According to GameSpy in 2004, despite the issues in the first "Eye of the Beholder", "most players found the game well worth the effort". IGN ranked "Eye of the Beholder" No. 8 on their list of "The Top 11 Dungeons & Dragons Games of All Time" in 2014. Ian Williams of "Paste" rated the game #8 on his list of "The 10 Greatest Dungeons and Dragons Videogames" in 2015. In 1991, "PC Format" placed "Eye of the Beholder" on its list of the 50 best computer games of all time. The editors called it a "classic romp through dungeons dealing with monsters, puzzles, traps and things mythical."