How to play Caterpillar on Mac

Game summary

Caterpillar is a fast-paced, arcade game that pits you against relentless caterpillars. Take a stand against an army of pests in Caterpillar! Click and eliminate groups of matching tiles to prevent the tricky insects from reaching the finish line. Dissolve enough tiles while keeping the bugs at bay and you’ll advance to the next level. You can double the challenge in Pairs mode and stop two pests from zigzagging away in opposite directions. Race mode and Conundrum mode will present players with a whole new set of twists and challenges for hours of additional gameplay. With four different game modes to choose from and hundreds of levels to play, Caterpillar will keep reflexes sharp and give players a mental boost.
First released: Oct 2010

Play Caterpillar on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Caterpillar 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).

Caterpillar 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 Caterpillar like you would on any PC.
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