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

  • First released on 9 November, 1990 for PC DOS
  • Fantasy
    Historical
    Puzzle
    Adventure

    Part of the

    King's Quest

    game universe.

  • First released on 9 November, 1990 for PC DOS

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    About

    Journey into danger. The greatest adventure in the history of Daventry is about to begin...

    ...as you embark with King Graham on the most thrilling and perilous adventure of his career - the quest for the missing Royal Family of Daventry.

    Experience the magical world of King's Quest V, and discover why more people have played King's Quest than any other computer game series in history.

    Roberta Williams has been designing graphic adventure games since 1980, beginning with the groundbreaking Mystery House, the first computer game to combine text and graphics. She has gone on to become the best-selling interactive adventure author in the world; her King's Quest series has sold more than a million copies worldwide, making it the bestselling computer adventure ever.

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    PC DOS, Amiga, Mac, Nintendo Entertainment System, PC

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    Sierra
    Founded in 1980, Sierra developed and published such classic series as King's Quest, Space Quest and Police Quest. The name is currently used by Activision as an indie-style publishing imprint.
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    Appaloosa Interactive
    Hungarian game developer established in 1983. Formerly known as Novotrade International, they are most notable for creating Ecco the Dolphin.
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    Activision Publishing
    For more than 30 years, Activision has been changing the way people play
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