How to play Battlestar Galactica on Mac

Game summary

The war between man and machine rages on as the mechanical Cylons return to wipe out the human race. Begin your heroic journey through the Battlestar Galactica universe as the fearless, young Adama, and help lead the fleet of Colonials to survival. Choose from a wide array of ships, from sleek Vipers to heavy Bombers, and engage various classes of Cylon vessels, including Raiders and Marauders.
First released: Nov 2003

Play Battlestar Galactica on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Battlestar Galactica 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).

Battlestar Galactica 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 Battlestar Galactica like you would on any PC.
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