How to play Hyper Light Drifter on Mac
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Game summary
Play Hyper Light Drifter on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Hyper Light Drifter 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).
Hyper Light Drifter installation steps for Mac
🕹 Editor's notes
Hyper Light Drifter is an action RPG that gives you a feeling of oneness with the game’s creator. It was first released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox in 2016, and the Nintendo Switch version was released in 2018.
Through this game, the game’s creator wants to tell his story about his struggles with his heart illness. It is a challenging game to play where the protagonist has to come across roadblocks after roadblocks.
The only way to make progress in this game is to practice tirelessly. The game doesn’t give you an idea of the world you are in, except in the opening scene’s story.
Plot
Hyper Light Drifter is one of the most confusing games when it comes to context. You have to interpret the game as it unfolds. The only context you will get before you start the game is from the opening scene.
You are shown a scene where the protagonist’s world is ambushed by some strange forces and chased by titans and a monster throughout the game. You play the hero’s role, an excellent swordsman suffering from a horrible ailment.
The rest of the plot depends on how you interpret the developments in the game. The game does not specify your identity, location, or whatever is hunting you down. It all depends on how you put context into all the situations in the game.
Gameplay
The start of the game itself is confusing for a player, as you are not told about your identity or given a brief on your missions. You end up exploring and conquering territories and fighting the bosses to find a bunch of keys that activate a beacon.
You will have to confront the bosses of all the areas, no matter where you start. All you must do is find the keys that lead you to the bosses. Your weapons include a sword and a collection of guns that get charged by scoring melee hits.
