How to play Hogworld: Gnart's Adventure on Mac

Game summary

his is the brand new extended version of Hogworld: Gnart’s Adventure – the children’s interactive story app Wired called “brilliant”, USA Today hailed as “one of the most sophisticated yet accessible book apps published so far” and Apple included on its AppStore Best of 2011 list. Meet the shy yet lovable hog-bunny Gnart who has to make it to the dentist by sundown. To get there he has to pass through some pretty scary places. On his way, Gnart will confront his fears and make new friends. The story gives readers a true interactive experience. Stunning artwork enhanced by 3D effects and animations combined with music, sound effects and voice-over makes this a unique application. An intuitive user interface lets you follow the engaging story and then go back to explore the environments, which are full of beautiful landscapes and amazing surprises. Or, you can pause the narrative anytime and explore right away. Hogworld is made for the 4 + age group. That said, we do think quite a few adults might like it too. We are offering the full application in a free ad-supported try-before-you-buy version. Parents may want to upgrade to the ad-free premium version for their children. You can also buy other language versions within the app. ✭ ✭ KEY FEATURES ✭ ✭ A true interactive story – not a game, not an eBook, but a hybrid somewhere in between. 16 Chapters Purchase additional languages within the app Many interactive elements and surprises including several mini-games Collect cute Plumpets, Jellyfish and Fireflies, even click when you encounter the scary Creeper, to gather points. Go back and find more 30-45 minutes to go through the story first time and loads of replay value Requires IPad 2 or above and iOS 5 to install. Optimized for the iPad, but can also be installed on iPhone 4 and above Intuitive user interface
First released: Dec 2011

Play Hogworld: Gnart's Adventure on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Hogworld: Gnart's Adventure 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).

Hogworld: Gnart's Adventure 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 Hogworld: Gnart's Adventure like you would on any PC.
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