How to play Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand on Mac

Game summary

Ys V: Kefin, The Lost City of Sand is the fifth game of the series. It is a PS2 remake of the original game released in 1995 for the Super Famicom. Adol is travelling through new lands, in search of more adventure, when he hears of the vanished desert city of Kefin. He sets off to investigate this ancient city's disappearance.
First released: Mar 2006

Play Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand 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).

Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand 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 Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand like you would on any PC.
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