How to play Rubik's Cube 3-D on Mac

Game summary

Can you solve it? Are you up to the challenge of trying to master the Cube? Restore all of its six sides to the original colors in this mesmerizing 3D translation of the hit puzzle game synonymous with the 80's! When solved, every face of Rubik's Cube is a solid color. Once you start turning, twisting and flipping, it's easy to mix up the colors. Not to worry - Rubik's Cube can be set right any mixed-up combination.
First released: May 1982

Play Rubik's Cube 3-D on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Rubik's Cube 3-D 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).

Rubik's Cube 3-D 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 Rubik's Cube 3-D like you would on any PC.
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