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: Mobile Development, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Unity Engine, Android Development, Android (Operating System), C# (Programming Language), Animations, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Scripting, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Animation and Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Design Elements And Principles
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Program Development, Mechanics, Software Installation, Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, Geographic Information Systems, Game Design, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Geospatial Information and Technology, Animations, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Global Positioning Systems, Computer Graphic Techniques, Event-Driven Programming, Knowledge of Apple Hardware
★ 4.5 (55) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Video Game Development, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Game Design, Web Design, Animation and Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Animations, Frontend Performance, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Interactive Design, Web Applications, Computer Graphic Techniques, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Graphics, Javascript
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Interactive Design, Environment, Design, Scripting, Interactive Learning, Visual Design, Mechanics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Object Oriented Design, Program Development, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, Animation and Game Design, Project Design, Interactive Design, Program Development, Systems Development, Design, Experience Design, Design and Product, Design Elements And Principles, Scripting, Mechanics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks