 In April 1994 the magazine said that the CD version—"the only one to own"—was "Challenging and thought-provoking, an experience not to be missed, for those mature enough to handle it".In June 1994 "Gabriel Knight" and "Day of the Tentacle" won "Computer Gaming World"s Adventure Game of the Year award.The editors wrote that the former "introduced elements from graphic novels ... nightmarish dream sequences and a dark human story that reads and plays extremely well".