Highball
Which renderer to use
Highball can run each game through three different Direct3D translation layers. This is what the database knows for this title — empty rows are open questions, not failures.
| Renderer | Verdict | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| DXVKDirect3D 9-11 over Vulkan | Untested | no report yet — send one |
| DXMTDirect3D 11 over Metal | Reported | 1 report |
| D3DMetalApple's Game Porting Toolkit | Untested | no report yet — send one |
No dated Highball run yet. When one lands it records the renderer, the engine build and the macOS version it was seen on — which is what stops a verdict quietly rotting. Send one.
Notes
Gets in game in one report on an M1 after about 45 seconds of black screen following Play and then Intro, on DXMT and WineD3D alike. It's a 32-bit game.
Known issues
About 45 seconds of black screen after Play and then Intro, then the game starts (M1, DXMT and WineD3D, Wine 10 r28)
What helps wait about 45 seconds
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by udance4ever (highball-db#858, 2026-11-01), Apple M1, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.23, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, DXMT by the report (the environment's mode is D3DMetal), rated 2 of 5 after 1 minutes: after Play and then Intro the screen goes black, the GOG copy. Not verified by the maintainer. udance4ever again in a comment on highball-db#858 (2026-11-03): on WineD3D the screen stays black for about 45 seconds and then the game starts, so it isn't the graphics mode. The reporter plays it on Vita3K meanwhile.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition work on Mac?
Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition has no native Mac build, but it is reported to run on Apple Silicon through Highball, a free open-source compatibility layer. This comes from community reports rather than a Highball test run, so treat it as a reasonable expectation rather than a guarantee.
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This page is generated from an open database. If you have run Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition on Apple Silicon, working or not, a report takes a minute and fills in the empty rows above. Send a report, or read how the data is put together.