Video Game Designer Course
This course equips aspiring game designers with hands-on skills to create engaging 2D games, from conceptualization to playtesting, emphasizing efficient prototyping, balanced mechanics, and user-friendly design.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Video Game Designer Course gives you practical skills to design focused 2D games from idea to playtest. You will define a clear game vision, build core gameplay loops, tune mechanics, difficulty, and rewards, and craft readable UI, feedback, and accessibility. Learn to analyze reference games, design levels and encounters, run structured playtests, and create documentation that supports fast, effective prototyping and iteration.
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Develop skills
- Core gameplay loop design: build tight, replayable systems in days, not months.
- 2D game UX & feedback: craft clear HUDs, inputs, and readable on-screen signals.
- Balancing & difficulty tuning: adjust stats, rewards, and pacing for fair challenge.
- Level and encounter design: prototype modular 2D levels that teach through play.
- Playtesting & docs: run focused tests and write dev-ready design specifications.
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