How to play Pharaoh III on Mac
Game summary
You have come to the most fabulous and celebrated place in the world. Here on the far side of the Nile stands forever the mightiest of human achievements, the Pyramids of Gizeh, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
No explorer, traveler, emperor, merchant or poet has trodden on these sands and not gasped in awe. The curtain of night is about to rise and disclose the stage on which the drama of a civilization took place. Those involved have been present since the dawn of history and the voice of the High-Priest has crossed the centuries...
In 2670 BC the Old Kingdom of Egypt was ruled by King Zoser of the Third Dynasty. Astronomical theories of Erich Von Daniken, described a visitation by travelers from space.
You are the High-Priest of Gizeh and you have the desperate task of saving your civilization by destroying the invading spaceships. Use the ancient ceremonial spells contained within the Book of the Dead to awaken the Gods and defeat the invasion.
You may summon three gods...
First released: Dec 1989
Play Pharaoh III on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Pharaoh III 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).
Pharaoh III 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 Pharaoh III like you would on any PC.
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