Game

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1990

Developed by Sierra On-Line

  • Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Fantasy

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.

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureFantasyHistoricalmedievalmazegraphic adventurewitches8-bitsingle-player onlyvoice actingdamsel in distressyetipresidential protagonistsea monstermale protagonistPC-9800 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga

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Classical in form, resolved, plot-driven and earnest.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • earnestironic
  • contemplativerelentless

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