You do not need be able to count to make a video game or to code. Counting is a old skill that is no-longer needed. Also I just missed the time that was written just under the title...
actually math is a very important part of game design. Take a basic 2d character controller for example. You need to have some simpler formulas in there, but overall it is math. Also like with ReRun Dani mentioned he had to use trigonometry for the AI of the archers