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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic Design, User Accounts, Design Software, Shared Media, Presentations, Organizational Skills, Account Management, Content Creation, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Brand Awareness, Legal Strategy, Brand Management, Asset Protection, Packaging and Labeling, Legal Risk, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Registration
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, JUnit, Unit Testing, Enterprise Application Management, Java, Integration Testing, Configuration Management, Software Design Patterns, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Context Management, Dependency Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Windows Servers, Authorization (Computing), Microsoft Windows, Authentications, Operating System Administration, User Accounts, Group Policy, Microsoft Servers, Security Controls, Enterprise Security, Active Directory, Identity and Access Management, Servers, Computer Security, System Configuration, Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dassault Systèmes
Skills you'll gain: Computer-Aided Design, Technical Design, 3D Modeling, Design Elements And Principles, Mechanical Engineering
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Skills you'll gain: Augmented Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Mobile Development, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI) Design, iOS Development, Scripting, Video Game Development, Application Development, Android Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, JUnit, Test Automation, Software Testing, Testability, Maintainability, Software Design, Software Development, White-Box Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Programming Principles
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Convolutional Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Robotics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Linear Algebra
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Process Flow Diagrams, Business Process Modeling, Data Modeling, Microsoft Visio, Diagram Design, Business Process, Business Analysis, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Radiation Therapy, electromagnetics, High Voltage, Medical Devices, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronics Engineering, Medical Equipment and Technology, Physics, Equipment Design, Electrical Power, Materials science, Simulation and Simulation Software, Mathematical Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, Mobile Development Tools, iOS Development, Flutter (Software), Integrated Development Environments, Apple iOS, Android Studio, Application Development, Swift Programming, React Native, Apple Xcode, Application Frameworks, Web Applications, Cross Platform Development, Software Testing, Cloud Hosting, Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Storytelling, Graphical Tools, Creativity, Color Theory
Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months