How to play The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR on Mac

Game summary

Experience the beauty and the atmosphere of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter in Virtual Reality (Oculus Rift or HTC Vive). Play in Normal Mode (full freedom of movement) or Comfort Mode is you feel any discomfort (this mode is also recommended for beginner players). The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery focused on exploration and discovery. Occult-minded private detective Paul Prospero communicates with the dead to discover the fate of a missing boy and the mystery behind a dark ancient force inhabiting Red Creek Valley.

Play The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR 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 Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR 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 Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR like you would on any PC.
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