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.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Debugging, Program Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, No-Code Development, Integrated Development Environments, Graphics Software, Computer Programming, C++ (Programming Language), Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), Software Installation, Scripting Languages
★ 4.9 (12) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Prototyping, Virtual Environment, Simulation and Simulation Software, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Simulations, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, 3D Assets, Physics, Event-Driven Programming, UI Components, Scripting, Development Environment
★ 4.8 (18) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Video Game Development, Game Design, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Problem Solving, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Program Development, Algorithms, Python Programming, Computer Science, Debugging, Test Planning, Functional Testing, Other Programming Languages
★ 4.3 (236) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Animations, Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Debugging, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Computer Displays, Program Development, Code Reusability, Python Programming, Development Environment, Development Testing
★ 4.5 (21) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Timelines, Visual Storytelling, Prototyping, Design Strategies, Data Import/Export, Layout Design, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Application Deployment, Creative Design, Software Installation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Performance Tuning, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Virtual Environment, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI) Design, Program Development, Debugging, Animations, UI Components, Computer Graphics, Interactive Design, Scripting, Development Environment, Code Reusability
★ 5 (19) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Game Design, Maintainability, Code Reusability, Software Design, Software Architecture, Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Animation and Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Game Theory, Data Persistence, Artificial Intelligence, Animations, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Code Reusability, Unity Engine, Animations, 3D Assets, Software Design Patterns, Video Game Development, Software Visualization, User Interface (UI), Application Performance Management, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), System Monitoring, Application Frameworks, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Verification And Validation
★ 4.8 (16) · Intermediate · 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, File Management, System Programming, Data Integrity, C and C++, Program Development, Application Development, Data Storage, Computational Logic, Data Maintenance, Animation and Game Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Performance Tuning, Interactive Design, Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Model Optimization, Scripting
★ 4.8 (40) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Data Management, Blueprinting, Video Game Development, Scripting, Event-Driven Programming, C++ (Programming Language)
★ 3.9 (34) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks