How to play The Sims 4: Plus Island Living Bundle on Mac

Game summary

Get The Sims 4 and The Sims 4: Island Living content in one great bundle! You're in control of creating unique Sims, effortlessly building their homes, and exploring vibrant worlds. Explore a breezy world drenched in sun, sand, and endless fun as your Sims make their own paradise. The Sims 4: Plus Island Living Bundle includes a copy of The Sims 4 and the expansion pack Island Living.
First released: Nov 2019

Play The Sims 4: Plus Island Living Bundle on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play The Sims 4: Plus Island Living Bundle 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 Sims 4: Plus Island Living Bundle 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 Sims 4: Plus Island Living Bundle like you would on any PC.
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