elisabeth barrington reviewed "queen of the demonweb pits" in 1981 as part of a review in the 35th issue of "the space gamer". according to barrington, players and the dungeon master need to be fairly experienced because some spell effects have been altered: "it takes skill, courage, and ingenuity to make your way into (and possibly, if you're lucky, out of) the pits. a good challenge for experienced players." barrington did complain that some of the spell alterations felt unnecessary, as some of the spells which were very useful under ordinary circumstances became almost useless due to the alterations. she did note that the book contained "many excellent ideas", and that the artwork was "up to tsr's usual neatness and simplicity", but that overall the module was "not one of tsr's best efforts, but a worthy try." "dungeon master for dummies" rates "queen of the demonweb pits" as one of the ten best classic adventures.