Strategy games are one of the pillars of game development. Not only are they one of the most loved genres on PC, but their popularity is quickly growing on other platforms, including mobile. If you’re interested in game development, knowing how to work with this genre will set you up for success.
With Strategy Game Development Academy, you’ll master strategy games with the Unity engine. You’ll learn by building real, portfolio-worthy projects, including reusable systems such as technology trees, and games – such as city-builders, RTS games, and artillery games. Through these projects, you’ll master turn-based, real-time, resource management, and multiplayer mechanics, ensuring that you have the skills to tackle any strategy-based project that comes your way.
You will master:
- Strategy game mechanics
- Resource management
- Turn-based and real-time formats
- Enemy AI and state machines
- Multiplayer games with Photon networking
Build Strategy Games
Create a portfolio of strategy game projects, including:
Curriculum
- Coding in Unity with C#
- Building your first games
- Simple game mechanics
- Strategy design principles
- Basic resource management
- Building your first strategy game
- 2D procedural maps
- Selecting, moving, & coordinating units
- Resource-gathering
- Unit combat with state machines
- Enemy AIs
- City-builder mechanics
- Multiplayer games with Photon
- Turn-based games
- Technology trees
100% Beginner-Friendly
This curriculum gives you all the tools needed to develop strategy-based games – featuring introductory modules for those who have never coded before, to intermediate courses perfect for more experienced developers looking to branch out into new specializations, these courses are designed to help you succeed.
Courses by Unity Certified Experts
Our course instructors aren’t just fun to learn from – they’re also serious gamers, qualified coders, and have been formally certified by Unity Technologies and CompTIA for their excellent programming and teaching skills. That way, you can be confident that you’re developing strong, modern skills that will set you up for success as a game developer.
As a Unity Authorized Learning Partner, our courses are confirmed as being of the highest quality, and as being relevant in today’s industry.
Why Develop Strategy Games?
Strategy games are one of the most popular genres available, especially when it comes to the mobile sector, which is currently seeing a drastic uptake in revenue with this genre. With worldwide game revenue also increasing, strategy games present ample opportunities for new and experienced developers to create popular and profitable games for many years to come.
YOUR COURSES, YOUR WAY
Learn with project-based courses that are designed to be flexible – access them 24/7, fit them around your schedule, and choose the learning materials that suit you best.
With an online platform optimized for all modern devices, you can even learn on the go!
✅ Watch video lessons
✅ Read text summaries
✅ Explore interactive lessons
✅ Practice with source code
✅ Build real projects
✅ Earn completion certificates
ACHIEVE REAL RESULTS
Our community of 1,000,000+ learners and developers have used the skills learned with us to publish their own games and websites, land their dream jobs, and even start their own businesses – and you have the potential to do the same!
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MIHIR PATEL
I love the lectures, concise course objectives, and how they not only teach you enough to get started, but prepare you for the advanced stuff later down the road.
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MONICA MANCUSI
With Zenva, I started learning a more accurate way to approach problems and develop solutions. It’s full of interesting topics that I love to learn in conjunction with my work.
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CRAIG BICKFORD
I chose Zenva because of the large selection of topics and the fact that I can choose what courses I want to take whenever I want to take them. That level of freedom is unique to Zenva.
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ANDREA CARDENAS-ROEDER
The Unity courses at Zenva helped me achieve a level of comfort with game development that I didn’t think was possible. They give you the confidence to expand your skills, and were so easy to understand.
