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All 3 Quest for Glory games, ranked

All 3 Quest for Glory games, ranked, as the players of dos.games rate them. Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire leads the list, ahead of Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness and Quest for Glory 4½: So You Thought You Were A Hero.

Every game on the list plays in your browser, with nothing to install. The order comes from players' ratings and real play time, so it moves as people play.

Updated October 27, 2026How the lists are ranked

3Quest for Glory games in the archive
3 of 3Play in your browser
3.2Score of #1, out of 5

1. Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire
1990 · Sierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
So you're a hero.
Play now: Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire About the game
2. Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness
1993 · Sierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
You've saved the world, twice...
Play now: Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness About the game
3. Quest for Glory 4½: So You Thought You Were A Hero
2001 · Freeware · Adventure
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
In this unauthorized AGS fan sequel to Sierra's Quest For Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero, the player controls The Hero Of Spielburg, at loose ends between official numbered installments of the series, revisiting the past glories in the stomping grounds of his early days.
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Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire (1990, Sierra On-Line, Inc.) is the best Quest for Glory game by our players' ratings, ahead of Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness and Quest for Glory 4½: So You Thought You Were A Hero. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

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