Descenders is developed by RageSquid, and published by No More Robots,
the British publishing label from Mike Rose, with funding from creative industries fund nl, and sound design from Power Up Audio, best known for their work on titles like Crypt of the Necrodancer and Towerfall Ascension.
In 2007, a landmark
British study
published in The Lancet medical journal found that artificial food colors and preservatives increase hyperactivity in children, leading the European Union to require warning
labels on foods containing any of six specific food colors.