Game Development Courses and Certifications

Packt Career Certificate

Unreal Engine — Ultimate Survival Horror Course

Build a complete survival horror game in Unreal Engine: player controls, HUD, interaction and inventory systems, flashlights, atmospheric lighting, and AI enemies that chase and jumpscare.

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

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Materials and Textures in Unreal Engine 5

Build materials and textures in Unreal Engine 5: normal maps, blend modes, shading models, material instances, water materials, UV mapping, and dynamic nodes like rotator and panner.

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

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Advanced Asset Manipulation and Environment Detailing in UE5

Deform Quixel assets with Boolean and warping tools, texture landscapes, scatter foliage, and build water and waterfall materials using normal maps and vertex painting in Unreal Engine 5.

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

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Foundations of Unreal Engine 5 and Basic Environment Design

Build a complete 3D environment in Unreal Engine 5: navigate the viewport, block out primitives, sculpt terrain, add Quixel Megascans assets, and apply UV tiling and materials.

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

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Godot 4 for Beginners

Build 2D and 3D mini-games in Godot 4: navigate the editor, script in GDScript, work with vectors, tilemaps, collisions, particles, and game design documents.

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

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Blender 3 to Unreal Engine 5 — Dungeon Modular Kitbash

Build a modular dungeon kitbash pack in Blender 3 — walls, arches, stairs, pillars, doors — then import it into Unreal Engine 5 with HDRI lighting and materials.

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

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Learning GDScript by Developing a Game with Godot 4

Build a 2D game from scratch in Godot 4: write GDScript variables, classes, and state machines, add collisions, menus, LAN multiplayer, and export to multiple platforms.

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

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Unreal Engine 5 - Blueprints Game Developer Masterclass

Build gameplay in Unreal Engine 5 with Blueprints visual scripting: variables, arrays, flow control, custom events and macros, actors, timelines, materials, and Widget Blueprint interfaces.

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

Unreal Engine 5 For Beginners: Characters & Interiors

Design cinematic interior scenes in Unreal Engine 5: lay out a virtual studio, create Metahuman characters, capture facial motion, and light indoor environments for mood.

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

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Unity Game Projects — 20+ Mini Projects in Unity and C#

Build 20+ Unity mini projects in C#: 3D character controllers, particle blast and rain effects, 2D platformer and top-down mechanics, and Android games with Unity Ads.

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

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Build a complete pixel platformer in Godot 4

Build a pixel platformer in Godot 4: animate a character with jumping and gravity, design Tilemap levels, add treasure, health, sword combat, boss fights, menus and save/load.

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

3D Design in Unreal Engine: Create a Realistic Environment

Build a realistic, explorable game world in Unreal Engine: sculpt terrain, blend materials and lighting, place foliage manually and procedurally, and prototype a navigable level.

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

Unreal Engine 5 For Beginners: Cameras & Production

Build a virtual production workflow in Unreal Engine 5: animate cameras, track live with your phone, composite chroma key footage, control DMX lighting, and render cinematic output.

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

Video Game Design in Unreal Engine: Build Your World

Build a playable obstacle-course game in Unreal Engine: connect a Metahuman character, set up crouch and walk state machines, add timers, danger zones, and an intro cinematic.

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

Foundations of Video Game Design: From Concept to Narrative

Turn game ideas into production-ready designs: generate and refine concepts, craft narratives and memorable characters, and write one-sheets and full game design documents.

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