Historical Context & Trivia
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire was released in 1998 as the fifth and final entry in the long-running Quest for Glory series, bringing the story arc to a close on Macintosh and Windows platforms.
The game was developed by Yosemite Entertainment and published by Sierra On-Line under its Sierra FX branding, with design associated with Lori Ann Cole and music by Chance Thomas. It also marked the end of Yosemite Entertainment’s work at Sierra, making it notable as both a series finale and the studio’s last project there.
Gameplay & Technical Features
This Action / Adventure / Role-playing (RPG) title shifts the series toward a more direct action RPG structure, while still retaining adventure-style exploration, quest logic, and character-building choices. Players can still choose among familiar heroic archetypes such as fighter, thief, or wizard, and the game emphasizes real-time encounters alongside story progression.
On the Macintosh version, the game followed the same late-1990s cross-platform release pattern as the PC edition, using a more modern presentation than the earlier SCI-era Quest for Glory games. Sources describe it as a 3D realm set in Silmaria, with stylized visuals and real-time control tailored to the era’s hybrid adventure-RPG design.
Collector’s Value & Rarity
As a late Sierra release and the final Quest for Glory installment, Dragon Fire has preservation interest for series collectors, especially because it represents the end of both the franchise’s original run and Yosemite Entertainment’s Sierra-era output. It is not generally treated as a rare cult obscurity, but complete, well-preserved copies remain more desirable than loose discs because of its series-ending significance.
Collector interest is increased by the fact that the game was sold in PC/Mac packaging and may appear in different regional publisher variants, including Sierra On-Line and Dice Multi Media Europe B.V. listings in catalog data. Physical completeness matters for this release, especially original box materials and platform-specific inserts tied to the Macintosh edition.