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

Platforms

DOS, Win 3.x, Mac, Amiga, FM Towns

Genres

Adventure

Rating

4.4 of 5, 87 player ratings

Main story

about 10 hours

Where to get it

My Abandonware

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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 King's Quest V feels like navigating a classic whimsical fantasy with a gentle sense of urgency, solving puzzles at your own pace but with the clock ticking in the background.

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• Ivanhoe (1990)
• King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (1987)
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