Espgaluda was produced by Kenichi Takano and directed by Tsuneki Ikeda, co-founders of Cave whose previous works include the DonPachi series. Ikeda also served as co-programmer alongside Takashi Ichimura.
Espgaluda was developed by Kenichi Takano and directed by Tsuneki Ikeda, who are co-founders of Cave with previous contributions to the DonPachi series. Ikeda also acted as co-programmer alongside Takashi Ichimura.