How to play Red Faction on Mac

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Game summary

JOIN THE REVOLUTION! Lured to Mars by the Ultor Corporation's promise of a better life, thousands have come to seek their fortune and work for the massive mining company. But all is not as it seems. A deadly plague is sweeping through the barracks, and miners suffer daily abuse at the hands of the Ultor guards. Is a revolution on the horizon? Red Faction revolutionizes gaming with Geo-Mod technology, the ability to completely alter and destroy the environment in real-time. Featuring 5 controllable vehicles, 15 weapons of mass destruction, unparalleled multiplayer action, and a setting on Mars in the midst of a deadly plague and rebellion, Red Faction sets the gold standard in gaming! Geo-Mod technology — the only FPS with real-time, arbitrary geometry modification Unparalleled multiplayer action, with Geo-Mod specific strategies Advanced physics simulation - supports falling geometry, particles and liquid Five land, sea and air vehicles to commandeer and control A compelling storyline across 20 diverse levels Stealth and action driven objectives Varied environments including natural settings unique to the genre Dynamic, real-time lighting including lightmaps, object shadow casting and more Advanced AI behavior Real-time skeletal deformation and interpolation for silky smooth animations Location-based damage system Multiplayer support for LAN and TCP-IP (up to 32 players)
First released: May 2001

Play Red Faction on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Red Faction 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).

Red Faction 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 Red Faction like you would on any PC.
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