Game Programming Courses
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.
Popular Game Programming Courses and Certifications
Status: Free TrialMichigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Software Design Documents, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, Animation and Game Design, Prototyping, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Experience Design, Storytelling, Software Design, Software Documentation, User Experience Design, Conceptual Design
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Software Design Patterns, C# (Programming Language), Debugging, Data Structures, Software Design, Game Design, Prototyping, Programming Principles, Data Storage, Graph Theory, Code Reusability, C and C++, Event-Driven Programming, Software Architecture, Application Design, Algorithms
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Unity Engine, Augmented Reality, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, Scripting, Cross Platform Development, UI Components, Game Design, Virtual Environment, User Interface (UI) Design, Debugging, Interactive Design, Performance Tuning, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Virtual Reality, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, File I/O, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Debugging, Game Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming Tools, Video Game Development, Unity Engine, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Data Storage, 3D Assets, Development Environment, Software Documentation
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Data Presentation, Scientific Visualization, Application Development, Object Oriented Design, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Application Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Programming Principles, Data Visualization, Graphical Tools, Computational Thinking, Computer Graphic Techniques, Program Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Software Visualization
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Code Reusability, Scripting, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Virtual Environment, Interactive Design, Development Environment, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, UI Components, Program Development, User Interface (UI), Software Development Tools
What brings you to Coursera today?
Status: NewSkills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File Systems, Video Game Development, Software Design Patterns, Local Area Networks, File I/O, Game Design, Computer Programming, Scripting, Software Architecture, Animation and Game Design, Programming Principles, Maintainability, Scripting Languages, Code Reusability, Data Persistence, Other Programming Languages, Graphic Design, Design and Product
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Data Storage, Scripting, Software Documentation
Status: Free TrialJohns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Event-Driven Programming, Scalability, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, C and C++, Memory Management, Performance Tuning, C++ (Programming Language), Dataflow, Digital Signal Processing, Linear Algebra, Distributed Computing, System Programming, Hardware Architecture, Programming Principles, Computer Architecture, Program Development, Machine Learning
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Unity Engine, Augmented Reality, Application Deployment, Cross Platform Development, Virtual Reality, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Mobile Development, UI Components, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Development Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Development, Software Design
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Virtual Reality, 3D Assets, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Scripting, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Event-Driven Programming, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Performance Tuning
Status: NewSkills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Program Development, Python Programming, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Graphics, Animations, Computer Graphic Techniques, Development Environment
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game programming courses
- Game Design and Development with Unity: Michigan State University
- C# Programming for Unity Game Development: University of Colorado System
- Unity 6 Game Development with C# Scripting: Packt
- C++ Programming for Unreal Game Development: University of Colorado System
- C++ Programming and Graphics Development: EDUCBA
- Unity Game Development Foundations & 2D Projects: EDUCBA
- Learning GDScript by Developing a Game with Godot 4: Packt
- Introduction to C# Programming and Unity: University of Colorado System
- GPU Programming: Johns Hopkins University
- Unity Game Deployment, XR, and Cross-Platform Strategies: Packt
