How to play Mystery Quest on Mac

Game summary

"As my apprentice, you have been studying a long time to master the secrets of magic. Now the time has come to prove yourself. You must journey to the four Mystery Castles in search of four magic talismans. You will face many perils along the way: the castles are riddled with underground passages and intricate mazes, where you may become lost forever! And strange creatures prowl the castles, ready to pounce upon you when you least expect it! But you will find magic powers hidden along the way, to help you in this Mystery Quest. The magic talismans you seek are the greatest gifts known to man: wealth, wisdom, happiness, and peace. Go now, complete your quest, and prove that you are as great a wizard as I!"
First released: Dec 1988

Play Mystery Quest on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Mystery Quest 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).

Mystery Quest 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 Mystery Quest like you would on any PC.
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