King's Quest (2015)
King's Quest is a 2015 point-and-click video game made by The Odd Gentlemen and Sierra.
A reimagining of Daventry told as a bedtime story: an old King Graham recounts his adventures to his granddaughter Gwendolyn, and each chapter drops you into a younger Graham reliving the choices that shaped him. It plays as a modern narrative adventure, hand-animated in a soft picture-book style, with light puzzles, branching dialogue, and decisions that echo forward. The Odd Gentlemen rebuilt the series for a new audience while keeping its fairy-tale bones and gentle humor. Five episodes make up one continuous, affectionate look back at a life of questing.
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What is King's Quest about?
A reimagining of Daventry told as a bedtime story: an old King Graham recounts his adventures to his granddaughter Gwendolyn, and each chapter drops you into a younger Graham reliving the choices that shaped him. It plays as a modern narrative adventure, hand-animated in a soft picture-book style, with light puzzles, branching dialogue, and decisions that echo forward. The Odd Gentlemen rebuilt the series for a new audience while keeping its fairy-tale bones and gentle humor. Five episodes make up one continuous, affectionate look back at a life of questing.
When was King's Quest released?
King's Quest was released on 28 July 2015.
Who made King's Quest?
King's Quest was made by The Odd Gentlemen and Sierra.
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A few thoughts on King's Quest
Pair it with The King's Quest Companion, which tells Daventry's history as an in-world chronicle and matches this game's storybook framing. For a similar fairy-tale adventure on film, The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle carries the same folklore heart and questing spirit.
Story-first adventures where choices matter
Graham's tale is framed as memory, and every branching choice bends how it is remembered. These games put decisions at the center too, letting dialogue and consequence shape the road. If the weight of Gwendolyn's bedtime story stuck with you, these reward the same careful thinking.
Cinematic single-player epics
The Odd Gentlemen rebuilt Daventry as a polished, animated performance. These blockbuster adventures share that cinematic ambition, pairing sweeping set pieces with characters you actually care about. Grab a controller and settle in for the kind of grand journey the reboot was reaching for.
Open worlds built for wandering
King's Quest invites you to poke at every corner of its picture-book kingdom. These open worlds crank that curiosity up to full size, filling their maps with secrets, side stories, and places worth the detour. Perfect for explorers who never want the map to end.
Worlds with a mind-bending twist
The reboot loves a clever puzzle and a well-timed surprise. These games run on the same fuel, hiding sharp ideas and reality-warping tricks inside their worlds. If the smartest moments of Graham's tale delighted you, these keep the gears turning.