How to play Sword of the Stars: The Pit - Healer on Mac

PlatformsComputer

Game summary

The 6th DLC expansion for "Sword of the Stars: The Pit", it requires the expansions "Mind Games" and "Gold Edition". "Brave the perils of the Pit as Astryd Jemison, a Sol Force Medic racing against time to save the people of Arbuda IV from a raging epidemic. Trained as both a medical doctor and an armed combatant, she has come to the Feldspar Mountains looking for the source of the deadly Xombie Plague. Astryd Jemison wields the sharp wits and sharp blade of a surgeon and carries the latest hybrid technology, with the power both to mangle and to mend. As she plunges into the Pit on the trail of fellow Sol Force scientist Tamiko Hoshinara, she will sacrifice as many enemy lives as necessary to achieve her mission of mercy. When the world is wounded, it calls for a Healer. Features - New playable character, SolForce Medic Astryd Jemison! - The Pit is a dangerous, filthy place, but Astryd comes prepared with a satchel of medical equipment and years of medical training. - New recipes! - New weapons! - New items! - New monsters! - New achievements!"
First released: Mar 2016

Play Sword of the Stars: The Pit - Healer on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Sword of the Stars: The Pit - Healer 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 the Stars: The Pit - Healer 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 the Stars: The Pit - Healer like you would on any PC.
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