フロム・ソフトウェア
Three years after the release of its predecessor, From Software announced "Shadow Tower Abyss" in 2001 and unveiled the game's website on 13 December 2002. A demonstration version, presented at the Tokyo Game Show between 26 and 28 September 2003, suggested that development was almost finished. "Shadow Tower Abyss" was the only role-playing game in From Software's stall, and the company's other ventures at the time included ', "Kuon", ' and "".