How to play Siebenstreich's Nerdventure on Mac

Game summary

RPG group looking for hero to save Mirrormore realm. Benefits of the job include reasonable work hours, your own towel and a moderate chance of resurrection in the event of your untimely demise. Interested in the open hero position? Great! That completes the party for a nice game of D&D (“Dice & Doom”, that is): Henry He avoids eye contact like a pro, yet rarely holds back when speaking his mind. In this party he plays the vegan carnivorous plant Trudie, a skilled artisan. You yourself Naturally, the best player at the table and of course playing the hero of this epic tale: An awesomely hip tailor and possible savior of worlds with the totally catchy nickname “Siebenstreich”. The GM The mastermind and ingenious storyteller of “Dice & Doom”. A creative opportunist with a passion for retro-gaming, pop culture and Blueberry Daiquiris (non-alcoholic). Siebenstreich’s Nerdventure is an upbeat 2D adventure game, pioneering the fantastic genre of pop culture fairytales. Look forward to witty dialog, puzzling puzzles (yep, sorry, pun intended), an amazing soundtrack as well as lovingly hand-drawn artwork and animations. While your party of unlikely heroes sets out to rescue a realm in distress, you’ll take cooking lessons with Mr. & Mr. Giant, outsmart a gang of flies and prove yourself in the improvised game shows hosted by the guerilla unicorn Sylvester Stallione. Among other things. And, rumor has it, the fabled throne Up'Zhykling might be up for grabs as well. Give a green thumbs up and save Mirrormore! Siebenstreich’s Nerdventure... …is a beautiful, hand-drawn…
First released: May 2021

Play Siebenstreich's Nerdventure on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Siebenstreich's Nerdventure 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).

Siebenstreich's Nerdventure 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 Siebenstreich's Nerdventure like you would on any PC.
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