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: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Virtual Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Scripting, Virtual Environment, Event-Driven Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, Ajax, Web Services, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Web Design and Development, Wireframing, Web Development, Real Time Data, Web Development Tools, Web Servers, Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Development
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Videography, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Video Production, 3D Assets, Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Storytelling, Video Game Development, Post-Production, Animations, Media Production, Computer Graphics, Motion Graphics, User Interface (UI), Real Time Data
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Design Elements And Principles, File Management, Editing, Graphics Software, User Interface (UI), Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Application Development, Android (Operating System), Android Studio, Mobile Development, Software Development Tools, Game Design, Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Web Servers, Web Applications, USB, Ubuntu, Peripheral Devices, Operating Systems, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Performance Tuning, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Animations, Scripting, Debugging
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Data Structures, Debugging, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Data Store, Event-Driven Programming, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Management, Software Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Program Development, Performance Tuning, Computer Programming, Computer Programming Tools, User Interface (UI)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Software Development, Computer Programming, Software Documentation, Software Testing, Computational Thinking, Game Design, Animations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Game Design, Unreal Engine, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Scripting, System Design and Implementation, Animations, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Game Design, Investments, Test Automation, Digital Assets, Investment Management, Development Testing, Cryptography, Program Development, Emerging Technologies, FinTech, Software Development, Web Development Tools, Asset Management, Asset Protection, Transaction Processing, Secure Coding, Application Deployment
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months