The Mega Drive port of Lemmings, DMA Design's puzzle-strategy classic. Inventive, demanding, timeless, still gripping today.
Your verdict
Category
Puzzle1 player3+
Description
Lemmings throw themselves into the void and the player must guide them by assigning roles to save them in this Sega puzzle. Published by Psygnosis/Sega, released in Japan and South Korea in 1992. Puzzle game with lemmings to guide by assigning specific abilities to cross levels.
Lemmings review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Handing out the right jobs at the right moment to steer a horde of lemmings toward the exit sets up a thinking game where each puzzle solved immediately summons the next. The mounting difficulty and the thrill of a flawless plan keep you retrying relentlessly after every failure. A handful of stages demand a frustrating precision, yet this cunning logic holds its pull entirely intact.
The Japanese/Korean edition of Lemmings is the regional pressing of DMA Design's game via Sunsoft Japan and SKC Soft in Korea.
Is Lemmings still worth playing in 2026?
A puzzle by DMA Design, Lemmings offers a unique mechanic where you guide small suicidal creatures through levels by assigning them varied skills. The original concept, strategic richness of levels and offbeat humour make this title an absolutely timeless classic. The Mega Drive version is particularly well adapted to the pad. For anyone discovering classic puzzles or wishing to rediscover a masterpiece of the genre, an absolutely essential recommendation today still on the Sega machine without the slightest hesitation truly here.
