How to play The Ascent on Mac

Developed by Neon Giant, The Ascent is an action-driven RPG videogame taking place in the cyberpunk world. After the mega-corporation known as The Ascent Group collapses, the world previously controlled by it turns into a bloody mess. It is no longer at peace but rather saturated with chaos and murder all around the place. The question is whether you can survive within new circumstances of living. It is yet to be answered by players who venture into a cyberpunk world. Likewise all games of such sort, players are off to customize and upgrade themselves in order to fight their way out of true hell. A captivating story along with a Diablo-like grinder will dead sure keep you engaged for 15+ hours of play. The Ascent is currently out for Windows and Xbox series. Unfortunately, it is not officially set up for Mac users to play it. Despite this, we know how to allay this hurdle and let you play on macOS regardless. Simply follow our tutorial below.

System Requirements

Minimal Recommended
Windows 10 64bit Windows 10 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K (4 * 4000) or equivalent / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (6 * 3400) or equivalent
RAM: 8 GB RAM: 16 GB
Video card: GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB) Video card: Geforce GTX 1070 (8192 MB) / Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB)
DirectX: from 11 version DirectX: from 11 version
Disc space: 35 GB Disc space: 35 GB

Play The Ascent on Mac with Parallels

play The Ascent on mac with parallels

The Ascent requires lots of PC resources, but you can play the game if you have a powerful Mac computer (iMac, iMac Pro, or Mac Pro), and 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 Ascent game on Mac.

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Play The Ascent with cloud gaming services

Update: Nvidia GeForce Now supports The Ascent to the date and you can play The Ascent on Mac on full settings! Register and explore cloud gaming now!

If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy The Ascent game system requirements, there is an easy solution. Cloud gaming provides you sufficient cloud resources for a fixed fee. All you need is 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 Shadow.tech and Nvidia GeForce Now. Nvidia GeForce Now already has The Ascent in their game catalog, and you can play on any Mac computer (starting from MacOS 10.10) and even Android!

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Play The Ascent on Mac with BootCamp

This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets all the system requirements above, this is probably the best way to play The Ascent 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.

  1. Download Windows ISO file
  2. Open Boot Camp Assistant (Go to Applications > Utilities)
  3. Define the Windows partition size, choose downloaded Windows ISO file
  4. Format Windows partition and go through all Windows installation steps
  5. When Windows boots for the first time, follow on-screen instructions to install Boot Camp and Windows support software (drivers)

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