About me
Me

Hi, my name is Joeri van der Velden, I've been around for 36 years so far. Professional game developer by trade. Living in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Currently employed at Behaviour Rotterdam and doing freelance work on the side. I have a MSc degree Game and Media Technology from the Utrecht University, and a BSc degree in Computer Science from the Delft University of Technology.

You can find my various social media profiles and accounts in the top-right of this page. For more personal stuff, continue reading below.

Personal
Void Machina

Games have always been a big part of my life. During my teenage years I gained an interest in programming and game development through the program Game Maker. Over time I finished a few small games and accumulated tons of unfinished projects. In 2007 I got the opportunity to participate in the national Make-a-Game contest, where I won the Contestant Jury Prize. This was the validation I needed to choose game development as a career.

During those years I also joined the Mr. Green gaming community. Managing and modding gameservers taught me a lot about professional game engines, community management and the larger gaming ecosystem. I developed gamemodes for Garry's Mod, such as Infected Wars (featured in PC Gamer UK).

In my time at university I immersed myself in the Dutch games industry. I was part of the Indievelopment 2015 organisation comittee. Eventually I ended up in the games industry in Rotterdam, building games for PC, console, mobile and virtual reality.

Vision
Shadow of the Colossus

Games have become the largest entertainment industry in modern society. They come in many shapes and sizes, from mobile time wasters to big-budget titles that ship millions of copies. Every person plays for different reasons, looking for different experiences. I personally look for games that immerse me in a different world and allow me explore, and I love playing games that evoke strong emotions.

These are the kind of games I hope to make. However, I'm well aware of the effort required. My results can be found on the project page!

Gaming
Half-Life

The PC is my home ground. I usually split my time between a regular comfort / competitive game, and playthroughs of one-off singleplayer titles. I gravitate towards genres such as shooters, action-adventure, survival and strategy. In terms of consoles I play on Playstation and Nintendo Switch for the occasional exclusive title. Still most of my game time is spend in my Steam library, powered by my gaming rig or laptop (see my hardware inventory).

Since 2012 I'm a believer in the new wave of virtual reality gaming, starting with the Oculus Rift. I was amongst the first 200 Kickstarter backers, and I've been following Oculus and VR gaming closely ever since.

Games I've played

This is a randomized (and probably incomplete) list of some of the games I've enjoyed over the years.

Duck Season
Prey: Mooncrash
Doki Doki Literature Club
RAGE
Company of Heroes
The Last Guardian
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Vader Immortal
Osmos
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
A Short Hike
Space Pirate Trainer
Golden Sun
DayZ
Onward
Rain World
FORM
Resident Evil 5
Primal Carnage
Jurassic World: Aftermath
Goldeneye 007
Space Engineers
Crysis Remastered
The Swapper
Robinson: The Journey
Tomb Raider Underworld
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Mount Your Friends
Worms 2
Elden Ring
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Frozen Synapse
OPUS: Echo of Starsong
Far Cry
Teleglitch
DUSK
Terraria
Natural Selection 2
Nidhogg
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Horizon Zero Dawn
Chrono Trigger
Garry’s Mod
God of War
Parkitect
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Crysis 2 Remastered
Kingdom Hearts III
Hitman: Contracts
E.V.O. Search for Eden
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Dishonored 2
Journey of the Gods
The Talos Principle
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Nioh 2: Complete Edition
Outer Wilds
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Windlands 2
Clustertruck
Battlefield 1
TechnoMage
Pokemon GO
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Grow Home
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
The Walking Dead
Trine
Resident Evil 4
Left 4 Dead 2
Minecraft
Sonic 3
Lone Echo 2
Jade Empire
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Unreal Tournament 2004
The Last of Us: Part 2
Carrion
Pokemon Stadium 2
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Kirby: Power Paintbrush (Canvas Curse)
SUPERHOT VR
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Lucky's Tale
Eldritch
The Last of Us
Human: Fall Flat
Gravity Rush 2
Star Wars: Squadrons
Psychonauts
Lunar Knights
Astral Chain
Inside
DEATHLOOP
Lone Echo
Nioh: Complete Edition
Worms 3D
Holopoint
Grow Up
Darksiders
Pyre
Evil Genius
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Thomas Was Alone
DarkMaus
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Insurgency
Dungeon Defenders
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Ridiculous Fishing
Metroid Prime Hunters
Mass Effect
Gato Roboto
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Shelter
PlanetSide 2
Death Stranding Director's Cut
Deltarune Chapter 1
Tetris
Final Fantasy IV
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Jurassic Park
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
New Super Mario Bros.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Mass Effect 2
Until You Fall
Overcooked
MOTHERGUNSHIP
Apex Legends
Hunt: Showdown
Hollow Knight
Banjo-Kazooie
Crysis 3
Antichamber
The Unspoken
ENSLAVED: Oddyssey to the West
Call of Duty 2
Cult of the Lamb
Cave Story
Noita
Rez Infinite
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Katana Zero
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final Mix
Command & Conquer: Generals
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
The Sims
Max Payne 3
Wanderlust: Rebirth
Dead Space
Bloodborne
Final Fantasy VII
Technolust
Elite Dangerous
Hitman: Absolution
Manifold Garden
Transistor
Eidolon
Risk of Rain
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
HELLDIVERS 2
Mercenary Kings
Disco Elysium
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Shadow Warrior 2
Pony Island
The Darkness
HOARD
Bonelab
Zombie Driver
Hammerwatch
Rain World The Watcher
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
SYNTHETIK
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
ICO
Portal 2
Homeworld Remastered
Subnautica
Killing Floor 2
The Pathless
Dungeon Keeper 2
Banjo-Tooie
To the Moon
Hotline Miami
Northern Journey
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
Capsized
Shattered Horizon
Fugue in Void
Half-Life 2: Episode 1
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Shadow of the Colossus
Zeno Clash
Spec Ops: The Line
Paper Beast - Folded Edition
EVERSPACE 2
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Arma 2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Praey to the Gods
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Homeworld 3
Audioshield
Medabots: Metabee
Diddy Kong Racing
CrossCode
Tabletop Simulator
Rain World Downpour
Settlers 3
Prince of Persia (2008)
WHAT THE GOLF?
F.E.A.R. 3
Furi
Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency
Max Payne
Land's End
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Ace Combat Assault Horizon
UNSIGHTED
Wargroove
Hitman: Codename 47
HELLDIVERS
Battlefield 1942
Entropy : Zero 2
Kingdom Hearts II
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Project Wingman
OMORI
Control
Virtual Virtual Reality
Jazz Jackrabbit
Dark Souls III
SpaceChem
Rec Room
Shadow of the Colossus
BattleBlock Theater
Homeworld 2 Remastered
Refunct
Settlers 4
Titanfall 2
Alan Wake 2
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Grand Theft Auto IV
Monument Valley
Venineth
Overwatch
Pokemon Red
Portal Stories: Mel
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Darkwood
MORDHAU
The Climb
The Darkness II
Ultimate Chicken Horse
RiMe
James Bond 007
Guacamelee!
Bad North
DOOM Eternal
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Vanishing Realms: Rite of Steel
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Hyper Light Drifter
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Thirty Flights of Loving
Alice: Madness Returns
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
Project Reality
Killing Floor
Pokemon Gold
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
Battlefield 4
Dead Space 2
FTL: Faster Than Light
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Metro 2033
Unicorn Overlord
Quake III Arena
DOOM VFR
BioShock
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Final Fantasy XIII
Boneworks
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict (Days of Ruin)
Raptor Valley
Poker Night at the Inventory
Pokemon Ruby
Rocket League
Just Cause 2
Edge of Nowhere
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Turok: Evolution
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
RollerCoaster Tycoon
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Metro Exodus
Haven: Call of the King
Zoo Tycoon
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Magicka 2
Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
Inscryption
Gravity Rush
Payday 2
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Feral Rites
Magicka: Wizard Wars
Into the Breach
BioShock Infinite
Guild Wars
Scorn
Battlefield 3
Super Meat Boy
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Minit
SimCity 4
Overgrowth
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Ashen
Mass Effect 3
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Bastion
Broken Age
Crying Suns
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway
SimCity 3000
Vanquish
Darkened Skye
From Dust
Risk of Rain 2
Deltarune Chapter 2
War for the Overworld
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate
Final Fantasy VIII
Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil 6
Magicka
Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming
TUNIC
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Half-Life 2: Episode 2
Accounting+
Job Simulator
Kingdom Hearts
Hades
FEZ
Tactical Breach Wizards
Lemma
Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
Wargames
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Super Mario Galaxy
Killzone 2
Chronos
Deus Ex
Lunar Flight
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Dave the Diver
Crysis Warhead
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Gunpoint
VVVVVV
House of the Dying Sun
Hitman: Blood Money
Freelancer
Jamestown
The Stanley Parable
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Eagle Flight
SWAT 4
Warzone 2100
BlazeRush
Braid
Robo Recall
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
Luftrausers
Brigador
West of Loathing
Counter-Strike
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Windlands
Going Under
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Age of Mythology
I Expect You To Die
EVERSPACE
The Walking Dead: Season Two
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Tokyo 42
Mirror’s Edge
Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Mod
Kerbal Space Program
Sonic and Knuckles
Hawken
Jusant
Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep
Dungeon Keeper
Arma 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Yoshi’s Story
Tower of Guns
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
ADR1FT
Dear Esther
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Battlefield 2
SANABI
Brink
Quake Live
Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Ripcoil
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Lone Survivor
Mark of the Ninja
Baba Is You
Shadow Warrior
NieR: Automata
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Broforce
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Super Mario Land
The Forest
Portal
Prey
Vertigo 2
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
GunZ: The Duel
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Kirby’s Dream Land 2
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Counter-Strike: Source
Evolve
Half-Life
Yooka-Laylee
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
The Witness
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Fire Emblem
Budget Cuts
Firewatch
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
Halo Reach
Crysis 3 Remastered
Titan Souls
Time Machine VR
The Solus Project
Sifu
Demon’s Souls
Prey (2017)
The Long Dark
Super Mario 64
Halo: Combat Evolved
Game Dev Story
Vanquish
The Signal From Tölva
Undertale
Dead Space 3
Nine Parchments
The Witcher 2
TwitchPlaysPokemon
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Kairo
Deadbolt
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Command & Conquer: Tiberain Sun
Proteus
World of Goo
Transformers
Ninja Town
Revenge of the Titans
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Heat Signature
Vertigo Remastered
GRIS
Homeworld: Vast Reaches
Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
Worms 3D
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
The Wolf Among Us
Mario Kart DS
Subnautica Below Zero
Raft
Snakebird
ABZÛ
NieR: Replicant
DOOM (2016)
Scribblenauts
Doom 3
Alan Wake
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Metro: Last Light
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Receiver
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Gone Home
Valkyria Chronicles
Team Fortress 2
Genshin Impact
The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Left 4 Dead
Super Smash Bros.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Half-Life 2
The Utility Room
Final Fantasy XV
SUPERHOT
Ori an the Will of the Wisps
Blasphemous
Orion: Dino Horde
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Scribblenauts Unlimited
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Primal Carnage: Extinction
Population: One
Vox Machinae
Beyond Good & Evil
Lylat Wars (Star Fox 64)
Crysis
Okami
The Beginner's Guide
Deadlight
Audiosurf
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
Don't Starve Together
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
LIMBO
SIGNALIS
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Torchlight
The Witcher
Tomb Raider (2013)
Half-Life: Alyx
Fantastic Contraption
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Final Fantasy IX
F.E.A.R.
Pokemon Diamond
One Finger Death Punch
Duck Game
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Apex Construct
Path of Exile
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Crysis 2
Dishonored
Far Cry 3
Fallout 3
Mario Kart 64
Call of Duty: World at War
Euclidean
Psychonauts 2
Journey
Jurassic World Evolution
Trax (Totsugeki! Ponkotsu Tank)
Painkiller
The World Ends With You