How to play NieR Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139... - White Snow Edition on Mac

Game summary

The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with a strange talking grimoire, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... is an updated version of NieR Replicant, previously only released in Japan. Discover the one-of-a-kind prequel of the critically-acclaimed masterpiece NieR:Automata. Now with a modern upgrade, experience masterfully revived visuals, a fascinating storyline and more! WHITE SNOW EDITION includes: - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... STANDARD EDITION physical game (packed separately) - Grimoire Pin Set: Grimoire Weiss, Grimoire Noir, Grimoire Rubrum are recreated as a set of pins, each one at a whopping 9 mm (approx. 3/8") in thickness. These can stand upright on their own, so you can display them as you please. - Script Set: A set of seven books encompassing the spoken script of the game. Packaged in a special hard case, featuring covers art by character designer, Akihiko Yoshida. - Original Soundtrack: A two-disc collection featuring newly-recorded and arranged music for NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., presented in a premium Grimoire Weiss-inspired package. - Steelbook® Case: A metal case featuring stunning artwork by illustrator Kazuma Koda. - Lunar Tear Collector’s Box.
First released: Apr 2021

Play NieR Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139... - White Snow Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play NieR Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139... - White Snow Edition 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).

NieR Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139... - White Snow Edition 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 NieR Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139... - White Snow Edition like you would on any PC.
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