The Wardrobe received mildly positive reviews from critics and holds a score of 72% on Metacritic.[5]
The website Adventure Games praised the hand-drawn visuals, story, and soundtrack, but criticised the puzzles.[6] Dread Central awarded it a score of 8 out of 10, saying "Although it was over too soon, The Wardrobe was still a hilarious and heartbreaking return to form for the point and click adventure genre."[7] Switch Player also awarded it a positive review of 3.5 out of five, saying the 'visuals and plot make this a worthwhile purchase.'[8] Dualshockers also awarded it a score of 7.5 out of ten, saying it would appease both fans and newcomers to the point and click adventure genre.[9]
However, The Sixth Axis awarded The Wardrobe a more negative score of 4 out of 10, with criticism being directed at the plot, puzzles, lack of clues, and the lack of an autosave feature. They concluded their review by saying ‘The Wardrobe had the scope to be better, but a lacklustre plot and strange puzzle design make its hard to recommend for point and click fans.’[10]
