How to play The Basement - A first person horror environment exploration game on Mac

PlatformsComputer

Game summary

The Basement is a first person horror environment exploration game. You as the player awake in a dark and lost basement. You don’t know where you are or even why you are at this point. It is on you to explore this lost place. So grab your flashlight from the table and try to get out! - scavenge for information - explore and find the objects of your need - dynamic open- and closable doors and drawer - an oppressive environment - some scary moments Additional Info: The Basement was made during a game jam at college. This game is much more an environment and atmosphere demo than a real polished horror game. It was produced in November 2016 within 7 days by 8 Students (3rd semester). All Credits in game.
First released: Jul 2017

Play The Basement - A first person horror environment exploration game on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play The Basement - A first person horror environment exploration game 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).

The Basement - A first person horror environment exploration game 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 The Basement - A first person horror environment exploration game like you would on any PC.
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