Game Design Courses and Certifications

Unreal Engine 5: Making Mario

412 ratings at Udemy

Love Mario, Meat Boy, or classic Metroid? Learn to use Unreal Engine as we create a side scrolling platformer.

• Udemy
• 16 hours 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Learn the ART of Level Design

403 ratings at Udemy

Learn Design Principles and Techniques so you too, can build video game levels like the pros.

• Udemy
• 13 hours 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Unity & Blender Masterclass: Make a 3D Zenda Game!

396 ratings at Udemy

Learn to build a game in Unity®. Create the game's art from scratch in Blender.

• Udemy
• 1 day 6 hours 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Game Hacking | Create a Game in 1 Hour

378 ratings at Udemy

Crank out your very first game without being a coding genius.

• Udemy
• 2 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Skillademia

Unity 2D Course for Beginners - Game Design Tutorial

Comprehensive Unity 2D tutorial covering game development basics, scripting, UI creation, and practical projects like Pong and a platformer, suitable for beginners aiming to create and export their own games.

• YouTube
• 8 hours 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Educational Game and Intelligent Tutoring System - A Classroom Study and Comparative Design Analysis

Comparative study of DragonBox and Lynnette for equation-solving: DragonBox offers more enjoyment and problem-solving, while Lynnette yields better post-test performance. Analysis explores combining strengths of both systems.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

GDC

Games that Care - Lessons from Teaching Grief-Based Game Design

Explore methods, risks, and outcomes of grief-based game design, emphasizing care as an essential skill for contemporary game designers and educators in this insightful session.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Unreal Engine 5: The Ultimate Endless Runner Course

373 ratings at Udemy

Create an Endless Runner and Learn Game Development with Blueprints

• Udemy
• 4 hours 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

How to Create a 3D Survival Game in Godot 4 with GDScript

372 ratings at Udemy

Learn to Create a First Person Survival Game with Godot 4 and GDScript. Systems, Gameplay, Design, You'll Learn it All

• Udemy
• 14 hours 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Epic Construct 2 Course: Complete 60 Beginner Games!

370 ratings at Udemy

Learn to build 60 games in Construct 2 without programming. Learn the secrets behind top selling mobile games.

• Udemy
• 1 day 12 hours 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Make a fighting game in Unity

361 ratings at Udemy

Make a professional looking two player fighting game in Unity

• Udemy
• 23 hours 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Complete Guide to Unity 2D : Endless Runner

353 ratings at Udemy

Making games is easy! I Learn C# using Unity and create your very own endless runner for PC and Mobile

• Udemy
• 11 hours 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Unity Parkour & Climbing System

350 ratings at Udemy

Learn to Create a Third Person Parkour & Climbing System in Unity and C# | Learn Gameplay Programming in Unity

• Udemy
• 9 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

2D Adventure Game Creation: Art, Music, Programming and More

334 ratings at Udemy

Learn to create a 2D "point and click" Adventure Game with hand-painted graphics, original music and voice acting!

• Udemy
• 19 hours 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Art of Doing: Video Game Basics with Python and Pygame

329 ratings at Udemy

Learn all you need to know to begin making your own simple and fun arcade style games!

• Udemy
• 1 hour 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course