
The Heat Meter was announced in a development log video, only for the developer to reflect on how it could bloat the game and immediately scrap it (with the log being reuploaded blanking out the entire segment). The SAGE 2019 build had some buried unfinished content such as the Oregano Desert and Mansion levels. The final hidden room is a small part of the cut Mansion stage. Next to him is also a Noise Sattelite, an unused enemy featured in the game's second demo from 2018 who'd initiate Pizza Time upon being killed. One hidden room features the Noise riding on a washing machine, referencing a feature he had during development when he considered as a playable character. Another hidden room features a clown transformation not used anywhere in the game with a large circus in the background, referencing an unused power-up and a scrapped circus-themed level respectively. In the game proper, he’s cut as a boss, but makes an appearance flying around harmlessly in a hidden room in the first hub known as the "Old Tower". In older demos, there was a boss fought in the normal level style known as the Cheese Dragon, meant to be an Optional Boss. Development Gag: The game's hub world has multiple hidden areas featuring pieces of unused content. The official Pizza Tower Twitter has been seen to retweet fanart of the game. The inclusion of Mort the Chicken was fully approved by the character's creator, Ed Annunziata - in fact, he liked the cameo so much he allowed Mort to be used royalty-free.
Before the meme was created, the song was called "A Secret in the Trees".
Ascended Meme: The secret area theme for Gnome Forest is called "Everybody Wants To Be A Secret", in reference to the "Lario" meme that uses the level's title card art.