14 Best 2D Game Development Courses Online
We compared 14 2d Game Development courses currently listed on Udemy, edX and Coursera, priced from $19.99 to $299.00. 13 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including Harvard University. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 14
- Price range
- $19.99 – $299.00
- Providers
- Udemy, edX, Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 14 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, edX, Coursera, matched to "2d game development" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $299.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Unity 2D Game Development: From Fundamentals to Monetization
Do you want to build your own 2D games in Unity and actually publish and monetize them on app stores?This course takes you from absolute fundamentals to a complete 2D game development pipeline in the latest Unity 6, incl...
$19.99listed price -
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The Ultimate Unreal Engine 2D Game Development Course
Welcome to The Ultimate Unreal Engine 2D Game Development Course.This is the most comprehensive and effective course you'll ever find about making 2D and 2D/3D hybrid games with Unreal Engine 5.Through teaching Unreal En...
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CS50's Introduction to 2D Game Development
Offered by Harvard University
Learn about the development of 2D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.
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MonoGame Development: Design, Build & Animate Games
Offered by EDUCBA
Learn to design, build, animate, and refine interactive games with C# and the MonoGame framework. This project-based course takes you from installing MonoGame and creating a project to developing a complete Brick Breaker...
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Master Unity Game Development in 30 Days - 25+ Game Projects
Offered by Packt
This specialization features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress throug...
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Create a 2D procedurally generated Roguelite in Unity 6.2
Dive into the thrilling world of roguelite game development with this comprehensive, hands-on course! Learn to create a dynamic 2D top-down roguelite in Unity 6.2, featuring procedurally generated levels, modular gamepla...
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Master GDScript from Scratch with Godot 4 Games
Ready to transform your ideas into playable experiences? Whether you’re an absolute beginner or have dabbled in coding before, this GDScript-driven Godot Masterclass guides you from zero to building real, interactive gam...
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Brick Breaker Game Development with MonoGame
Offered by EDUCBA
Build a complete 2D Brick Breaker game from scratch with MonoGame. Designed for aspiring game developers, this hands-on course guides you from the initial game framework to a functional, multi-level gameplay experience....
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Master 2D Game Development in Unity (Beginner to pro)
Step into the world of 2D game development and learn how to build a complete, polished platformer game in Unity from scratch. In this beginner-friendly course, you’ll create a fully functional 2D game featuring smooth pl...
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Desenvolva o seu primeiro jogo na Unity 2019!
Neste curso nós vamos aprender a criar um Jogo 2D do zero, utilizando a poderosíssima Unity Engine e a incrível Linguagem de Programação C#!Neste curso você aprenderá a criar seu próprio jogo na Unity, um programa e...
$34.99listed price -
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Create a 2D Game in Godot 4.5
Welcome to this hands-on Godot 4.5 course where you'll build a complete 2D top-down game from scratch — no prior experience required!This course is perfect for beginners and anyone curious about how games are made using...
$19.99listed price -
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Learn to create advance Metroidvania 2D character
Are you looking for a course Unity course where you will build a small 2d metroidvania character game from scratch ? In this course we will create game charachter with lots of important things that any ...
$109.99listed price -
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Unity 2D: Aprenda a Desenvolver um Jogo de Iniciante em C#!
Neste curso você aprenderá a criar um Jogo 2D do zero, utilizando a poderosíssima Unity Engine e a incrível Linguagem de Programação C#!Curso voltado para Iniciantes na área, ou seja, todas as aulas foram gravadas d...
$34.99listed price -
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Start to finish - Creating a complete game using Unity3D
You’ll build a complete 2D game called “Whack a Zombie” in Unity, learning to set up the project, create game mechanics, and add polish. The course walks you through writing C# scripts in Visual Studio for player control...
$199.99listed price
Best 2D Game Development Courses Online compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 14 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $299.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $279.01. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Udemy, edX and Coursera. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Harvard University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching 2d Game Development from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.