How to play Codename: Room on Mac

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Game summary

Codename: Room is an experimental puzzle game inspired by Portal and The Stanley Parable. In it, players are placed into a single room covered with gray tiles. This room is not what it seems, however. This room can make images appear on the walls and create the illusion that you're in a place that you're actually not. Many things can happen in the room and it's up to the players to decide how far they'll go. Once players are inside the room, a mysterious voice will come in and be mysterious. He will inform the player that they're part of an experiment that revolves around the room. The player will then have to complete several challenges that involve both platforming and puzzle-solving skills. The mysterious voice will then judge the player's performance which will determine what ending the player gets (good, bad, or something in-between). The demo for the game is currently available to download on Itch.io. A single run of the game will take about 10 minutes to complete but players are encouraged to play through the game multiple times due to the fact that the game has multiple endings as well as various other secrets and easter eggs.

Play Codename: Room on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Codename: Room 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).

Codename: Room 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 Codename: Room like you would on any PC.
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