Reception
The game was reviewed in 1991 in Dragon #170 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars. Voted "Best Multimedia Fantasy/Adventure Game" by readers of MPC World. King's Quest V originally sold 500,000 copies, making it the bestselling computer game for the next five years.
In 2007 Adventure Gamers gave the game a three out of five stars. Allgame also gave the PC original four out of five stars, while giving its NES adaptation two-and-a-half stars.
Fans, however, have expressed criticism in the game due to its illogical puzzles. A major example is the custard pie. Graham can eat the pie at any time during the game, but this will render the game unwinnable, as the pie is required to defeat the yeti (a solution which is not clearly indicated). However, eating the pie will cause the player to lose points (which is intended as a sign to show the player it is an improper decision).
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