, Animations, Programming Principles, Event-Driven Programming, Software Installation

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Atmosphere, AI, Famous Horror Mechanics, and Final Touches

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Artificial Intelligence, Cinematography

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Character Development & Combat Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques, Event-Driven Programming, Build Tools

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    The University of Edinburgh

    برمج بنفسك! مقدمة حول البرمجة

    Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Code Reusability, Program Development, Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Software Development, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Software Testing, Computational Thinking, Game Design, Animations, Animation and Game Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    27 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    P

    Packt

    Programming for Beginners with Lua and Love2D

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Development Environment, UI Components, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Program Development, Scripting Languages, Computational Logic, Code Reusability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Fudan University

    基于Unity引擎的游戏开发进阶

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Cross Platform Development, Performance Tuning, Android Development, Game Design, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Android (Operating System), Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Image Quality, Virtual Environment, Artificial Intelligence, Animations, Scripting

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    36 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Scrimba

    Learn to work with APIs

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, API Design, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Dashboard Creation, Event-Driven Programming, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Wireframing, Web Servers, Web Development, Real Time Data, Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Servers, Software Development

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    I

    Illinois Tech

    History of Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Culture, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Public History, Cultural Diversity, Storytelling, Diversity Awareness, Case Studies, Innovation

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

  • Unreal Engine 5 - The Complete Beginner's Course: Packt
  • Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps: University of London
  • A complexidade sensível: Um paralelo entre videogames e arte: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • 游戏产业概论: Fudan University
  • Unity Android — Build Eight Mobile Games with Unity and C#: Packt
  • Atmosphere, AI, Famous Horror Mechanics, and Final Touches: Packt
  • Unreal Engine Character Development & Combat Systems: EDUCBA
  • برمج بنفسك! مقدمة حول البرمجة: The University of Edinburgh
  • Programming for Beginners with Lua and Love2D: Packt
  • 基于Unity引擎的游戏开发进阶: Fudan University

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