How to play Gigglebug on Mac

Game summary

Gigglebug is a new type of app that lets kids play and laugh together with friends. The game for kids based on the simple idea that laughter is contagious. Gigglebug is a tiny creature who’s particularly good at laughing. But some of his friends are equally good at being grumpy. In this game, kids help the grumpy animals by ticking them with a fun tickle-like touch interaction in an attempt to make them laugh.
First released: May 2013

Play Gigglebug on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Gigglebug 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).

Gigglebug 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 Gigglebug like you would on any PC.
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