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Games like King's Quest

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

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The closest matches to King's Quest: The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, The Book of Unwritten Tales, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season, and Broken Age. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 05

    Broken Age

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2014
  2. Rank 08

    Shadowgate

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2014

The full ranked list: top 24 games like King's Quest

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

    Shares puzzle solving with King's Quest.

    • 96% of 3,019 reviews
  2. 2
    The Book of Unwritten Tales

    Genres: Adventure

    • 89% of 958 reviews
  3. 3
    Day of the Tentacle Remastered

    Also Cult Classic and Remake, like King's Quest.

    • 98% of 1,982 reviews
  4. 4
    Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season

    Genres: Adventure, RPG

    • 88% of 458 reviews
  5. 5
    Broken Age

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 83% of 3,458 reviews
  6. 6
    The Night of the Rabbit

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 1,095 reviews
  7. 7
    King's Quest™ Collection

    Genres: Adventure

    • 87% of 271 reviews
  8. 8
    Shadowgate

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 394 reviews
  9. 9
  10. 10
    The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

    Also Cult Classic and Medieval, like King's Quest.

    • 84% of 829 reviews
  11. 11
    Back to the Future: The Game

    Also Cult Classic and Episodic, like King's Quest.

    • 89% of 812 reviews
  12. 12
    Quest for Glory 1-5

    Genres: Adventure

    • 95% of 356 reviews
  13. 13
    Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series

    Also Episodic and Medieval, like King's Quest.

    • 72% of 5,319 reviews
  14. 14
  15. 15
    Return to Monkey Island

    Same nostalgic mood as King's Quest.

    • 90% of 4,837 reviews
  16. 16
  17. 17
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

    Same emotional mood as King's Quest.

    • 98% of 9,750 reviews
  18. 18
    Simon the Sorcerer Origins

    Genres: Adventure

    • 82% of 73 reviews
  19. 19
    Thimbleweed Park™

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 2,210 reviews
  20. 20
    There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 97% of 9,373 reviews
  21. 21
    Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack

    Same whimsical mood as King's Quest.

    • 88% of 377 reviews
  22. 22
    Katamari Damacy REROLL

    Genres: Action, Casual

    • 94% of 3,840 reviews
  23. 23
    The Longest Journey

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 90% of 1,339 reviews
  24. 24
    The Journey Down: Chapter One

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 520 reviews
King's Quest — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2015
  • Developer: The Odd Gentlemen
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 90% of 2,245 reviews
  • Genres: Adventure
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Characters are the absolute best
  • Humor and emotional depth
  • Emotional
  • Nostalgic
  • Whimsical
  • Character interaction

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Reviewers mention these as similar to King's Quest

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  • The Longest Journey

    Why this: Shares puzzle solving with King's Quest.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2007
  • Technobabylon

    Why this: Shares character interaction with King's Quest.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2015
  • Shardlight

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016
  • Unavowed

    Why this: Shares character interaction and puzzle solving with King's Quest.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018
  • Quest for Glory 1-5

    Why this: Also Cult Classic and Medieval, like King's Quest.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2016

About King's Quest

The closest matches to King's Quest: The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, The Book of Unwritten Tales, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season, and Broken Age. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If King's Quest is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, The Book of Unwritten Tales and Day of the Tentacle Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as emotional, nostalgic and whimsical, and single out its character interaction and choice based storytelling. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

King's Quest is a point-and-click adventure game released in 2015 by The Odd Gentlemen, published by Sierra and Activision. The game follows an episodic structure across five chapters, using character interaction, choice-based storytelling, and puzzle-solving as its core mechanics. Players describe the experience as emotional, nostalgic, and whimsical, with reviewers highlighting both its humor and emotional depth alongside character development. The fantasy setting presents a coming-of-age story told through a collection of untold tales. Currently offered as a free-to-play title, the game is verified for Steam Deck and presents a challenging medium-length experience best suited for seated play in solo sessions. The title holds a 90% positive rating from over 2,200 Steam reviews.

About King's Quest: 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.

Is King's Quest worth buying?

  • 90% of 2,245 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 19 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“You cannot complete the game, even if you buy season pass (EP 2-5), because epilogue is exclusive to The Complete Edition only.”
12 h played
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People who play it also play: The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, The Book of Unwritten Tales, Day of the Tentacle Remastered

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Frequently asked about King's Quest

Can I run it?

Is King's Quest verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — King's Quest is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

Is King's Quest free to play?

Yes — King's Quest is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to King's Quest?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside King's Quest are The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, The Book of Unwritten Tales, Day of the Tentacle Remastered.

Who developed King's Quest?

King's Quest was developed by The Odd Gentlemen and published by Sierra, Activision.