"Never Alone" was developed by Upper One Games in conjunction with writer Ishmael Hope, a storyteller and poet of Iñupiaq and Tlingit heritage, and the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, a non-profit organization that works with indigenous groups living in Alaska's urban areas.The Council partnered with video game education company E-Line Media and generated the idea for "Never Alone" as part of a series that "shares, celebrates, and extends [indigenous] culture".