The Book of Unwritten Tales
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
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King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.
King's Quest is a adventure, puzzle and point & click game
developed by The Odd Gentlemen
and published by Sierra and Activision.
Released on July 28th 2015 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 3 languages: English, French and German.
It has received 3,022 reviews of which 2,720 were positive and 302 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎
The game is free to play on Steam.
The Steam community has classified King's Quest into these genres:
Adventure
Puzzle
Point & Click
Fantasy
Story Rich
Singleplayer
Comedy
Funny
Classic
Episodic
Remake
Medieval
Great Soundtrack
Retro
1990's
Choices Matter
2D
Third Person
Escape Room
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for King's Quest:
| UI | Subtitle | Audio | |
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| English | |||
| German | |||
| French |
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ @ 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 4770 / 512 MB
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
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Recommended. A Telltale-adjacent fairy-tale adventure where an elderly king's unreliable retellings frame five self-contained chapters, and deep-cut Sierra callbacks prove this reboot honours rather than replaces its classics. The gag craft is superb (unreliable story rewrites, poisonous-versus-venomous pedantry, a luggage bluff), the hand-painted Daventry is gorgeous, and the puzzle boxes deliver real logic work (knights-and-knaves goblets, a nonogram, sliding-block co-op). Choices ripple through who survives and who rules, tapestries record every pick, and the memory-shifting finale lands as genuine heartstring material. Chapter lengths are badly lopsided (four hours against ninety minutes), a chapter-two frog grab nearly soft-locks the story, and Daventry's walk-backs drag between puzzles. The eulogy for a franchise earns its place regardless, and the heart behind it is unmistakable throughout the five chapters.
Kings quest has an assortment of different puzzles and challenges to explore. some of the chapters have puzzles or advenutres that are easy if you've solves puzzles similar before. some challanges or puzzles can be difficult if you haven't done them in the past. each chapter poses dialogue and different choices that lead to achievments that impact future choices and expierences later on in the next chapter. the over all game difficulty is easy to medium. the quality of the game is decent. the stroy and dialogue of the game is good. "it could had explored more adventures and depth." the main reason I would play kings quest chapters 1-5 this game has heart and amazing actors who bring the story to life. the narration brings so much emotional depth. the real reason to play this game is for the thrill of emotional human connection. the bonds of family and friend dynamics. the music is nice and beautiful the art is warm and wholesome. I really enjoyed this story and wish more games focused on content quality. this is a piece of art and I really wish it had more chapters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, King's Quest is free to play on Steam.
King's Quest is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.
Yes, King's Quest received 2,720 positive votes out of a total of 3,022 achieving a rating of 8.64.
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King's Quest was developed by The Odd Gentlemen and published by Sierra and Activision.
Yes, King's Quest is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, King's Quest is not playable on MacOS.
No, King's Quest is not playable on Linux.
Yes, King's Quest is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, King's Quest is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, King's Quest does not support VR.
King's Quest is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 4 DLCs available for King's Quest. Explore additional content available for King's Quest on Steam.
No, King's Quest does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, King's Quest does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, King's Quest is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for King's Quest.
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| Steam price | 08 October 2026 05:10 UTC |
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Online players
12
Developer
The Odd Gentlemen
Publisher
Sierra,
Activision
Release
28 Jul 2015
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