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Hi, my name is Joeri van der Velden, I’ve been around for 36 years so far. Professional game developer by trade and living in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. I’m 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.

Games have always been a big part of my life. During my teenage years I gained an interest in programming and game development using early versions of 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. After several years the company I worked at was acquired by Behaviour Interactive, one of the frontrunners in the international games industry based in Montreal, Canada.

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!

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.

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 the VR space ever since.

Games I've played

This is a randomized list of some of the games I’ve enjoyed over the years

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