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

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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More games like this

• Roberta Williams' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (1990)
• King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (2001)
• King's Quest: Mask of Eternity (1998)
• King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992)
• King's Quest™ Collection (2009)
• Keith's Quest (1996)
• Ivanhoe (1990)
• King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (1987)

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