How to play Hearts of Iron IV: Hero Edition on Mac
| Platforms | Computer |
Game summary
You are now in command of World War II! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history. From the heart of the battlefield to the command centre, you will guide your nation to glory and wage war, negotiate or invade. You hold the power to tip the very balance of WWII. It is time to show your ability as the greatest military leader in the world. Will you relive or change history? Will you change the fate of the world? Death or Dishonour DLC: Death or Dishonour is a new Country Pack for Hearts of Iron IV, and expands upon players' ability to experience history's greatest conflict from any point of view. This new pack focuses on the countries caught between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany during World War II - faced with the tough choices of starting a conflict with a global superpower, or compromising their ideals to strike a deal for their own survival. Together for Victory DLC: New national focus trees and events for Canada, Australia, New Zealand, The Raj (India) and South Africa. Alternate historical path for each of the Dominions, with options to stay loyal to Great Britain, or forge a new, more independent destiny.
First released: Dec 2016
Play Hearts of Iron IV: Hero Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Hearts of Iron IV: Hero Edition 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).
Hearts of Iron IV: Hero Edition 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 Hearts of Iron IV: Hero Edition like you would on any PC.
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