King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
King Graham must take on a vengeful wizard in order to win back his castle and imprisoned royal family.
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Re-released as part of the King’s Quest Collection Series (1999) and the King’s Quest Collection (2006).
Readers rating
Decent
Average based on 13 ratings
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Posted by Vegetable Party on Jan 28, 2021
average score, but a well-cautioned recommendation
King's Quest V, you crazy so-and-so. If you've never played "King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!", there’s a chance you are new to the genre. In that case: this is kind of like the Sierra Necronomicon. It will have a lasting impact on you,...
Posted by TimovieMan on Oct 2, 2013
Typical early Sierra brutality
This was typical early Sierra brutality. Hundreds of deaths and dead ends had me restoring previous saves more often than in all the games I've played these last 5 years combined. And I was using a walkthrough to avoid the dead ends! The story is decent,...
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Game Information
| Platform | Mac, PC, Retro |
| Perspective | Third-Person |
| Control | Point-and-click |
| Gameplay | Quest |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Theme | - |
| Graphic Style | Stylized art |
| Presentation | - |
| Action (Compulsory) | - |
| Red Flags | - |
| Media | CD, Proprietary format |
Product Details
System Requirements
1999 Collection Series:
MS-DOS or Windows 3.1/95
486/25 MHz processor
8 MB RAM
2x CD-ROM drive
SVGA 640x480, 256 color
Sound card with DAC
2006 Collection:
Windows 2000/XP
Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent Athlon processor
128 MB RAM
Windows compatible video and sound card
CD-ROM drive
1.2 GB hard drive space
