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.

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Animations, Design, Design Elements And Principles
★ 4.6 (1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, System Implementation
★ 4.9 (29) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, Performance Tuning, Model Optimization, Prototyping
★ 3.6 (34) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Scrum (Software Development), Unity Engine, Value Propositions, Animations, Functional Specification, Proposal Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Business Modeling, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Customer Analysis, Interaction Design, UI Components, Software Documentation, Interactive Design
★ 4.4 (394) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: AI literacy, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Education Software and Technology, Responsible AI, Digital pedagogy, AI Integrations, Prompt Engineering
★ 4.3 (35) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Madecraft
Skills you'll gain: Instructional and Curriculum Design, Instructional Design, Style Guides, Curriculum Development, Typography, Visual Design, Training and Development, Culture Transformation, Color Theory, Developing Training Materials, Adult Learning Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Program Evaluation, Education Software and Technology, Employee Training, Needs Assessment, Learning Management Systems, Organizational Development, Lifelong Learning, Learning Styles
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment, Game Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, Environment, Design, Interactive Learning, Visual Design, Mechanics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Animations
★ 4.2 (110) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Animations, Music, Creativity, Data Import/Export
★ 4.5 (226) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Functional Specification, Unity Engine, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping
★ 4.6 (149) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks