King's Quest™ Collection (2009)

Developer: Sierra
Publisher: Activision
Genres: Adventure
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 394 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 11 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Playing this collection feels like revisiting classic point-and-click puzzle adventures with a mix of old-school charm and nostalgic fantasy storytelling.

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What players say

Players praise the games themselves as foundational adventure classics, but many find this collection a lazy port stuck on an old DOSBox version with no modern features like achievements. Some note missing content, like King's Quest 8, and technical bugs, such as King's Quest 5 still crashing at the end.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.