How to play Company of Heroes Online on Mac

PlatformsComputer

Game summary

Company of Heroes: Online is a MMO real-time strategy game, based on Company of Heroes. The game contains the original campaign and skirmish maps, but adds the option to compete with other players. Per account players can manage up to four commanders, who can rise in level and acquire new abilities. A Blitzkrieg commander for example, can call in extra tank support. Relic's cancelled WWII RTS game, redesigned as a free-to-play online game. Its cancellation was confirmed in a THQ investor's call in February 2011.
First released: Sep 2010

Play Company of Heroes Online on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Company of Heroes Online 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).

Company of Heroes Online 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 Company of Heroes Online like you would on any PC.
Did it work?
Help us improve our guide by letting us know if it worked for you.
👎👍