About
A small studio that makes things.
Anomalist started in Evansville, Indiana in April 2026. There are two of us. We make games because we love making them, and we build sites and apps for people who’d rather hand the job to someone.
The name
Anomalist is the name. The second word is whatever we’re making.
What we believe
We started out building AI tools. We’ve come to think everyone will soon have a personal AI that can build almost anything for them — so the tools stop being scarce. What stays scarce is the thing worth spending an evening in: a good game, a good story, something made with care. That’s what we want to make.
How we work
01
Make it feel good
The surface is part of the substance. Whether it’s a game or a storefront, we design it as if someone is going to use it every day — because that’s the only kind of user worth designing for.
02
Say what’s true
We tell you what something will cost and what it won’t do before you pay. If you don’t need us, we’ll say that too.
03
Built to keep working
Security, monitoring and recovery are built in from the start — and watched by security agents we built ourselves — not bolted on after launch.
04
What we build for you is yours
Client code belongs to the client from the first commit, and the hosting and domain are in the client’s name. While we look after a site we hold its repository for them — they can take a full copy any time, free. No lock-in, no platform rent.
The founders
Christopher McElwain
Co-founder · Engineering & Operations
Thomas Grimm
Co-founder · Brand & Customer
Anomalist is a brand of Anomalist Enterprise LLC, an Indiana limited liability company based in Evansville.