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: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Typography, Layout Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design Reviews, Branding, Style Guides, Animation and Game Design, Design, Peer Review, Color Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Data Persistence
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Game Design, Scripting, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Interactive Design, Usability, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, Debugging, Animations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Risk Management Framework, Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Project Risk Management, Agile Methodology, Stakeholder Communications, Software Development Methodologies, Operational Risk, Stakeholder Engagement, Portfolio Risk, Video Game Development, Program Management, Lean Methodologies, Resource Allocation
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Video Game Development, Performance Testing, Programming Principles, No-Code Development, Object Oriented Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Computer Graphics, Music, Aesthetics, Creativity, Data Import/Export
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Game Design, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Scripting, Prototyping
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment, Game Design, Video Game Development, Debugging, 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Prototyping, C# (Programming Language)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks