King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! is a 1990 graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line. Originally released in November 1990, it featured a significant improvement in graphics (achieved through the introduction of VGA into the series). It was also the first King’s Quest installment to replace the typing user interface with a point-and-click user interface. The title is a spoof on the proverb, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
King’s Quest V sold over half million copies and won several awards. It was later released as a fully voiced “talkie” CD-ROM, done by members of the Sierra staff.