 Prior to its release, "Rochard" was awarded "Best of Gamescom 2011" by GamingXP.Following its release, the game has received Editors' Choice awards from IGN, GamePro, Gaming Nexus, GameShark and Pelit and won the Unity Awards for "Best Gameplay" and "Best Graphics" at the Unite 2011 event.GamingOnLinux reviewer Hamish Paul Wilson gave the game 8/10, commenting that "in the end it comes across as what it was probably always meant to be