How to play Good Dog, Bad Dog on Mac

Game summary

Good Dog, Bad Dog is a game that puts the player in the paws of a dog and allows them to be as good or as bad a dog as they want to be. The player can choose their gender of their dog as well as choose their owner. The game features several randomized scenarios set in an expansive environment that can be played over and over, the player can acquire Good or Bad Karma points to rank as the best or worst dog around. Good Dog, Bad Dog is a game about having the same experience as your pet dog does, from running after tennis balls to soiling the best rug in the house, it will make a fun game for anyone who knows what it’s like to own a dog and love them.
First released: Jun 2020

Play Good Dog, Bad Dog on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Good Dog, Bad Dog 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).

Good Dog, Bad Dog 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 Good Dog, Bad Dog like you would on any PC.
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