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.

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Software Design Documents, Design, Experience Design, Design Elements And Principles, Usability, Storytelling
★ 4.6 (333) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Storytelling, Design Software, Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Adobe InDesign, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop
★ 4.7 (1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Systems Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Digital Design, System Design and Implementation, Design Strategies, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design, Design Software, Scalability, Design and Product, Agile Methodology, Usability, Design Research, Style Guides, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), UI/UX Research, Product Testing, System Programming, Prompt Patterns
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Game Design, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Animations, Virtual Environment, Performance Tuning, Model Optimization, Design Elements And Principles, Prototyping, Musical Composition
★ 3.6 (33) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Software Architecture, Visual Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Object Oriented Design, Code Reusability, Design, Course Development, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Interactive Learning, Systems Development, Project Design, Physics
★ 4.5 (13) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface (UI), Animations, Computer Graphic Techniques, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Event-Driven Programming, Python Programming
★ 4.7 (15) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

★ 5 (11) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Interactive Design, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Code Reusability, Program Development, Python Programming, Development Environment, Functional Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Augmented Reality, Video Game Development, Virtual Reality, Application Deployment, DevOps, CI/CD, Collaborative Software, Build Tools, Configuration Management, C# (Programming Language), Version Control
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphics Software, 3D Assets, Game Design, Motion Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animations, Cross Platform Development, Development Environment, Software Installation, Build Tools, Content Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks