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

Skills you'll gain: Design Reviews, AI powered creativity, Peer Review, Adobe Firefly, Generative AI, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic Design, Responsible AI, Adobe Photoshop, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Software, Design Strategies, Design Research, Oral Expression, Design Elements And Principles, Prompt Engineering
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Unreal Engine, Interaction Design, AI Workflows, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Scripting, Video Game Development, Data Structures, Debugging, Data Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Scripting, Development Environment, Code Reusability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Scripting, User Interface (UI) Design, Event-Driven Programming, Artificial Intelligence
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Image Quality, Linear Algebra, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Post-Production, Storytelling, Visual Storytelling, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Model Optimization, Aesthetics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Data Persistence, Video Game Development, Game Design, Interactive Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, AI Personalization, AI Integrations, AI Orchestration, System Testing, AI Workflows, Scalability, Functional Testing, Development Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Storage Technologies, Application Deployment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, UI Components, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animation and Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Event-Driven Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Programming Principles, Data Structures, No-Code Development, Object Oriented Design, Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Design, Code Reusability, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks