"Shuffle!" is the first project developed by the visual novel developer Navel, and is the first title in the series. "Shuffle!" development team was largely composed of members involved with Basil's "Cherry Petals Fall Like Teardrops". The scenarios were written by Baria Ago, who had previously been in charge of writing the scenario for "Cherry Petals Fall Like Teardrops" and Long Cube. Art direction and character design was split between Aoi Nishimata, who had previously illustrated "Cherry Petals Fall Like Teardrops", and Hiro Suzuhira. The music for the game was composed by Nachtmusik. The opening video was produced by Iris Motion Graphics.