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.

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