How to play Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Buccaneer Edition on Mac

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Game summary

Welcome to the Golden Age of Piracy. The year is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established their own lawless Republic where corruption, greediness and cruelty are commonplace. Among these outlaws is a brash young captain named Edward Kenway. His fight for glory has earned him the respect of legends like Blackbeard, but also drawn him into the ancient war between Assassins and Templars, a war that may destroy everything the pirates have built. A Brash Rebel Assassin: Become Edward Kenway, a charismatic yet brutal pirate captain, trained by Assassins. Edward can effortlessly switch between the Hidden Blade of the Assassin’s Order and all new weaponry including four flintlock pistols and dual cutlass swords. The Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Buccaneer Edition includes: A 45cm figurine of Captain Edward Kenway. Collector’s box. A high quality artbook including artworks that inspired the game. The Official Game Soundtrack. 2 lithographs in a protective envelope. Unlockable bonus content: 3 additional solo missions for an extra 45 minutes of gameplay: Black Island: Captain Morgan’s favourite ship has sunken off the coast with a full load of legendary sailing equipment. Explore the Black Island and retrieve these items Pirates have desperately been looking for. Hidden Mystery: Follow Stede Bonnet’s path and find the secrets of his adventures on the beautiful island of St Lucia. Sacrificed Secrets: Recover Captain Drake’s lost treasures, including golden flintlocks and cutlass when exploring the exotic island of Sacrifices. Additional Single & Multiplayer items: Captain Kenway’s Legacy.
First released: Oct 2013

Play Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Buccaneer Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Buccaneer Edition 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).

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Buccaneer Edition 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 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Buccaneer Edition like you would on any PC.
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