Neurocracy was developed by Joannes Truyens and Matei Stanca, who met in the Half-Life modding scene. In 2019, they raised £12,000 via a Kickstarter campaign, which was sufficient to commission Alice Duke, a concept artist, to produce the game's illustrations. Several guest writers – Leigh Alexander, Malka Older, Axel Hassen Taiari, and Yudhanjaya Wijeratne – contributed articles for Omnipedia. Although Truyens briefed the writers on Neurocracys overarching plotlines, they were otherwise permitted creative freedom.
