How to play The Binding of Isaac on Mac
| Platforms | Computer |
Game summary
The Binding of Isaac is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Key features:
Randomly generated dungeons, items enemies and bosses, you never play the same game twice.
Over 100 unique items that not only give you powers but visually change your character.
50+ enemy types each with the ability to become "special" making them extra deadly but they also drop better loot.
Over 20 bosses.
4 full chapters spanning 8 levels
3+ unlockable classes
Multiple endings
Tons of unlockable items, enemies, bosses and more.
First released: Sep 2011
Play The Binding of Isaac on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play The Binding of Isaac 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 Binding of Isaac 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 Binding of Isaac like you would on any PC.
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