Play King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! Online

Game Overview

King’s Quest V was the first Sierra adventure game where you could just point and click instead of typing commands—which, honestly, was a huge relief. No more guessing whether "open door" or "unlock door" would work. You play as King Graham, whose entire castle (and family) gets yoinked by a wizard named Mordack, so you’re off to this weird, colorful land called Serenia with a chatty owl named Cedric tagging along.

The puzzles are classic Sierra—some clever, some downright cruel (save often, trust me). You’ll poke around deserts, forests, and creepy castles, talking to oddball characters and trying not to die in a dozen different ways. The hand-painted backgrounds still look gorgeous, and the shift to mouse controls makes it way less clunky than the older games. Just don’t expect mercy—this game loves killing you over tiny mistakes.

If you’ve got nostalgia for ’90s adventure games or just want to see where point-and-click really took off, this one’s a must-play.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".