How to play Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords on Mac

PlatformsPlatform, Computer

Game summary

Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords is the ninth expansion for Crusader Kings II, bringing players expanded gameplay based around the dynamic and vibrant nomadic cultures of the Eurasian steppes. In Horse Lords, you will be able to take anything from a smaller nomadic tribe to a great horde and start building your empire from horseback. This expansion introduces a number of new systems and game mechanics, for example a completely new government form and the possibility of having tributary states. You can also expand and control trade on the ancient Silk Road in order to finance your conquests - but beware - others will also try to gain control of these lucrative routes, and enemy raiders may try to destroy your trade posts if you don’t guard them well.
First released: Jul 2015

Play Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords 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).

Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords 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 Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords like you would on any PC.
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