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.

The University of Sydney
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Prototyping, Ideation, Design
★ 4.7 (2.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Project Design, Driving engagement, Social Impact, Drive Engagement, Psychology, Marketing
★ 4.8 (2.4K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Prototyping, Unreal Engine, Ideation, Creativity, Innovation
★ 4 (23) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

★ 4.8 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unreal Engine, Software Design Documents, Video Game Development, Software Documentation, Conceptual Design, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles
★ 4.3 (73) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Conceptual Design, Virtual Environment, Ideation, Design Strategies, Creative Design, Aesthetics, Design Research, Creativity
★ 4.5 (829) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Project Design, Development Environment, UI Components, Workflow Management, Build Tools, Visual Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Environment, Scripting, Geometry
★ 4.9 (16) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Software Architecture, Algorithms
★ 4.6 (149) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Software Design Documents, Social Impact, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Ideation, Scripting, Peer Review
★ 4.7 (47) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Software Design Documents, Prototyping, Video Game Development, Software Documentation, Conceptual Design, Ideation, Peer Review
★ 4.8 (41) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Prototyping, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Programming Principles
★ 4.8 (69) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Prototyping, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Graphic and Visual Design
★ 4.7 (297) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months