Game entry
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
1990 · Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure · PC, Mac, DOS, Amiga, PC-98, FM Towns · Activision
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! holds position no. 3,541 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,433 ELO points and 32% of duels won out of 78 played. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 19 out of 27 (1990).
World rank
no. 3,541
ELO score
1,433
Wins
32%
Duels played
78
About King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
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.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,433 ELO points over the last 216 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Rusty Lake: Roots 50% 2 duels played · 26 points behind
- against Blade Runner 0% 2 duels played · 87 points behind
- against Myst 0% 2 duels played · 280 points behind
- against The Walking Dead: The Final Season 0% 2 duels played · 161 points behind
- against Blackwell Unbound 100% One duel played · 10 points behind
In the same genre
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Around this spot
The games King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! sits between in the world ranking.
- 3,538 Hohokum 1,433
- 3,539 The Jackbox Party Pack 1,433
- 3,540 Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope 1,433
- 3,541 King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1,433
- 3,542 Archon 1,433
- 3,543 Akinator 1,433
- 3,544 Contra: Hard Corps 1,432
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The standing
Where King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 19 out of 27 (1990).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 3,541 | 5,110 |
| Point-and-click | 148 | 222 |
| 1990s | 464 | 654 |
| 1990 | 19 | 27 |
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