At the time of its first release, "Lemmings" received several high scores from gaming magazines, with only the level of graphics and sound receiving some small amount of criticism. David Sears of "Compute!", in his review of "Lemmings" for the PC, stated that "perhaps Psygnosis has tapped into the human instinct for survival in formulating this perfect blend of puzzle, strategy, and action." "Amiga Computing" stated that ""Lemmings" is absolutely brilliant. Psygnosis have managed to produce a game that is not only totally original, but also features the kind of addicting gameplay that will keep the player coming back for more time and time again." A review from the "Australian Commodore and Amiga Review" ("ACAR") stated that "above all, the concept is simple, and the game is a lot of fun." "Computer Gaming World" stated that "Not since "Tetris" has this reviewer been so addicted to, or completely fascinated with, a series of challenging puzzles ... follow the crowd and get "Lemmings"". In 1992 the magazine named it its Action Game of the Year. The game was reviewed in 1991 in "Dragon" by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars. The Lessers reviewed the Macintosh version of the game in 1993 in "Dragon", also giving that version 5 stars.