While some reviewers appreciated the stripped-down controls and stylized arthouse approach, others panned it as confusing and restricting. However, the game's soundtrack, presentation, visual style and thought-provoking story received generally positive responses from critics and considered as the best aspects of the game and lead to several accolades and nominations. Killer7's cult appeal led to releases of Suda51's older works, a remastered version of Killer7 for Microsoft Windows released in 2018, and the successful launch of No More Heroes.