How to play Chernobyl Underground on Mac

Game summary

The player is one of the mercenaries sent into the Zone. Officially he is to test the radiation levels around and inside the Plant. Unofficially he is to test the latest in the illegally modified combat technology. Since he is the first who may make it alive through the Plant interiors, his mission has been handsomely paid for by the Death TV - and they hope for a good show, paying extra for every kill - the more gruesome, the higher the bid. The game contains a very helpful and workable HUD with several cool features - energy shield, enemy detection, night vision and time slow-down. It also features 2 different gameplay models. Not different by mechanics (this is similar), but much different in how the player perceives it. Fighting outside, the combat is dense and fast - against many opponents. Inside the Dome it is dark, creepy, with horror sounds and stenchy atmosphere.

Play Chernobyl Underground on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Chernobyl Underground 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).

Chernobyl Underground 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 Chernobyl Underground like you would on any PC.
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