How to play The Watchmaker on Mac
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Game summary
The Watchmaker is a real-time 3D adventure of mystery and magic. Lawyer Victoria Conroy and paranormal expert Darrel Boone are charged with the mission of recovering a magical, pendulum-shaped device that has fallen into the hands of a religious cult. Within 24 hours, the pendulum's power will become great enough to threaten the world, and Conroy and Boone must unravel the secrets of a strange castle to find the device and prevent catastrophe. The player has complete control of both characters who must work in tandem to investigate their surroundings and solve puzzles. The player can also toggle between third- and first-person perspectives.
First released: Nov 2002
Play The Watchmaker on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play The Watchmaker 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 Watchmaker 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 Watchmaker like you would on any PC.
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