How to play Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons on Mac

PlatformsPortable console

Game summary

A Friend Fur All Seasons is a highly interactive and trans-generational adventure and party game in the true Build-A-Bear spirit! Let your imagination guide you as you board the FriendShip and set out to have fun with your new virtual furry friends... 2 different game modes! Discover and explore the 4 season-themed islands in the Adventure mode and play lots of fun mini-games in the Playground mode. 20 fun mini-games to play including ice skating, build a snowman, a croquet party, a cool ride on a ladybug, throwing a Frisbee, and jumping on a jump stick. Some of the mini-games contain surprises too. Play the mini-games as single or multiplayer party games (co-op) with up to 4 players - it's fun for the whole family! Find the 6 secret treasure spots hidden around the islands and dig up a magic chest with a surprise just for you! Collect bear medals, other rewards and items to use in the Build-A-Bear Workshop. Choose from more than 80 items available to buy for your furry friend! Natural and innovative game play that take full advantage of the unique features of the Nintendo Wii.
First released: Oct 2008

Play Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons 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).

Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons 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 Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons like you would on any PC.
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