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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

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