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.

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Educational Materials, Learning Strategies, Instructional Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Learning Management Systems, Web Content, Digital pedagogy, Education Software and Technology, Diversity Awareness, User Centered Design, Creative Thinking, Content Management, Cultural Responsiveness
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Coursera
Skills you'll gain: electromagnetics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electronics, Verification And Validation, Communication Systems, Wireless Networks, Digital Communications, Telecommunications, Technical Design, Prototyping, Engineering Design Process, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Workflow Management, Radiation Protection, Network Troubleshooting, Business Workflow Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Scripting, Software Architecture, Interactive Design, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), UI Components, 3D Assets, Development Environment, Virtual Environment, User Interface (UI), Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Tools, Debugging
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Animation and Game Design, Application Deployment
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Spreadsheet Software
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Artificial Intelligence, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Android (Operating System), Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Scripting, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Post-Production, Animations, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, Computer Graphics, Software Installation, Release Management, Artificial Intelligence, UI/UX Strategy, Scripting, Music, Programming Principles, C (Programming Language)
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Combinatorics, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Computational Logic, Mathematical Modeling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Programming, General Mathematics, Computer Graphics, Arithmetic, Graphing, Geometry, Data Structures, Applied Mathematics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Mobile Development, 3D Assets, Graphics Software, Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Architecture, Systems Thinking, Software Design Patterns, Stakeholder Communications, Systems Analysis, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Application Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months