How to play Solaris on Mac
| Platforms | Computer |
Game summary
become a part of a world of color, light, and aural adventure: solaris.
create, destroy, move and manipulate the objects and surroundings at your disposal. watch as colors pulse across your screen, listen as the sound and music shifts based on what you want to see and hear. solaris is a living canvas for you to explore and change.
in this world, death is a concept that does not exist. there are no threats waiting to sneak up on you. nothing wants to see you defeated. there are no bosses, and there is no true ending. there is no pressure, and you are not required to "play" a certain way. the only thing that exists is you and the experience you wish to create.
First released: Sep 2013
Play Solaris on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Solaris 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).
Solaris 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 Solaris like you would on any PC.
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