Who we are.

Ponderous Studios was founded by Garrett Wilkinson and Chandler Gelpi, best friends that met in high school. Their dream those days was to create a Minecraft server that would have quests, dungeons, a custom map, and tons of content for them and their friends to explore and enjoy. They called it “Project Ponderous”. They knew (and still know) that ponderous is defined by slow moving due to a great weight, but jokingly used it as a an adjective for something deep, requiring pondering to rationalize.

Project Ponderous never took off, as neither of them had the time or skills to create Minecraft mods and a massive custom map, but the essence of that dream lived on. Games are what they love to do, and what they want to create.

The team consists of more than just two people, though. The team consists of five people in total, all including a designer, two developers, an audio engineer, and someone who helps manage it all.

With experience in Enterprise Systems Administration, Professional Game Development and Design, and copious amounts of passion, our mission is to make games that last in the hearts of our players. We take feedback seriously, and want to hear your thoughts. So please feel free to follow our social accounts, get involved in our Discord, and get to know us more.