How to play ALPHA on Mac

PlatformsComputer

Game summary

"simple ,but hard. Playing latest games is like work. Getting together with friends, fighting bosses—that’s all cool, but having some time for yourself is pretty awesome too. There are times we like to spend some time alone having fun, and taking on challenges in a game is an awesome way to do just that. ALPHA, the latest work by KANAME, is a simple game. There are no additional in-game purchases: once it's yours, you can begin tackling it until you reach the end. Maybe it’s time to take a break from playing games for other people. Key features of ALPHA - A single-player action shooting game. Quite a challenging one, in fact. - Average play time of 2 hours (or, if you like to spend more time, as long as you want) - Knock off enemy bullets with your sword to shoot and slash your way through stages. - No save points during stages. Enemies are tough, and so are the bosses. Study their moves and work around them. - When it’s game over, you start over from the beginning of the stage. You won’t be getting it easy! - Some health items, shields, bombs, etc. are just a few useful items. - All this for a small price."
First released: Apr 2019

Play ALPHA on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play ALPHA on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

ALPHA installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install ALPHA like you would on any PC.
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