About me
Me

Hi, my name is Joeri van der Velden, I've been around for 35 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.

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