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.

Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Logo Design, Typography, Interaction Design, Figma (Design Software), Adobe Illustrator, Design Reviews, Wireframing, User Interface (UI) Design, Marketing Materials, Marketing Design, Layout Design, Usability, Graphic and Visual Design, User Experience, Graphic Design, AI powered creativity, Peer Review, Adobe Photoshop
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Story, Information Architecture, UI/UX Research, User Research, Persona (User Experience), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Agile Software Development, UI/UX Strategy, Scrum (Software Development), User Centered Design, Design Research, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Figma (Design Software), Wireframing, User Experience, Adobe XD, Responsible AI, Prototyping
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Android Development, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Android (Operating System), Game Design, Mobile Development Tools, UI Components, Scripting, User Interface (UI) Design, Mobile Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Design Strategies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: React.js, UI Components, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Code Reusability, Game Design, Front-End Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Web Frameworks, Web Development, Computational Logic
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Programming Principles, Data Structures, General Mathematics, Plot (Graphics), Computer Graphics, Graphing, Linear Algebra, Computational Logic, Geometry, Advanced Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Algorithms
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Model Optimization, File Management, Computer Graphic Techniques, Data Import/Export, Image Quality
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Skills you'll gain: Behavioral Economics, Behavior Management, Experience Design, Consumer Behaviour, Economics, Social Sciences, Design and Product, Decision Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Social Impact, Influencing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Agentic systems, Agentic Workflows, Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Software Visualization, Simulations, Scripting, Program Development, C# (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Torque (Physics), Game Design, Video Game Development, Mechanics, Event-Driven Programming, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Scripting, Linear Algebra
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Android (Operating System), UI Components, Interactive Design, Mobile Development Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Rust (Programming Language), Algorithms, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Principles, Data Structures, Software Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours