How to play Scarabeus on Mac

Game summary

THE MAZE CRAZY PUZZLE CHALLENGE THAT WILL AMAZE YOU! Weave your way through the maze of passages which takes you within the ancient tombs and causeways of the Pharaohs. The seeemingly innocent and sturdy-looking floor tiles can move, change, flip and reverse your direction at anytime, throwing you for a serious loop. And, throughout the tangled labyrinth of causeways, there are scarab beetles hiding in the tiles, trying to block your way. But if you can gain the power of the sun god, "Ra", you just might have the skill and cunning to find your way to the Tomb of the Pharaoh, Scarabeus. So, if you're ready for the challenge of your life, power up Pyramids of Ra. You'll be amazed. Scarabeus is prototype of a very simple puzzle game. In it, the player must figure out the best path to draw one line through a series of tiles without any overlap. In fact, to give the player extra incentive not to backtrack, the tiles actually crumble away after use, which leaves no choice but to venture on. Players must cause all of the black tiles to disappear, and then land back on the starting square, with a reward for a quick performance.

Play Scarabeus on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Scarabeus 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).

Scarabeus 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 Scarabeus like you would on any PC.
Did it work?
Help us improve our guide by letting us know if it worked for you.
👎👍