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.

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