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

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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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Genres
Point-and-click • Puzzle • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Side view
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DOS

1990

PC-9800 Series • Mac • FM Towns • Amiga

1991

PC

2010-02-25
Publishers
Activision
Game Engines
Sierra's Creative Interpreter
Developer/Publisher
Sierra On-Line
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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.

Details

Genres
Point-and-click • Puzzle • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Side view
Platforms and release dates

DOS

1990

PC-9800 Series • Mac • FM Towns • Amiga

1991

PC

2010-02-25
Publishers
Activision
Game Engines
Sierra's Creative Interpreter
Developer/Publisher
Sierra On-Line