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: Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Agentic systems, Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Simulations, System Design and Implementation, Scripting, Software Design Patterns
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Performance Tuning, 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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Game Design, Video Game Development, Maintainability, User Interface (UI), Software Development Tools, UI Components, Program Development, Development Environment, Python Programming, Application Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Program Development, Computer Programming, Computational Logic, Computer Science
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Application Development, Program Development, Data Storage, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Java Programming, Software Development, Computer Science
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Unity Engine, Android Development, Android (Operating System), C# (Programming Language), Animations, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Event-Driven Programming, UI Components, Artificial Intelligence, Interaction Design, Scripting Languages
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Vibe coding, Generative AI, Google Gemini, Development Environment, Computational Thinking, Program Development, Software Development, Python Programming
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Social Impact, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Ideation, Scripting, Social Sciences, Peer Review
Intermediate · 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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months