How to play PortalOne Arcade on Mac

Game summary

PortalOne Arcade is a mobile experience that offers casual minigames. The minigames are focused on simple but strong game mechanics, to make them approachable and easy to understand. The game environment is a synthwave/retro-themed world evoking the magic of the 80s. The player enters tournaments by playing the different games. These tournaments last for 24 hours. The players get ranked on leaderboards, and the top positions win rewards. Three times a week, each tournament ends with an in-app show segment that announces the winners. This show is created to support the games directly; it does not air anywhere except inside the game app. The show format also features influencers and celebrities playing the game, and then players can attempt to beat the guest’s score during the show, from inside the app. Playing the games will also advance the metagame, where players can unlock progression rewards such as cosmetic enhancements, and acquire tickets which will be used to determine the Season Finale Winner.
First released: Sep 2021

Play PortalOne Arcade on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play PortalOne Arcade 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).

PortalOne Arcade 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 PortalOne Arcade like you would on any PC.
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