Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons
"Computer Gaming World" praised the Amiga version's graphics but called the Commodore 64 version "extremely disappointing", and criticized the lack of a save game option as "extremely frustrating". In Germany, "Predator" was put on the 'German index' by the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons, which made it illegal to sell or make the game available to minors in Germany, as well as making it illegal to advertise the game in any form.