Marcus L. Rowland reviewed
The Forest of Doom for the June 1983 issue of
White Dwarf, rating the title a 10 out of a possible 10. Rowland suggested that only "[r]eally stupid players" would try to loot the home of the mage, because they "will not like the consequences", and noted the lethality of the forest area with "some encounters being survivable only by luck or remarkably good combat rolls, while others can be settled without any conflict". Tony Watson reviewed
The Forest of Doom for
Different Worlds magazine and stated that "On the whole, I found
The Forest of Doom a diverting, if simple, solo adventure. While it certainly won't replace solitaire adventures for the various fantasy role-playing games on the market, the simple system provided in the booklet works very well and raises the Dell line above the rest of these sort of books.
The Forest of Doom and the other books in the series might be just the right gift for someone interested in role-playing but a bit hesitant about the rules that usually accompany most role-playing games." ==In other media==