How to play Sensory Overload on Mac

Game summary

Advanced sight and sound technology makes Sensory Overload™ the most realistic Mac action game you've ever played. Lifelike motion, vivid lighting & shadowing, and extraordinary environments create unparalleled graphic realism. And the rich stereo sound effects and haunting background tracks will make your heart pound. You rub your eyes and then stagger to your feet. You have no idea where you are, and you can't remember a single thing. There are vicious terrorists hunting you relentlessly, and dead bodies lay all around. As you explore the twists and turns of this action-packed world, you begin to unravel Dr. Craven's sinister plan. Now you must do everything you can to elude these ruthless killers, find the AlphaChannel unit and escape with your life. Sensory Overload™ features spiral ramps and stairs, detailed texture-mapping, and multi-level play with fully animated characters, setting the new standard for thrilling three-dimensional action. Sensory Overload™ is more than a game. It's an experience.
First released: Dec 1994

Play Sensory Overload on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Sensory Overload 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).

Sensory Overload 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 Sensory Overload like you would on any PC.
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