Game Design Training
Dive into game design for compact 2D action runs. Develop essential core loops, intuitive controls, clever enemy encounters, and balanced progression systems to retain players. Enhance your abilities through rigorous playtesting, precise tuning, and comprehensive documentation suitable for production teams, ensuring your prototypes are both fun and implementable.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with hands-on skills to create engaging 2D action runs, from initial ideas to fully polished prototypes. You will master designing core mechanics, combat systems, enemy behaviours, encounters, and progression features that captivate players. Additionally, you will gain expertise in playtesting, balancing difficulty levels, optimising controls for keyboard and mobile devices, and producing detailed documentation for seamless team collaboration.
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Develop skills
- Design core mechanics: create solid rules, stamina systems, combos, and engaging combat loops.
- Design enemies and encounters: develop archetypes, hazards, and clear attack patterns.
- Manage progression and difficulty: adjust runs, upgrades, and risk/reward elements for player retention.
- Optimise input and controls: assign actions for keyboard and simplify for mobile adaptations.
- Conduct playtesting and documentation: build prototypes quickly, iterate using data, and provide precise specifications.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
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