How to play Kitty: Isolation on Mac

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Game summary

Kitty: Isolation is an ultra-hard Alien: Isolation mod intended to be unrelentingly difficult, primarily created to provide Alien: Isolation speedrunners with the ultimate challenge. While Kitty: Isolation can be enjoyed by casual players as well, many of the changes are speedrun-oriented, either to skip long, tedious sections of the game, or to render common speedrun tactics and exploits useless. If the ultimate Alien: Isolation challenge is what you're after, Kitty: Isolation is for you.
First released: Sep 2021

Play Kitty: Isolation on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Kitty: Isolation 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).

Kitty: Isolation 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 Kitty: Isolation like you would on any PC.
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🕹 Editor's notes

Kitty Isolation was added as an extra challenge in the Alien Isolation game, which most players consider the most challenging horror game of all time.

This mod is a real test for anybody who feels they are brave enough to face absolute terror. In this mod, the alien runs rather than usual walking. It does not stop running, and you cannot harm it by using the standard flamethrower as its health has been doubled.

There are fewer chances to hide from the alien in the Kitty mod since its hearing ability has also been adjusted to be mega-sensitive to noise.

Plot

The game is a speedrunning genre which is meant to be unrelentingly tricky. It is based on the familiar missions of the original game. The main idea of the Kitty mod is to raise the difficulty level to its limits while retaining the fairness and spirit of the original game.

Gameplay

Most of the missions in Kitty Isolation demand the need for entirely new and altered strategies to defeat effectively. You have to master the gameplay mechanics if you want to stand a chance at beating the game. The mechanics are the same as the original game, but those of which were not required to complete the game previously.

The enemy’s abilities in the game are enhanced in the new mod, allowing them to sense, hear, and see the player more easily. This was not the case in the previous original game, as they keep on running instead of walking, and the humans are more dangerous with their revolvers.

As the game progresses, some missions include alterations to enemy spawns, resulting in more challenging or novel experiences. However, the player character also grows stronger as the game goes on to match the difficulty level of the enemies.

This game is faster than the original Alien Isolation and more exciting. True gamers will find this game challenging and exciting at the same time.