How to play Moondust: Knuckles Tech Demos on Mac
Game summary
Moondust takes place in the Portal universe. With moon-based conversion gel stores running dangerously low, Aperture looks to the stars for a new source of the valuable portal conductor. Take control of a giant robot on the moon, spearheading the Aperture Lunar Resources Initiative. This demo utilizes all of the new inputs of Knuckles and showcases a few new game mechanics enabled by the new controller.
- Crush moon rocks to a fine powder with your powerful hands, taking advantage of the high-fidelity force sensors on Knuckles
- Practice driving a moon buggy, utilizing the joystick and the rest of the new inputs of Knuckles
- Assemble a space station in orbit, with fine interactions driven by all 10 fully tracked fingers
- Enjoy some target practice in the throwing range, with the most natural throwing VR can offer
** Please note that this content was developed for Knuckles and will not work with other controllers. **
First released: Jun 2018
Play Moondust: Knuckles Tech Demos on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Moondust: Knuckles Tech Demos 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).
Moondust: Knuckles Tech Demos 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 Moondust: Knuckles Tech Demos like you would on any PC.
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