
Game
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
74IGDB player score
32 ratings
About this game
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder is an adventure game in the long-running King's Quest series. Players control King Graham as he embarks on a quest to rescue the Royal Family of Daventry, who have mysteriously disappeared. The game takes place in a fantasy world filled with magic and peril, where Graham must overcome obstacles and solve puzzles to progress. As the fifth installment in the series created by Roberta Williams, King's Quest V builds upon the graphical adventure game format that Williams pioneered, combining text and visuals to create an immersive storytelling experience. The game continues the legacy of the King's Quest series, which had become a popular and influential franchise in the computer gaming industry by the time of its release.
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Game facts
Release date
Nov 9, 1990
Developer
Sierra On-Line
Publisher
Activision, Sierra On-Line
Platforms
PC-9800 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga
Genres
Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Themes
Fantasy, Historical
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
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