Game programming courses can help you learn coding languages like C# and C++, game design principles, level design, and physics simulation. You can build skills in debugging, optimizing game performance, and creating engaging user interfaces. Many courses introduce tools such as Unity and Unreal Engine, that support developing interactive experiences and implementing graphics and sound effects.

Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Package and Software Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Maintainability, Python Programming, Program Development, Virtual Environment, Development Testing, Verification And Validation, Unit Testing, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Program Development, Python Programming, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Graphics, Animations, Computer Graphic Techniques, Development Environment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Android (Operating System), Android Development, Unity Engine, Animations, Software Versioning, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, Scripting, Application Deployment, Scripting Languages, C and C++, Code Reusability, Game Design, Software Installation, User Interface (UI) Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Data Presentation, Scientific Visualization, Application Development, Object Oriented Design, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Application Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Programming Principles, Data Visualization, Graphical Tools, Computational Thinking, Computer Graphic Techniques, Program Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Software Visualization
★ 4.2 (16) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Persistence, File I/O, C (Programming Language), Game Design, Programming Principles, Debugging, Code Reusability, Data Modeling, Video Game Development, Computational Thinking, System Programming, Data Integrity, C and C++, File Management, Program Development, Application Development, Data Management, Data Storage, Computational Logic, Animation and Game Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Data Storage, Scripting, Software Documentation
★ 4.7 (2.5K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Interactive Design, Virtual Environment, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Assets, Physics, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Scripting, User Interface (UI) Design, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Graphic Techniques, Development Environment, Build Tools
★ 4.9 (33) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Peer Review, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Animations, Software Design Documents, Conceptual Design, Design, Experience Design, Design Elements And Principles, Music, UI Components, Computer Graphic Techniques
★ 4.4 (921) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Animations, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Design, Program Development, Data Structures, Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphic and Visual Design, Python Programming, Event-Driven Programming, Systems Design, Digital Design, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Design, Game Design, Computational Logic
★ 5 (8) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Debugging, Computer Programming, Program Development, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Software Documentation, Code Reusability, Application Development, Data Storage, Scripting
★ 4.5 (181) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Unity Engine, Augmented Reality, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, Scripting, Cross Platform Development, UI Components, Game Design, Virtual Environment, User Interface (UI) Design, Debugging, Interactive Design, Performance Tuning, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Virtual Reality, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months