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.

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
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Statistical Analysis, Usability, Experience Design, User Experience, Ideation, User Research, User Interface (UI), UI/UX Strategy, Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Experimentation, A/B Testing, Human Factors, Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, R Programming, Storyboarding
★ 4.5 (4K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Event-Driven Programming, UI Components, Video Game Development, Scripting, User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Code Reusability, Build Tools, Graphical Tools, Maintainability, Design, Data Import/Export, Asset Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Code Reusability, Software Architecture, C# (Programming Language), Memory Management, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Game Design, Timelines, Prototyping, Layout Design, Application Deployment
★ 5 (8) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Model Optimization, Design, Editing, Data Import/Export, Geometry, Environment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Design and Development, Prototyping, Front-End Web Development, Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Elements And Principles, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Experience Design, Wireframing, Typography, Application Design, UI Components
★ 4.5 (324) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Computer Graphics, Virtual Environment, Scripting, Design, Event-Driven Programming
★ 5 (13) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Strategies, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design, Design Software, Scalability, Design and Product, Agile Methodology, Usability, Design Research, Style Guides, UI/UX Research, Product Testing, System Programming, Prompt Patterns
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Madecraft
Skills you'll gain: Instructional and Curriculum Design, Instructional Design, Style Guides, Curriculum Development, Typography, Visual Design, Training and Development, Culture Transformation, Color Theory, Developing Training Materials, Adult Learning Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Program Evaluation, Education Software and Technology, Employee Training, Needs Assessment, Learning Management Systems, Organizational Development, Lifelong Learning, Learning Styles
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, System Implementation
★ 4.9 (29) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Scrum (Software Development), Unity Engine, Value Propositions, Animations, Functional Specification, Proposal Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Business Modeling, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Customer Analysis, Interaction Design, UI Components, Software Documentation, Interactive Design
★ 4.4 (393) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months