 Scorpia in 1993 stated that while "Telengard" was "interesting for its time, the game would be pretty dated today" compared to the Gold Box games; "back then, however, it was hot stuff, and a fun way of passing the time".Barton of "Gamasutra" placed "Telengard" alongside "Wizardry" and the in what he deemed "The Silver Age" of computer role-playing games that preceded the golden age of the late 1980s.Yet in 1992, "Computer Gaming World" Gerald Graef wrote that "Telengard" and "Temple of Apshai" were "quickly overshadowed" by the "Wizardry" and "Ultima" series.