How to play Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse on Mac

PlatformsPlatform, Computer

Game summary

Paris in the spring. Shots ring out from a gallery. A robbery -- a murder -- and the beginning of another epic, original Broken Sword adventure! Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse builds on the rich heritage of the classic Broken Sword adventure gaming saga. Intrepid lawyer George Stobbart and sassy journalist Nico Collard are hurled onto the trail of a murderous conspiracy forged in the cauldron of war-torn Europe. A conspiracy whose roots lie in mysteries older than the written word. Armed only with logic, integrity and a wry sense of humor, can George and Nico outwit evil forces both ancient and modern and save mankind from disaster? From a Curse forged by the Devil himself?
First released: Jan 2013

Play Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse 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).

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse 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 Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse like you would on any PC.
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