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 | community reports |
| 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
Plays. Reported as running fine. The only message seen was about the Steam overlay not being available because of a missing DLL, which does not affect the game. The reporter did not say which chip, macOS version, engine or graphics mode, and no frame rate was measured. Not tried here. A second reporter played the Epic copy for six minutes on DXMT on an M2 with macOS 27 and rated it perfect.
Provenance
reported by HappySmurfday (highball-db#14), Apple Silicon, chip not stated, unverified by Highball ISAKOO (highball-db#159, 2026-09-20): rated 5, perfect, the Epic copy, Apple M2, macOS 27.0, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r5, Highball 0.9.32, 6 minutes played through Highball; the environment ran DXMT (from the report's settings field).
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does art of rally work on Mac?
art of rally 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.
Which renderer should I use for art of rally?
DXMT. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records DXMT for art of rally. Highball uses it automatically when the game has a row; to set it by hand, open Settings, then Environments.
Contribute a result
This page is generated from an open database. If you have run art of rally 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.