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: Content Performance Analysis, Content Strategy, Stakeholder Communications, User Experience, UI/UX Strategy, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Content Development and Management, Design Research, Content Optimization, User Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Test Planning, Benchmarking, User Feedback, Performance Measurement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Research Reports
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Game Design, Autodesk Maya, Video Game Development, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Photoshop
★ 4.3 (75) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Computer Graphics, Music, Computer Graphic Techniques, Creativity, Data Import/Export
★ 4.5 (226) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Virtual Environment, UI Components, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Software Development Tools, Course Development, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI) Design, Functional Design, Usability, Scripting, Design, Debugging
★ 5 (13) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphic Techniques
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Functional Specification, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Software Documentation, Software Design Documents, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles
★ 4.6 (149) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Instructional Design, Digital pedagogy, Virtual Environment, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Virtual Reality, Teaching, User Experience Design, Education Software and Technology, User Centered Design, Student Engagement, Learning Styles, Human Centered Design, UI/UX Research, Online Advertising, Survey Creation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Interactive Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Multimedia, Music
★ 4.2 (110) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Experimentation, Usability Testing, Usability, User Experience Design, Statistical Programming, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, UI/UX Research, R Programming, User Experience, Data Collection, Human Computer Interaction, Statistics, Data Validation, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Logistic Regression
★ 3.6 (596) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unity Engine, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Software Design, Programming Principles, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science
★ 4.6 (149) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks