The game is based on Piers Anthony's Xanth novels and loosely follows the plot of his 1993 novel Demons Don't Dream, in which a young man uses a computer game to enter and explore the world of Xanth.

The game was re-released in July 1997 in a bundle with Legend Entertainment's Death Gate and Shannara.

[3] The magazine's Scorpia was less positive in March 1994, criticizing the forced choice of Nada Naga as a Companion, puzzle quality ("uneven at best, and in some cases, downright poor"), and short playing time.

[4] In August 1994 the magazine said that Xanth "was somewhat weak as a game, but full of Piers Anthony-style humor".

[5] The game was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #204 by Sandy Petersen in the "Eye of the Monitor" column.