Throughout the game, players collaborate on drawing a shared map.

"[3] The 2020 Diana Jones Award, which was given to "Black Excellence in Gaming,"[4] included Laura Simpson's work on Companions' Tale under honorees.

[5] Reviews Jessica Spears for the American Library Association recommended Companions' Tale as a game to play for Black History Month, writing that "Taking on multiple roles, exploring varied points of view, and sharing in the story building process makes for a fantastically engaging gaming experience.

"[1] Jayme Boucher for Roll20 recommended Companions' Tale as one of ten games to play with kids and praised the game's "evocative world-building rules" and "deck of inspirational themes and art.

"[6] Scholarship Greg Loring-Albright for Drexel University cites Companions' Tale as an example of a tabletop role-playing game played via user-created online adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic.