Windows:- Download the game from your personal download link sent to you via email. The download is a single zip file which contains the entire game.
- Uncompress the zip file and put its contents in a folder on your hard drive. (Note: Avoid putting it in Program Files, where programs do not have write access by default.)
- Run COGMIND.exe (the file inside with the cool-looking icon), making sure it has admin privileges in order to save files. If it runs, great! Otherwise you probably need step 4:
- If you get a missing DLL error, you need to update Windows by installing the MSVC++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) from Microsoft.
If you have any questions about zip files or the redistributable, feel free to ask and I'll update these instructions with more detail if necessary.
Mac: There are multiple available solutions, some with step-by-step instructions:
Wineskin and
Winebottler. Also a quick
video tutorial for installing Cogmind via Wineskin.
Requires macOS Mohave 10.14 or earlier!Linux: Cogmind
works fine in Wine, though I don't believe we have any step-by-step instructions for that one yet. Cogmind can also be purchased, installed, and run through Valve's
Steam Play.
