2D Game Development Courses and Certifications

EDUCBA

Brick Breaker Game Development with MonoGame

Build a complete 2D Brick Breaker game in MonoGame: paddle input, ball bounce logic, collision detection, scoring and lives, power-ups, and level progression.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Chris Courses

JavaScript Fighting Game Tutorial with HTML Canvas

Learn to build a JavaScript fighting game with HTML Canvas, including combat mechanics, health bars, timers, sprite sheets, and character animations.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Game Design and Development 2: 2D Platformer

125 ratings at Coursera

Build a 2D platformer in Unity while applying the Design, Play, Experience framework to game worlds, storytelling, gameplay mechanics, dynamics, and user interface design.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Unity Game Development Build 2D & 3D Games

5452 ratings at Udemy

Learn Unity game design & 2D & 3D game development & make your own C# games in Unity 3D

• Udemy
• 1 day 11 hours 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Jumpstart to 2D Game Development: Godot 4 for Beginners

4333 ratings at Udemy

Master the Godot 4.6 / 4.7 Engine, Build Engaging 2D Games, Learn GDScript and Ignite Your Game Development Journey!

• Udemy
• 2 days 20 hours 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA Career Certificate

Unity Game Development Foundations & 2D Projects

26 ratings at Coursera

Build interactive 2D games in Unity, scripting game mechanics, physics, animation, collision detection, AI navigation, and UI while creating Breakout and Gem Collector projects.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

From Custom Pixel Art to Playable Game — Vibecoding with AI

17 ratings at Udemy

Draw your own pixel art and turn it into a real playable game with AI — no coding needed. Beginner friendly.

• Udemy
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA Career Certificate

Game Development with MonoGame: 2D & 3D Projects

5 ratings at Coursera

Build 2D and 3D games with MonoGame: configure the framework, implement physics and collision, load assets with the Pipeline Tool, and code a Brick Breaker game.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Packt

Intermediate Unity C# & Advanced 2D Game Development

Build Unity games step by step: a 2D platformer with double jump, a 3D soccer ball physics game, and touch-input Android games scripted in C#.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Easy JavaScript Game Development with Kaboom.js (Mario, Zelda, and Space Invaders) - Full Course

Build Mario-, Zelda-, and Space Invaders-style games with JavaScript and Kaboom.js, from the basics through sharing projects to the Replit App Store.

• freeCodeCamp
• 2-3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

2D Wave Defense Game – GDevelop GameDev Tutorial

Build a 2D wave defense game with GDevelop, adding polish, menus and settings, leveling, and basic and advanced enemies.

• freeCodeCamp
• 1-2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Code a 2D Game Using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS (w/ Free Game Assets) – Tutorial

Build a browser-based 2D game in JavaScript with object-oriented game entities, animation loops, keyboard controls, collisions, enemies, effects, and power-ups.

• freeCodeCamp
• 2-3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Build a Dev Portfolio as a 2D Game - JavaScript Course

Build a JavaScript-powered 2D game portfolio project with tiled maps, player movement, camera scaling, animations, boundaries, and dialogue.

• freeCodeCamp
• 1 hour 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

GameDev with JavaScript and Kaboom.js - Metroidvania Game Tutorial

Build a Metroidvania game with JavaScript and Kaboom.js, implementing maps, collisions, player mechanics, enemies, boss battles, health, cameras, and room transitions.

• freeCodeCamp
• 4 hours 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unity

2D Adventure Game: Robot Repair

Build a 2D adventure game step by step: player movement, environment physics, a health system, character interaction mechanics, game UI and a complete game loop.

• Unity Learn
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate