How to play Trainz on Mac
| Platforms | Computer |
Game summary
Trainz is a series of 3D train simulator computer games developed by Australian game developer N3V Games (formerly Auran) utilizing the Auran Jet game engine. In 2013 N3V Games announced that a whole new purpose-built multi-core game engine was being developed to bring the Trainz franchise onto modern hardware. Trainz was first released in 2001, the series has a large online community that creates and shares user-created content. New versions were generally released annually or bi-annually including localized versions and across many platforms. Trainz Simulator 12 for Windows[1] and Trainz Simulator 2 Mac were the last installments in the franchise based upon the older Jet technology. Trainz: A New Era is the first release based on the new "Reality"
First released: Nov 2001
Play Trainz on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Trainz 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).
Trainz 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 Trainz like you would on any PC.
Did it work?
Help us improve our guide by letting us know if it worked for you.
👎👍
