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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. 3,730 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,419 ELO points and 30% of duels won out of 61 played. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 20 out of 28 (1990).

World rank

no. 3,730

ELO score

1,419

Wins

30%

Duels played

61

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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 1,419 ELO points over the last 170 days.

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Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,727 Soldier of Fortune: Payback 1,419
  2. 3,728 Blood II: The Chosen 1,419
  3. 3,729 Rocksmith 2014 1,419
  4. 3,730 King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1,419
  5. 3,731 SpellForce 3 1,419
  6. 3,732 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 1,419
  7. 3,733 Beholder 2 1,419

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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: 20 out of 28 (1990).

Where King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,730 5,046
Point-and-click 157 219
1990s 487 659
1990 20 28

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