"Demon's World" has been met with mixed critical reception since its PC Engine Super CD-ROM² release as "Horror Story" from critics who reviewed it as an import title. French magazine "Consoles +" praised the graphics, music and gameplay but noted the presentation to be the conversion's main negative point. Markus Appel of German magazine "Mega Fun" gave mixed remarks to the graphics and sound. Likewise, both Andreas Knauf and Martin Gaksch from German magazine "Video Games" gave this port a mixed outlook. Den of Geek noted it to be a soild but forgettable title from Toaplan.