 Ardai praised it as a science-fiction movie (the best since "Blade Runner"), however, citing "simply outstanding" acting and video and comparing the "shockingly adult and shockingly good" script to Philip K. Dick and Fredric Brown.He concluded that "Quantum Gate" "is a hell of a good movie, period, with a story that sticks with you long after the final credits roll".The game was reviewed in 1994 in "Dragon" #212 by Ken Rolston in the "Eye of the Monitor" column.