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 | Untested | no report yet — send one |
| D3DMetalApple's Game Porting Toolkit | Reported | 1 report |
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
Reported playable on an M1 Pro with D3DMetal on Wine 11 engine r26 once its settings are tuned, at 110 fps or more on the main screen.
Provenance
Reported by SERPE9T (highball-db#920, 2026-11-02), Apple M1 Pro, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.23, engine x64-crossover26.3-r26, D3DMetal, rated 4 of 5 after 16 minutes: about 20 fps at first and 110 or more on the main screen after settings in the game and in Highball the reporter didn't list. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Atomic Heart work on Mac?
Atomic Heart 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.
Contribute a result
This page is generated from an open database. If you have run Atomic Heart 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.