Is it possible to play Inscryption on Mac?
Inscryption is a brand new horror deck-building videogame by the creators of Pony Island and The Hex. The game unfolds in a hut controlled by the demonic force that keeps you trapped until you manage to outrace it in card games. Although the card game remains the same, its nature and combinations are constantly changed bringing that sense of uniqueness in touch with the plot and interaction with demonic forces along the way. The whole Inscryption is about quest-room-inspired puzzles and psychological horror that keep you in tension throughout the gameplay. You will be able to best up a deck of forest creatures using surgery, self-mutilation, and card selection methods. It is your goal to survive and learn what lurks behind Leshy’s cabin in spite of frightening circumstances. This unpredictable and incredibly scary adventure can be experienced exclusively on Microsoft Windows. Despite there being no official compatibility with macOS, we will help you launch it regardless. Learn how in the article below.
Play Inscryption on Mac with Parallels
Inscryption game requires lots of PC resources, but if you have a powerful Mac computer (iMac, iMac Pro, or Mac Pro) Parallels Desktop can be a solution. This is software for Windows virtualization on Mac with the full support of DirectX and GPUs. It allows you to install Windows 10 on Mac with a couple of clicks and switch between MacOS and Windows instantly. You can run Windows just like on a regular PC, install Steam and enjoy the Inscryption game on Mac.
Note: Recommended devices to run resource-demanding games: MacBook Pro (models with Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 Gb of RAM or more), iMac (models with Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 Gb of RAM or more), iMac Pro (all versions are suitable), Mac Pro (all versions are suitable). Parallels on Mac computers with M1 (M1 Pro, M1 Max) chips may not support recent games. Games that require DirectX 12 and later currently not supported by Parallels.
Play Inscryption on Mac with cloud gaming services
Update: Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now fully support Inscryption! Play the advanced game on a Mac, old Windows PC, and even Android!
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy the Inscryption game system requirements, there is an easy solution. Cloud gaming provides you with sufficient cloud resources for a fixed fee. All you need is a browser or a small client program and a good internet connection starting from 15 Mbits/s. There are several great services, that provide such an opportunity, among the best are Boosteroid, AirGPU, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Nvidia GeForce Now. Among them, only Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now have Inscryption in their game catalog, and you can play on any Mac computer (starting from MacOS 10.10) and even Android! Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now can stream games with high resolution (1080p), every service has its pros and cons.
Play Inscryption on Mac with BootCamp
Note: Mac computers with new Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 Pro, or M1, M2, M3 Max) currently do not support BootCamp. In this case, please, use the options above to run Inscryption on Mac
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets all the system requirements above, this is probably the best way to play Inscryption for now. You need to set up a dual boot of Windows and Mac via BootCamp. BootCamp allows users to choose the system to work in on startup, however, you won’t be able to switch between systems like in Parallels. You will need to reboot your machine every time you switch from Mac to Windows and vice versa. Remember that Mac is just a computer, that uses common processors, RAM, disks, and other components. So you can install Windows on Mac by allocating disc space of a minimum of 64 Gb (to be able to run Windows and a couple of games). To set up Windows via BootCamp, please, do the following:
For OS X El Capitan 10.11 or later
Mention, that for MacOS versions prior to OS X El Capitan 10.11 you will need to create bootable Windows USB.
- Download Windows ISO file
- Open Boot Camp Assistant (Go to Applications > Utilities)
- Define the Windows partition size, choose downloaded Windows ISO file
- Format Windows partition and go through all Windows installation steps
- When Windows boots for the first time, follow on-screen instructions to install Boot Camp and Windows support software (drivers)