Game development courses cover areas such as game design, programming, graphics, and user experience. You can learn how to create characters, build levels, and implement gameplay mechanics, often using tools like Unity or Unreal Engine. Courses may also explore sound design and storytelling to enhance the gaming experience.

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, Scalability, Game Theory, Data Persistence, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

The University of Tokyo
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Analysis, Political Sciences, Biology
★ 4.7 (2K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Interactive Design, Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Code Reusability, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Program Development, Python Programming, Experience Design, Development Environment, Functional Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), jQuery, Javascript and jQuery, Web Design and Development, Javascript, Web Development, Animations, Front-End Web Development, Web Applications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Android Development, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Full-Stack Web Development, Software Design, Web Development, Software Development Methodologies, Software Design Patterns, Development Environment, Unified Modeling Language, Software Engineering, Web Applications, Software Development Tools, Software Development, Application Deployment, Programming Principles, Front-End Web Development, Web Language, Back-End Web Development, Integrated Development Environments, Python Programming
★ 4.7 (4.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Full-Stack Web Development, Restful API, Version Control, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Data Structures, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Unix Commands, Back-End Web Development, API Testing, Relational Databases, Front-End Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, Command-Line Interface, Database Management, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Cloud Hosting
★ 4.6 (10K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Unit Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Bash (Scripting Language), Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Package and Software Management, Object-Relational Mapping, OpenShift, Istio, Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Architecture, Linux Commands, Application Deployment, Django (Web Framework), Shell Script, Git (Version Control System), Grafana, Microservices, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (53K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

IBM
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Unit Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Modeling, Software Architecture, Responsible AI, Computer Vision, LangChain, LLM Application, Javascript, IBM Cloud, Data Ethics, Python Programming, Application Deployment, Software Development, Machine Learning, Data Science
★ 4.6 (83K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Research, Commercialization, Pre-Clinical Development, Pharmaceutical Sales, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Regulatory Affairs, Intellectual Property, Biotechnology, Business Modeling, Portfolio Management, Strategic Partnership, Regulatory Compliance, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Materials, Patient Safety
★ 4.6 (6.5K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Restful API, Version Control, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Responsive Web Design, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), JSON, HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Unix Commands, Back-End Web Development, API Testing, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, Object Oriented Design, Command-Line Interface, Mobile Development, Python Programming
★ 4.7 (26K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Start with what you want to create. If you're focused on 2D game development, choose courses covering sprite animation, tile maps, and 2D physics engines. If you want to use Unity for game development, look for courses that emphasize Unity's interface, C scripting, and asset management. Compare these options to find the right fit for your goals.