With the incredible success of King's Quest 1, it didn't take long for Sierra Online, directed by co-owner Roberta Williams, to release a sequel. Just a year after releasing KQ1, KQ2: Romancing the Throne, was released. However, it didn't receive the praise that the original obtained. Many people felt that the game was too short, the story to simplistic and the characters had no development. Some thought it was just a quickly slapped together game that lacked any real depth or good story telling.