[1] James V. Trunzo reviewed The Shadow of Yserbius in White Wolf #41 (March, 1994), giving it a final evaluation of "Below Average" for solo play but "Excellent" for online play and stated that "once you take away interaction with live friends and foes, Yserbius is just another hack-and-slay adventure game, lacking most of the features considered standard in other games of its ilk.

"[3] Computer Gaming World in 1994 stated that the boxed set of offline versions of Yserbius and Twinion was "a hollow shell of its vibrant on-line self ...

Playing Yserbius without fellow on-line gamers is like being in an amusement park after hours, on in which the rides aren't all that fun to begin with".

While acknowledging that "there is something to be said for" its "refreshingly simple" gameplay, and the usefulness of an offline way to learn and level up characters for the online version, the magazine concluded that most fantasy RPG players would be disappointed when Betrayal at Krondor, Lands of Lore, and other alternatives were available.

In addition to support for modern Windows and macOS platforms, MedievaLands adds quality of life and gameplay functionality inspired by successors of the original games.