[6][12] In August 2018, Ashley Warren announced that she was seeking submissions for an upcoming Dungeons & Dragons adventure anthology which would feature a "unique, feminist approach to classic archetypes".

[5] Christian Hoffer, for ComicBook.com in August 2018, reported that "one of the underlying goals of the upcoming anthology seems to be repurposing these monsters and moving them away from their misogynist origins.

Our cover artist and creative director, Samantha Darcy, joined early on and has played a substantial role in the general aesthetic of the book.

[...] Whether you enjoy a good monster story or are looking for some quick adventures for your D&D party, Uncaged is a fantastic anthology and is one of the best publications we've seen released on the DMs Guild in quite some time".

[...] Many of the stories carry deeper meaning - adventures about generational divides, cultural sexism, and overcoming prejudices and traditional views both within the world of D&D and around the gaming table.

[17] Uncaged: Volume I was included on "The Best of the Dungeon Masters Guild" list in issue #25 of Dragon+ — the article states that the adventures are "nicely spread out" in difficulty ranges.

The twenty-six narrative designers creating the adventures worked alongside just as many artists, editors, cartographers, and others who all played a role in bringing this supplement to fruition".

[8] Hoffer commented that "many of the adventures involve solving untimely deaths or uncovering disturbing mysteries, while others show less dangerous sides to the monsters at the heart of their story.

While many of the adventures can devolve into combat encounters, I appreciated that most of the stories in this volume of Uncaged involve investigation and exploration instead of simple 'kill this thing' quests".

[8] Riley Silverman, in a review of the first two volumes for SyFy Wire, called the formatting of series "super simple for a DM" as it breaks "down the segments into prep text and what should be given to the players, with easy to follow instructions for the various map positions" and highlighted the upfront presentation of content warnings for each adventure.