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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. 3,541 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.

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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).

Where King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! ranks
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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