The most mysterious element of the release is the suffix: . Unlike the developer’s previous work (which was credited to a studio called "Empty Cradle"), -X-Dew- appears to be a signature, not a user.

The developer (or -X-Dew- themselves) posted a single update on a locked forum thread:

The request for " Princess In The Tower -v1.0 Alpha- -X-Dew-

Data miners have found a hidden readme file inside the game’s executable dated three years before the engine was built. It reads: