King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

Prince Alexander journeys to the Land of the Green Isles in search of Princess Cassima, whom he first met while imprisoned in the previous game. After a storm destroys his ship, Alexander becomes the sole survivor and discovers that the island kingdom faces political turmoil, the deaths of its rulers, and the possible imprisonment of Cassima by the royal vizier.

Using a point-and-click interface with verb icons such as walk, examine, use, and talk, players solve puzzles while traveling between four magical islands inspired by myths and fables. Choices can lead to fatal outcomes, and the late game offers two different paths to the final confrontation.

The CD-ROM version includes DOS and Windows versions, full speech, a pre-rendered introduction, and the Girl in the Tower theme song.

Game Details

• Release date: September 30, 1992
• Genres: Adventure, point-and-click, puzzle
• Developers: Revolution Software, Sierra On-Line
• Publishers: Sierra, Sierra On-Line
• Platforms: Amiga, Commodore Amiga, DOS, Mac, MS-DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), ScummVM