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: Flutter (Software), Mobile Development, iOS Development, Apple iOS, User Interface (UI), Android Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Development, Cross Platform Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Development Tools, Application Frameworks, Debugging, Software Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Canva (Software), Marketing Design, Design Elements And Principles, Marketing Materials, Color Theory, Graphic Design, Branding, Marketing, Advertising, Business
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Payment Processing and Collection, Credit Risk, Lending and Underwriting, Organizational Structure, Financial Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Accounts Receivable, Business Risk Management, Organizational Strategy, Cash Flows, Ancient History
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Agentic systems, Social Network Analysis, Model Evaluation, Sociology, Economics, Scientific Methods, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Delegation Skills, Performance Management, Employee Performance Management, Management Training And Development, Emotional Intelligence, People Management, Team Building, Cultural Sensitivity, Leadership, Communication Strategies, Collaboration, Cross-Functional Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Commonwealth Education Trust
Skills you'll gain: Teaching, Professional Development, Lifelong Learning, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Professionalism, Personal Development, Willingness To Learn, Collaboration, Self-Awareness, Accountability, Leadership
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Qualitative Research, Market Research, Quantitative Research, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Benchmarking, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, Competitive Analysis, Analytical Skills, Research Design, Market Dynamics, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Statistics, User Research, Data Collection, Data Analysis Software, Microsoft Excel, R Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computational Logic, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Learning Strategies, Human Learning, Willingness To Learn, Biology, Collaboration, Self-Awareness, Motivational Skills, Self-Motivation, Time Management, Resourcefulness, Organizational Skills
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, C (Programming Language), Algorithms, Maintainability, Data Structures, Software Design, Scalability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: White-Box Testing, Acceptance Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Configuration Management, Debugging, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing, Software Development, Software Engineering, Unified Modeling Language, System Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Unit Testing, Secure Coding, Test Case, Requirements Analysis, Waterfall Methodology, Agile Methodology, Project Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months