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: Video Game Development, Game Design, Rust (Programming Language), Algorithms, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Principles, Data Structures, Software Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Skills you'll gain: Behavioral Economics, Behavior Management, Experience Design, Consumer Behaviour, Economics, Social Sciences, Design and Product, Decision Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Social Impact, Influencing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Agentic systems, Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Software Visualization, Simulations, System Design and Implementation, Scripting, Software Design Patterns
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Torque (Physics), Game Design, Video Game Development, Mechanics, Event-Driven Programming, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Scripting, Linear Algebra
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Design, Human Centered Design, Workplace inclusivity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity Awareness, Social Impact, Team Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, Anthropic Claude, Figma (Design Software), AI powered creativity, Responsible AI, AI Workflows, Design Software, AI literacy, UI/UX Strategy, AI Personalization, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design, Creative Design, Design and Product, Generative AI, Wireframing, Project Design, Web Design, Presentations, Branding
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unity Engine, Object Oriented Design, Video Game Development, Event-Driven Programming, Code Reusability, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), Scripting, UI Components, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Model Optimization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), File Management, Computer Graphic Techniques, Graphical Tools, Data Import/Export, Image Quality
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), UI Components, Interactive Design, Mobile Development Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Research, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Interactive Design, User Experience Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, User Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Persona (User Experience), Ideation, Design, Peer Review, Design Reviews
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

JetBrains
Skills you'll gain: Vibe coding, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Game Design, Code Review, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, 3D Modeling, Integrated Development Environments, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Project Planning, Javascript, Software Development, Product Development, Web Development, Product Design, Animations, Visual Design, Interactive Data Visualization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks