日本ゲーム大賞
The game received a positive reception overall. Aggregate site Metacritic gave the PS4 and PC versions of the game scores of 72/100 and 77/100 respectively. The Japanese version also received positive press prior to release: at the 2014 Japan Game Awards after that year's Tokyo Game Show, "Zestiria" was among the games that won the "Future Division" award. The game also received the Platinum award from Japanese gaming magazine "Famitsu" upon release.