Game Programming Courses and Certifications

Master Lua Programming and Create Amazing Games with LÖVE!

3137 ratings at Udemy

Learn the basics of programming, then use that knowledge to create games with the beginner-friendly game engine: Love2D!

• Udemy
• 8 hours 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Beginner's Guide to Games AI with Unity 6.2+

2868 ratings at Udemy

A practical guide to programming non-player characters for games in the Unity Game Engine with C#

• Udemy
• 1 day 6 hours 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Moving, Shooting, and Debugging in GameMaker

Implement player movement with collision masks, add projectile shooting with firing-rate control, debug GML Visual and GML Code games, and give objects health and chase behavior.

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

Parenting and More GameMaker Language Code

Implement parenting (inheritance) in GameMaker and write GameMaker Language code using selection and iteration control structures plus arrays to build richer games.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Planning, HUDs, and Spawners in GameMaker

Build NPC action planning, heads-up displays, spawners, and menu systems in GameMaker, while defining macros and adding timed delays to your games.

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

How to Program Games: Tile Classics in JS for HTML5 Canvas

2026 ratings at Udemy

Learn to code tile-based worlds and related core gameplay for genres like arcade, overhead racing, and puzzle adventure.

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

Mathematics for Game Development - Unity 6 Compatible

1848 ratings at Udemy

A Beginner's Guide to Essential Mathematics, Data Structures and Algorithms used in Game Programming applied in Unity

• Udemy
• 15 hours 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

How to Make Tile Based Platform Games in Gamemaker

1496 ratings at Udemy

Learn the basics to build fun and creative platform games, including tricks to add polished and professional features.

• Udemy
• 10 hours 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Learn C++ Game Development

1100 ratings at Udemy

Build a 2D Pong game in C++ with the SFML library: set up a window, handle events, render graphics, add sound and music, and code game mechanics.

• Udemy
• 6 hours 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

EDUCBA

Python Game Development: Design, Animate & Render

15 ratings at Coursera

Build interactive games in Python: code sprite animation and sound with Pygame, design Tkinter GUIs, and render animated 3D objects with OpenGL.

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

Packt

Foundations of AI in Game Development

Build AI-driven game characters in Unity: vector mathematics, physics-based movement and prediction, A* pathfinding, and navigation with waypoints and graphs.

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

Packt Career Certificate

AI Game Development Essentials with Unity 6

Build AI-controlled game systems in Unity 6: A* pathfinding, navigation meshes, finite state machines, GOAP, behavior trees, and crowd simulations with autonomous agents.

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

EDUCBA

MonoGame: Build, Design & Showcase Games

Build cross-platform games with MonoGame: set up Visual Studio projects, render 2D sprites with SpriteBatch and the Pipeline Tool, and animate 3D models using transformation matrices.

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

Packt Career Certificate

Game Math Foundations - Unity 6 Compatible

Apply game math in Unity 6: bitwise operations, Cartesian coordinates, dot and cross products, intersections, rotations, and affine transformations for game mechanics and physics.

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

Packt

Introduction to Game Math and Basic Operations

Learn the game math behind Unity: binary numbers, bit flags, bitmasking and bitboards, plus Cartesian coordinates, plotting points and distance calculations in 2D.

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