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." In 1991, "PC Format" named "Lemmings" one of the 50 best computer games ever. The editors wrote, "Yes, we know it sounds stupid, but you will like it — everyone else has." In 1994, "PC Gamer US" named "Lemmings" the 30th-best computer game ever. The editors called it "one of the biggest puzzlers ever released for PC" and "cleaner and less complicated" than its sequel. That same year, "PC Gamer UK" named it the 25th-best computer game of all time, calling it "a seminal title."