King's Quest | |
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Genre(s) | Adventure |
Developer(s) | Sierra On-Line The Odd Gentlemen |
Publisher(s) | Sierra Entertainment |
Creator(s) | Roberta Williams |
First release | Wizard and the Princess 1980 |
Latest release | King's Quest: Epilogue December 20, 2016 |
King's Quest is a graphic adventure game series, released between 1980 and 2016 and created by the American software company Sierra Entertainment. It is widely considered a classic series from the golden era of adventure games. Following the success of its first installments, the series was primarily responsible for building the reputation of Sierra. Roberta Williams, co-founder and former co-owner of Sierra, designed all of the King's Quest games until the series' reboot in 2015.
The King's Quest series chronicles the saga of the royal family of the Kingdom of Daventry through their various trials and adventures. The story takes place over two generations and across many lands as the heroes and heroines fight villains such as evil witches and wizards.