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.

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Software Documentation, Backlogs, Sprint Planning, Video Production, Prototyping, Digital Publishing, User Interface (UI)
★ 5 (7) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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: HTML and CSS, JSON, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Frontend Performance, Video Game Development, Animations, Code Reusability, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Intermediate · 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, Interactive Design, Python Programming, Design, Mechanics
★ 4.7 (15) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, Interactive Design, Game Design, Computer Displays, Development Environment, Python Programming, Program Development, Computer Programming Tools, Environment, Software Development Tools, Jupyter, Software Installation
★ 4.4 (19) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Game Design, Project Design, Program Development, Development Environment, C# (Programming Language), Course Development, Interactive Learning, Interactive Design, Scripting, Process Design, System Requirements, Environment, Mechanics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Bitbucket, Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Versioning, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Animations, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Color Theory
★ 5 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks