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: 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
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Database Design, IBM DB2, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Database Development, Databases, Database Management, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Database Administration, Database Software, SQL, Database Management Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export, Data Integrity, Command-Line Interface
★ 4.6 (793) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Animations, Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Debugging, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Computer Displays, Program Development, Code Reusability, Python Programming, Development Environment
★ 4.7 (33) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills 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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Structure, Organizational Strategy, Governance, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Innovation, Business Management, Systems Thinking, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Growth Strategies
★ 4.7 (1.8K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Microsoft Visual Studio, Computer Graphic Techniques, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Animations, Microsoft Development Tools, Middleware
★ 3.9 (105) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Data Structures, Computer Graphics, Linear Algebra, Advanced Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Algorithms
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, Program Development, UI Components, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Music
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, Operations Research, Competitive Analysis, Spreadsheet Software
★ 4.6 (66) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Combinatorics, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics
★ 4.3 (211) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Game Design, Maintainability, Code Reusability, Software Design, Software Architecture, Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Animation and Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Scalability, Game Theory, Data Persistence, Artificial Intelligence, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, UI Components, Development Environment
★ 4.7 (19) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks