 "Computer Gaming World" stated that "Not since "Tetris" has this reviewer been so addicted to, or completely fascinated with, a series of challenging puzzles ... follow the crowd and get "Lemmings"".In 1992 the magazine named it its Action Game of the Year.The game was reviewed in 1991 in "Dragon" by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column.