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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, UI/UX Research, UI/UX Strategy, Persona (User Experience), Internet Of Things, API Design, User Interface (UI), Embedded Software, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Embedded Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Development
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Programming Principles, General Mathematics, Plot (Graphics), Computer Graphics, Graphing, Computational Logic, Geometry, Data Structures, Applied Mathematics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Game Design, UI Components, Animations, Graphic and Visual Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Game Design, Animations, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, Program Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Installation, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Artificial Intelligence, Interaction Design, UI/UX Strategy, Programming Principles, C (Programming Language)
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Restful API, Ajax, Node.JS, Web Applications, Web Servers, Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Model View Controller, Javascript, PHP (Scripting Language), Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, JSON, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Architecture, Real Time Data, Data Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Android (Operating System), GitHub, Software Development Tools, User Interface (UI) Design, 3D Assets, Mobile Development Tools, Scripting
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Structure, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Change, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Corporate Strategy, Process Design, Coordinating, Business Strategy, Business Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Planning, Governance, Coordination, Growth Strategies, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Eclipse (Software), Data Structures, Video Game Development, Java Programming, Java, UI Components, Programming Principles, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Program Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Animations, User Interface (UI), Game Design, Video Game Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Physics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Version Control, Mobile Development, Android Development, Android (Operating System), User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Game Design, Git (Version Control System), Animation and Game Design, Release Management, Scripting, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Software Versioning, Application Deployment, Code Reusability, UI Components, Event-Driven Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Maintainability, Layout Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Usability, User Experience Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months