How to play Octagon - A Minimal Arcade Game with Maximum Challenge on Mac

Game summary

You are trapped inside the Octagon, a megaplex of hallways, platforms, and gaps—and the clock is running. Can you survive the mad race through this trippy 8-sided tunnel? “Octagon is like Temple Run but on steroids and with much cooler music and graphics. If you're a Temple Run or Impossible Road fan, you definitely want to check out Octagon for iPhone or iPad.” - Allyson Kazmucha, iMore “Some of the most fun I’ve had with my iPhone this year.” - 9/10 Arcade Sushi “Fast, tough game that doesn’t give a darn about your feelings. Go for it!” - 4/5 Cult of Mac “If you love these impossible reflex games, then you don’t want to miss out on Octagon.” - 5/5 AppAdvice Octagon is a minimal arcade game where you have to move fast or be left behind. As the floor moves beneath you, spin your world around to dodge speed bumps. Flip upside-down to avoid holes, surf on top of the Octagon—whatever you can do to survive the mad race through this trippy 8-sided tunnel. An energizing soundtrack by Sqeepo and psychedelic color bursts keep you in the zone on your race to the finish. But with each round over after just 60 seconds, only super-fast reflexes will beat this very challenging game. Features: - Classic, Endless and NEW Daily mode - Unlimited number of randomly generated levels - Dynamic procedural graphics with a minimalistic iOS7 look - Original soundtrack by Sqeepo - Universal App with iCloud syncing - Pure challenge with no in-app purchases or cheats Tell me if you love it or hate it at [email protected] or follow me at @lukaskorba.
First released: Nov 2013

Play Octagon - A Minimal Arcade Game with Maximum Challenge on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Octagon - A Minimal Arcade Game with Maximum Challenge 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).

Octagon - A Minimal Arcade Game with Maximum Challenge 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 Octagon - A Minimal Arcade Game with Maximum Challenge like you would on any PC.
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