How to play Songs for a Hero: Definitive Edition on Mac
Game summary
"Songs for a Hero is an OLD-SCHOOL SUNG-THROUGH VIDEOGAME EXTRAVAGANZA! Join an unlikely hero as he sings his way through a strange world full of floating platforms, bright and colorful enemies, and many other inexplicable phenomena in an adventure unlike anything you have ever heard! This humorous old-school platformer features a fully dynamic soundtrack that reacts to your every input, meaning that the hero will always sing and crack jokes about whatever is happening to him, whenever it happens. The Definitive Edition includes the Heavy Metal DLC "Songs for the Dead", the DLC "Skin Pack", the epilogue of the main campaign and the Samba DLC "Samba for a Hero".
First released: Jul 2021
Play Songs for a Hero: Definitive Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Songs for a Hero: Definitive Edition 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).
Songs for a Hero: Definitive Edition 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 Songs for a Hero: Definitive Edition like you would on any PC.
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