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.

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