Gaming courses can help you learn game design principles, storytelling techniques, character development, and level creation. You can build skills in coding, animation, sound design, and user interface design. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating immersive gaming experiences, along with software for 3D modeling and sound editing that enhance gameplay and visual storytelling.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Branding, Organizational Strategy, Brand Management, Organizational Structure, Recruitment, Fundraising, Brand Strategy, Constructive Feedback, Analysis
★ 4.5 (58) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Computer Graphics, Virtual Environment, Scripting, Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Autodesk Maya, Computer Graphic Techniques, Image Analysis, Design Research, Model Optimization, Baking
★ 4.8 (53) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Algorithms, Game Design, Video Game Development, Program Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI) Design, Mobile Development Tools, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Animations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Graphic Techniques, Cross Platform Development, Scripting
★ 4.7 (100) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Restful API, Ajax, Node.JS, Web Applications, Web Servers, Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Model View Controller, Javascript, PHP (Scripting Language), Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, JSON, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Architecture, Real Time Data, Data Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Unity Engine, Animations, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, System Implementation, Physics
★ 4.8 (55) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

SAE Institute México
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unity Engine, Game Design, Ideation, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, 3D Assets, UI Components, Interactive Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Software Architecture, Visual Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Object Oriented Design, Code Reusability, Design, Course Development, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Interactive Learning, Systems Development, Project Design, Physics
★ 4.5 (13) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Video Game Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Design, Graphics Software, C# (Programming Language), Motion Graphics, Animations, Cross Platform Development, Business Logic, Program Development, Development Environment, Software Installation, Debugging, Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Programming Principles, Data Structures, No-Code Development, Object Oriented Design, Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Design, Code Reusability, Scripting, Graphical Tools
★ 4.6 (18) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months