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.

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