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 | 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
Reported perfect over a five and a half hour session on an M5, the longest single report in the database, so this covers real play rather than the opening. The graphics mode was not stated. No measurement here yet.
Provenance
Reported by tepliy (highball-db#82, 2026-09-16), Apple M5, macOS 27, Highball 0.9.19, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r3, rated 5 of 5 after 329 minutes. Graphics mode not stated. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era work on Mac?
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era 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 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era 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.