How to play Punk's Not Dead on Mac
Game summary
The year is 1979. You’re traveling in a car that then screeches up to the sidewalk next to the bustling crowds of people. You get out. And then you punch every fucker that stands in your way to the tune of punk! This is Zak Ayles’ PUNK’S NOT DEAD. It couldn’t come at a better time. I can’t help but think it’s a bit of a reaction piece to the IGF Awards last week , during which Andy Schatz said that indie games aren’t punk-rock any more because they’re successful and part of culture in general now. That’s a very narrow perception to take, considering that there are TONS of developers still releasing little games that don’t get seen by the majority. There are a few indie game successes, yes, and there’s a larger interest in these games we class as “indies” nowadays compared to previous years, but indie games are very much punk-rock.
Play Punk's Not Dead on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Punk's Not Dead 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).
Punk's Not Dead 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 Punk's Not Dead like you would on any PC.
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