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: 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

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: AI literacy, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Education Software and Technology, Responsible AI, Digital pedagogy, AI Integrations, Prompt Engineering
★ 4.3 (34) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Storytelling, Design, Layout Design, Adobe InDesign, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop
★ 4.7 (1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Layout Design, Typography, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Graphic Design
★ 4.5 (72) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, User Experience, Ideation, Design Thinking, User Flows
★ 4.6 (123) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
★ 4.5 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Cross Platform Development, Business Logic, Development Environment, Software Installation, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Debugging, Analysis, C and C++, Mechanics, Design, Open Source Technology
★ 5 (16) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Software Design Documents, Conceptual Design, Design, Experience Design, Usability, Software Documentation, Storytelling
★ 4.6 (333) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Content Strategy, Stakeholder Communications, User Experience, UI/UX Strategy, UI/UX Research, User Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Test Planning, Benchmarking, Performance Measurement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Competitive Analysis, Analysis, Writing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Instructional Design, Digital pedagogy, Virtual Environment, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Teaching, User Experience Design, Student Engagement, Learning Styles, UI/UX Research, Online Advertising
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Interactive Design, Animations, Simulations
Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months