Game Development Courses and Certifications

Game Development Essentials

Learn Unity and C# by building 2D game projects while planning mechanics, narratives, and core game elements.

• Udacity
• 11 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to video game development with Unity

53 ratings

Learn to develop multiplatform videogames using one of the most popular tools on the market, the Unity game engine.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Career Certificate

Game Design and Development with Unity

673 ratings at Coursera

Build four Unity games — a 2D shooter, 2D platformer, first-person shooter, and 3D platformer — then design and prototype an original game of your own.

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

Explore how video games get made, from turning an idea into a design to gameplay mechanics, AI, art and sound assets, game engines, and industry job roles.

• Codecademy
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Game Design and Development 5: Capstone Project

41 ratings at Coursera

Build an original game from concept to first playable: pitch a high concept, prototype core mechanics, write design blueprints, and playtest in Unity to find the fun.

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

Coursera

Game Development: HTML to Unreal Engine Mastery

12 ratings at Coursera

Learn game design fundamentals, build and deploy simple HTML5 games with game loops, graphics and sound, then navigate Unreal Engine to complete a basic project.

• Coursera
• 2 hours 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Hewlett-Packard

Generative AI Mastery: Revolutionizing Game Development

55 ratings at edX

Generative AI is transforming game development, enabling more immersive and interactive experiences. This course covers AI’s role in narrative, concept art, texturing, modeling, and animation. Gain ha

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Hewlett-Packard Career Certificate

Esports Management and Game Development

Learn to manage esports teams, events, and content, design game worlds, mechanics, and levels, and program game systems with AI integration and performance optimization.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $15.00
• 3 courses

Valve developers discuss Portal problems - CS50's Intro to Game Development

Valve developers explain the rendering, physics, and design challenges behind Portal’s portals, gels, lasers, and other gameplay systems.

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

Unity Career Certificate

Game Development

Build basic 2D and 3D games in Unity, working with audio, visual effects, user interfaces, animation, shaders, materials and lighting, and prepare for the Certified Associate exam.

• Unity Learn
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Cherno

Making the Physics Better in Game Development

Enhance physics simulation with improved linear velocity, random impulses, and variation techniques for more realistic game mechanics.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Cherno

Circle Physics Colliders in Game Engine Development

Learn to implement circle physics colliders in game engines, covering component creation, UI integration, serialization, and bug fixing for improved collision detection.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

GDC

A Case for Making Your Own Game Engine - When and Why to Build Custom Game Development Tools

Explore the strategic considerations and practical scenarios for building a custom game engine, weighing the tradeoffs against using established engines like Unreal or Godot.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Code Monkey

Game Development Mistakes - How Genre Choice Can Cost Millions in Revenue

Discover why genre choice can make or break your indie game's financial success through a $28M case study comparing Supermarket Simulator and Bionic Bay's vastly different outcomes.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unity

Cross-Platform Game Development With the New URP Sample Scene - GDC 2023

Learn to create cross-platform games using Unity's Universal Render Pipeline. Explore scalability solutions, custom graphics features, and optimization techniques for beautiful, performant games across devices.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video