Devolver Digital requested a "Contra on acid" and designer Nathan Fouts modeled the game after Mommy's Best Games' first release, Weapon of Choice. Double D debuted for Windows in August 2011. Serious Sam Double D XXL, an expanded version, was co-released by Mastertronic for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade in February 2013, introducing more content and a local cooperative multiplayer mode.