How to play Population Zero on Mac

PlatformsComputer

Game summary

The bright and dangerous world of another planet, in which the events of Population Zero unfold, will resist in many ways attempts to subdue it. The creatures that inhabit it will become for the player not just a source of valuable resources, but clever and skillful enemies, each of which is unique in its behavior and abilities and has its own role in the ecosystem of the planet. Both the individual and collective behavior of the inhabitants of the world will be controlled by complex algorithms responsible for the interaction of all life forms of alien flora and fauna. Population Zero is an online game about the struggle for survival in a dangerous alien world: the community of players will be divided into colonies and factions, constantly conflicting with each other for territories, resources and technologies. You will be able to fight hostile players, destroy their bases and seize resource-rich lands. Or to create alliances with other colonists and participate in a large-scale conflict of opposing factions, each of which has its own philosophy, separate subject lines and unique abilities. You are one of the colonists from the lost ship. Together with hundreds of other players, you will find yourself on the surface of an unknown and mysterious planet. You will explore new territories in search of traces of ancient civilizations and amazing places. You have to solve many mysteries about the past, present and even the future of this planet. Studying the world that opens in front of your eyes, you will plunge into the atmosphere of whirlpool of events, as if descended from the pages of a classic fantasy novel.
First released: May 2020

Play Population Zero on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Population Zero 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).

Population Zero 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 Population Zero like you would on any PC.
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