How to play Ink, Mountains and Mystery on Mac

Game summary

Ink, Mountains and Mystery is the second stylized indie game developed by the same minds behind The Beautiful Dream from NetEase Games. Using multi-layered, hand-painted 3D models and a unique rendering technology thanks to the self-developed NeoX engine, this game represents a unique artistic conception filled with gorgeous colors and great rolling landscapes. Ink, Mountains and Mystery has turned the aesthetic of two-dimensional paintings into spanning three-dimensional worlds. By using the classical horizontal scroll view together with a free-look view, players are led into wondrous scroll paintings of charming landscapes and will even enter the world of the Song Dynasty classic, A Thousand Li of Rivers. Prepare to experience the charm of ancient traditional cultures by exploring the brilliance of these classic works. It represents the artistic conceptions and beauty of traditional Chinese landscape paintings, often characterized by the prominence of blue and green colors. Prepare to enter this charming landscape and immerse yourself in a world full of wonder. Let the impressive painting style, intriguing tales, diverse personalities and moving music guide you on your fantastic journey through the unknown. Based on classic stories and tales from masterworks, A Chinese Bestiary, Flowers in the Mirror and more, this game contains many striking and touching tales. Follow the adventures of two unlikely protagonists as they explore different works and form bonds with all manner of characters. Let the impressive painting style, intriguing tales, diverse personalities and moving music guide you on your fantastic journey through the paintings.

Play Ink, Mountains and Mystery on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Ink, Mountains and Mystery 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).

Ink, Mountains and Mystery 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 Ink, Mountains and Mystery like you would on any PC.
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