How to play The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Collector's Edition on Mac

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Game summary

The follow up to the critically acclaimed and award-winning 2007 RPG of the Year is back in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The second installment in the Witcher saga features a thoroughly engrossing, mature storyline defining new standards for thought-provoking, non-linear game narration. Featuring an original, brutal combat system that uniquely combines tactical elements with dynamic action, control Geralt of Rivia as he seeks to discover the truth behind a menacing conspiracy. A new, modern game engine, responsible both for beautiful visuals and sophisticated game mechanics puts players in the liveliest and believable world ever created for an RPG. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Collector’s Edition Includes; The Vernon Roche Commando Jacket, Making-of DVD, Official Soundtrack, World Map, Art Book, Geralt Sculpture, Temerian Coin, Dice Set, 3 Stickers, Playing Cards and Rulebook, Cursed Coin and Pamphlet, & Two Papercraft Figures + Bonus.
First released: May 2011

Play The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Collector's Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Collector's Edition 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 Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Collector's Edition 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 Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Collector's Edition like you would on any PC.
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