 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nekuda kwekuwedzera kwenzvimbo, iyo Smith akafungidzira kuti yaive yakapetwa katatu kupfuura Blind Forest, kuvandudzwa kwemutambo kwakatora nguva yakareba kupfuura zvakarongwa, zvichikonzera kunonoka kushoma. Smith akati chikamu cheizvi chinoshanda chakabatana nehunhu hweMetroidvanias: Zvinhu zvese zvakabatana zvekuti kana ukachinja chimwe chikamu chemutambo, hazvidzivisike kuti zvinokanganisa zvimwe zvese. Zvinongotora nguva kuti tiite chiitiko chatinonzwa kuti chawana kupenya uko vanhu vanoda kufarikanya. Kuenderera mberi kwakatanga kuziviswa paE3 2017 pasina zuva rakagadzwa rekuburitswa. Trailer yechipiri yakaburitswa gore rakatevera paE3 2018 ine zuva rakarongwa rekuburitswa ra2019. Pakazosvika E3 2019, tirera nyowani yakasimbisa kuti mutambo wakange wanonoka asi uine zuva rakarongwa raFebruary 11, 2020. Kunonoka kwekupedzisira kwemwedzi mumwe kwakaziviswa netrailer yekupedzisira yemutambo paThe Game Awards 2019, ichiisa zuva rekuburitswa kwaKurume 11, 2020. Xbox Game Studios yakazivisa Collectors Edition pazuva rimwe chete iro rinosanganisira piyano yekuunganidza mimhanzi CD, steelbook, premium kurongedza, bhuku rehunyanzvi uye yepakutanga ruzha mimhanzi MP3 kurodha pasi padivi peiyo disc disc. Ori and the Will of the Wisps yakasimbiswa kuti ichaburitswa pazuva rimwe chete paMicrosofts Xbox Game Pass chirongwa cheXbox One neWindows. Smith akati kuiswa paGame Pass kwaive kubatsirwa kwakanaka kwavari: Ndinofunga Game Pass imotokari huru yekuwana izvo zvatakasika mumaoko evatambi vazhinji uye, pakupedzisira, ndinofunga zvine hutano chaizvo kuOri IP, zvine hutano chaizvo kuMwedzi, zvine hutano chaizvo kuXbox, kuti vanhu vazhinji vatambe Ori. 