How to play Sword of Hope on Mac

Game summary

An evil sorcery blankets the land. A monstrous dragon, having possessed the king, now rules behind an army of hideous creatures. Y ou are the chosen one, the prince of destiny, who must save the true monarch and restore his kingdom. Summon your courage and wit for the myriad challenges ahead. You must battle ogres, cyclopses, and elusive skeletons. Search for keys to the wizards' gates that guard the invincible "Sword of Hope." Free the sword, and carry its magic to defeat the deadly dragon. Go now. It is time to master your fate.
First released: Jul 1991

Play Sword of Hope on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Sword of Hope 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).

Sword of Hope 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 Sword of Hope like you would on any PC.
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