Rick Bentley reviewed Gamebox 1.0 for The Fresno Bee, rating it a D+ and stating "There are only two words to describe the lousy graphics, bad acting and stupid story in "Gamebox 1.0": game over." Scott Weinberg also reviewed the film for DVD Talk, writing to "ignore the DVD cover. This is not a horror flick. But if you're a hardcore video game junkie and you've got a soft spot for scrappy little indie flicks, I'd call Gamebox 1.0 worthy of the rental fee."
