"Alien vs Predator" was one of Atari's most high-profile Jaguar games, and was eagerly awaited after several delays. Most reviews were favorable, with reviewers commenting on the atmospheric and frightening sounds and visuals, diversity of gameplay between the different characters and greater reliance on strategy over the standard first-person shooter formula. The title garnered multiple awards from both "GameFan" and "VideoGames" magazine, in addition of being referred by multiple publications as one of the best games for the Jaguar. It was also a commercial success and regarded as the Jaguar's killer app, selling between 52,223-85,000 copies and becoming one of the best-selling games for the system as of July 1995 though it is unknown how many were sold in total during its lifetime. In 2006, GameTrailers named the game one of the "Top Ten Scariest Games". They noted that while creepy on its own, the early hardware of the Atari Jaguar did not allow the player to notice an enemy sneaking up on them, and with little other noise to warn the player. "1UP.com"s Jeremy Parish regarded it as an alternative to Gearbox Software's "", though he remarked that the game has not aged well.