IV. In 1996, GamesMaster ranked the game 71st on their "Top 100 Games of All Time." Legacy In 1998, The Beast Within was adapted into a novel by Jane Jensen. The novel adaptation of the first game is a straightforward adaptation of the events of the game, an approach which Jane Jensen decided, in retrospect, was not the most successful way of introducing Gabriel Knight to a literary audience. For the second novel she "threw the whole idea of the game away and started again from scratch". Both books are out of print as of 2010. As part of her 2012 Kickstarter campaign to fund a new adventure game, Jensen offered both Gabriel Knight novels as ebooks to backers who pledge $50 or more. In 1996, Computer Gaming World named The Beast Within the 17th best computer game ever, the highest position for any graphic adventure. The editors declared Jane Jensen as "the interactive Anne Rice". In 1998, PC Gamer US declared it the 27th-best computer game ever released, and the editors wrote that it "edges out the first [game] in pure excitement and graphic splendor". In 2000, Computer Games Strategy Plus named The Beast Within one of the "10 Essential Graphic Adventures", and called it "probably the best video-based adventure game ever released". In 2011, Adventure Gamers named Gabriel Knight 2 the 3rd-best adventure game ever released. In a 2004 retrospective review, Adventure Gamers''' Dan Ravipinto called The Beast Within "one of the few computer games to actually involve personal, meaningful growth in a player-character. Easily one of the best Full Motion Video games ever made". Writing for Vice Media in 2021, Jess Morrissette credits the game's writing, acting performances, and queer themes, calling The Beast Within'' a "minor masterpiece in adventure gaming". References External links Sierra Entertainment, Inc. page 1995 video games DOS games Adventure games Point-and-click adventure games Full motion video based games Gabriel Knight Games commercially released with DOSBox Classic Mac OS games ScummVM-supported games Video game sequels Werewolf video games Video games developed in the United States Video games set in 1994 Video games set in Germany Video games with digitized sprites Windows games