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! is ranked no. 4,742 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,352 and 21% of duels won.

World rank

no. 4,742

ELO score

1,352

Wins

21%

Duels played

39

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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 1,352 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Myst 0% 2 duels played · 346 points behind
against The Walking Dead: The Final Season 0% 2 duels played · 123 points behind
against Still Life 0% One duel played · 140 points behind
against Hero of the Kingdom 0% One duel played · 79 points behind
against Child of Light 0% One duel played · 150 points behind