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: File I/O, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), UI Components, User Interface (UI)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Unity Engine, GitHub, Bitbucket, Android Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, Software Versioning, Scripting, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Computer Graphics, Program Development, Graphics Software, Animations
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Data Management, Game Design, Data Structures, Application Development, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Scripting, Computational Logic
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, Game Design, Python Programming, Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Event-Driven Programming, Typography, Image Analysis, Program Development, Peripheral Devices
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Program Development, Animations, Game Design, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, C++ (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Application Development, Application Design, Memory Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Design, Android Development, Android (Operating System), User Interface (UI) Design, Animation and Game Design, C# (Programming Language), C and C++, Mobile Development, Application Deployment, Code Reusability, Software Installation, UI Components, Linear Algebra, Computational Logic, Interactive Design
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Performance Tuning, Image Quality
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Data Structures, Video Game Development, Data Storage, Game Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, C++ (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, C# (Programming Language), Maintainability, Computational Logic, Data Structures, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks