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 on an Apple M1 Pro as running well with no issues, and by a second reporter as perfect on DXMT on an M4 Pro with macOS 26.5.2 after a one-minute session. No frame rate measured. Not tried here; the first game in the series is verified here at 60 fps on DXVK.
Provenance
reported by sadsaltygamer37 (highball-db#12), Apple M1 Pro, unverified by Highball. kasettakorn (highball-db#170, 2026-09-21): rated 5, perfect, Apple M4 Pro, macOS 26.5.2, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r5, Highball 0.9.32, DXMT, 1 minute played through Highball (the environment also carried the Sims recipe's MVK_SHADOW_IMPORT=1, which does not concern this game).
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Five Nights at Freddy's 4 work on Mac?
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 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 Five Nights at Freddy's 4?
DXMT. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records DXMT for Five Nights at Freddy's 4. 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 Five Nights at Freddy's 4 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.