How to play Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal on Mac

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Game summary

A storm of chaos and destruction thunders across the Sword Coast. As towns are laid to waste and great cities burn, there are whispered rumors that the Children of Bhaal are responsible. Soon the whispered rumors become panicked cries - if the prophecies of the Wise Alaundo are to be believed, there is greater suffering ahead. And should Bhaal somehow rise again, the earth itself will weep blood. In the final chapter of the Bhaal saga, return to Baldur's Gate™ II: Shadows of Amn™ and unravel the mysteries of a dangerous new dungeon - Watcher's Keep. Continue with an exhilarating new adventure when you explore the unseen lands, encounter fierce villains, and gain powerful high-level abilities as you achieve your ultimate destiny in .. Baldur's Gate™ II: Throne of Bhaal™.
First released: Jun 2001

Play Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal 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).

Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal 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 Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal like you would on any PC.
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