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 perfect on D3DMetal on an M1 on the r5 engine. The report was made on the GOG copy, which is DRM-free and installs from a gog.com offline installer, so the Steam copy has not been reported. No session length or frame rate was given and nothing was measured here.
Provenance
Reported by udance4ever (highball-db#186, 2026-09-23) on the GOG copy, Apple M1, macOS 27.0, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r5, D3DMetal, rated 5 of 5. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Disco Elysium - The Final Cut work on Mac?
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut 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 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut?
D3DMetal. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records D3DMetal for Disco Elysium - The Final Cut. 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 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut 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.