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.

Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Video Game Development, Computer Programming Tools, Game Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Computer Science
★ 4.5 (1.5K) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Prototyping, Unreal Engine, System Design and Implementation, Creativity, Innovation, Storytelling
★ 4 (22) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Game Design, Scripting, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Design, Animations, Interactive Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Code Reusability, Game Design, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Maintainability, Interactive Design, Development Environment, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Control Panels
Mixed · 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

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
★ 4.8 (18) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Design, Software Design, Programming Principles, Application Development
★ 4.8 (68) · Intermediate · 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: Unreal Engine, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Data Structures, Video Game Development, Data Storage, Game Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Algorithms
★ 4.4 (34) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Scripting, Digital Publishing, Creativity
★ 4.7 (531) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Event-Driven Programming, File I/O, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Data Import/Export, Data Persistence, Configuration Management
★ 4.6 (331) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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