Indie Game Development Courses and Certifications

Unreal Engine 4 Class: Blueprints

2078 ratings at Udemy

Learn to create games using Unreal Engine and Blueprints in this 31-hour course. Gain skills in setting up characters, developing indie games, and understanding events, functions, and blueprint communication.

• Udemy
• 1 day 6 hours 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

How to become a Game Artist, Designer, or Developer!

416 ratings at Udemy

Everything you need to know to start & succeed in the game industry or as a indie game developer.

• Udemy
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Indie Game Development Pipeline Volume 1: Visual Development

46 ratings at Pluralsight

The Indie Game Development Pipeline is geared towards indie game developers and will take you through the entire creative pipeline to develop a boss battle level that's comprised of a vibrant 2D environment with 3D characters.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Indie Game Development Pipeline Volume 4: Hero Character Modeling and Texturing

26 ratings at Pluralsight

In this series of tutorials, we'll go through the process of modeling and texturing the hero character for our indie game project. Software required: Maya LT 2015, Photoshop CS5, Mudbox 2014.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Indie Game Development Pipeline Volume 6: Hero Character Rigging and Animation

17 ratings at Pluralsight

In this volume of the Indie Game Development Pipeline, we'll learn about the process used to create animated assets for Unity with the help of Maya LT, a version of Maya specifically geared towards artists that would like to build their own games.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Indie Game Development Pipeline Volume 9: Final Gameplay and Publication

11 ratings at Pluralsight

In this series of tutorials, we will take what we've accomplished from Volume 1 to Volume 8 and create the final version of our game. Software required: Unity 4.3.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Indie Game Development Pipeline Volume 5: Boss Character Modeling and Texturing

11 ratings at Pluralsight

If you started the Indie Game Development Pipeline with Volume 1, you've had a chance to work on your game concept art, begin creating the actual game functionality, and work on the hero model. In this volume, we'll build the geometry for our boss charac…

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Indie Game Development Pipeline Volume 3: Game Boss Prototyping

12 ratings at Pluralsight

In this series of tutorials, we'll go through the process of prototyping the main functionality of a game boss you might see in a 2D side-scroller. Software required: Unity 4.3.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Unity

Crunching the Numbers- Navigating Mobile Game Metrics - Unite Now 2020

Learn to navigate mobile game metrics with Unity's experts in under an hour. Understand engagement, in-app purchase, ad monetization, and user acquisition metrics for indie game success.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Unity

Make Your Indie Game a Live Service - Unite Now 2020

In less than an hour, Unity's offering teaches indie game developers how to scale, operate, and monetize their games, with a focus on mobile free-to-play space.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Web Summit

After the Gold Rush - Has Mobile Gaming Peaked?

Explore mobile gaming trends, targeting niche users, localization, eSports, indie development, and monetization strategies in this under 1-hour material from Web Summit.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GDC

Finding Your Creative Voice Through Game Jams

Unlock your potential in game development with GDC's seminar. Learn from Jongwoo Kim's experience on cultivating professional edge and creative voice, and overcome the credibility trap with game jams.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GDC

The Secrets to Creating an Indie Game Franchise

Learn the secrets of creating appealing narrative game franchises with Christy Dena's 2018 GDC session. Less than 1 hour of material.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GDC

Kingdoms and Castles Postmortem

Explore game development insights with Lion Shield LLC's Peter Angstadt in this GDC session, focusing on audience interest testing and strategic decision-making in creating Kingdoms and Castles.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GDC

Democratizing Real-Time Filmmaking Technologies for Indie Game Developers

Explore democratizing real-time VFX and virtual production tools with Glassbox Technologies' Norman Wang in this less than 1-hour GDC talk.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk