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1988

A classic Sierra adventure in which Princess Rosella searches the fairy-tale land of Tamir for a magical cure for her ailing father. Tricky inventory puzzles, storybook motifs and a day-night cycle define the experience.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Fantasy setting
  • Lots to discover
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella are King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!, King's Quest: Quest for the Crown and King's Quest III: To Heir is Human. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!

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Brings what grabs you about King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella: puzzles to figure out, a fantasy setting and lots to discover.

A classic point-and-click adventure in which King Graham travels through a fairy-tale land to rescue his abducted family. Tricky inventory puzzles and sudden deadly pitfalls define the experience.

King's Quest: Quest for the Crown

Puzzles and brain teasers

A genre-defining classic that helped establish the graphical adventure: as Sir Graham you roam a fairy-tale kingdom, gather items and solve puzzles to recover three lost treasures. The world is full of traps and sudden deaths, which rewards experimentation.

King's Quest III: To Heir is Human

Challenging difficulty

As the enslaved boy Gwydion, you secretly learn magic under the watchful eye of the evil wizard Manannan, solving puzzles and escaping to uncover your identity as the lost prince of Daventry. A classic Sierra adventure with time pressure and unforgiving puzzles.

Lure of the Temptress

Strong, story-driven narrative

A classic point-and-click adventure from Revolution Software in which you play Diermot and free a medieval town from a wicked sorceress. Its Virtual Theatre system gives NPCs their own routines and makes the world feel alive.

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click adventure where Prince Alexander travels the mythology-inspired Green Isles to rescue Princess Cassima. It offers inventory puzzles, multiple solution paths and a fairy-tale atmosphere.

Atlantis: The Lost Tales

Puzzles and brain teasers

A Myst-style point-and-click adventure in which you explore the legendary city of Atlantis, solving puzzles and uncovering court intrigue. Pre-rendered panoramic views and a mythological setting define its atmosphere.

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click fairy-tale adventure with a cartoon-film look, where you alternate between Queen Valanice and Princess Rosella through six whimsical lands, solving inventory puzzles.

Shadowgate

Challenging difficulty

A classic point-and-click adventure where you explore a cursed castle as the chosen hero, solving tough inventory puzzles and surviving countless deadly traps to stop the Warlock Lord.

Myst: Masterpiece Edition

Strong, story-driven narrative

You explore the mysterious island of Myst alone and travel through magical books to other worlds, unraveling their puzzles and the story behind them. A quiet, atmospheric puzzle adventure with no combat, where observation and thinking are everything.

Dragonsphere

Strong, story-driven narrative

A classic 1994 point-and-click fantasy adventure in which you play a newly crowned king trying to stop the sorcerer Sanwe. The focus is on inventory and puzzle solving in a storybook-style world.

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