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

The fifth in the epic King's Quest series of games by Sierra, this game was released in November of 1990.

This game is available on Good Old Games as part of the King's Quest 4-6 pack, and utilizes DOSBox to play on modern systems. In addition to the games, the buyer also gets the game manuals in PDF format, and avatars and wallpapers in JPG format.

This game dropped the copy protection from the previous game, and is the first in the series with a point and click interface.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	None	None	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	None	None	Unusable
Multi-Monitor:	None	None
4k UltraHD:	None	None

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Blemishes (other)
FMV Cut-Scene:	N/A

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Friday, 9 November, 1990

Tested Version:

GOG.com (version 1.000.052)

Play styles:

Single player

Setting:

Historical Fantasy

Genre:

Conventional Adventure

Developer:

Sierra

Links:

⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

GOG,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

The game runs in a set 4:3 resolution of 640x480. Widescreen is not supported.

The game can be run in a variety of graphics modes. Refer to additional screenshots.
- Surface and Direct3D modes work with even black bars at top and bottom.
- DDraw and Overlay modes have a thick black bar at the bottom.
- OpenGL mode has a thick black bar at the top.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues