 In 1996, "Computer Gaming World" declared "Lemmings" the 12th-best computer game ever released, and that same year, "Next Generation" declared it the 8th-greatest game of all time, and "second only to "Tetris"" in the puzzle genre.In 2004, readers of "Retro Gamer" voted "Lemmings" as the 21st-top retro game, with the editors calling it "perhaps Psygnosis' finest hour and a turning point in the puzzle genre.