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 | Reported | 1 report |
| 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 an M5 Pro on the Wine 11 engine (r29) at 3200x1800 fullscreen, in sessions of 3 and 38 minutes. The game was set to draw with OpenGL, which doesn't go through the environment's graphics mode. Mouse turns now and then feel laggy or jumpy.
Known issues
Mouse turns now and then feel laggy or jumpy, and the way the world redraws can look off (M5 Pro, Wine 11 r29)
What helps none known
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by Swiss-Mac-User (highball-db#1001, 2026-11-05), Apple M5 Pro, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.25, engine x64-crossover26.3-r29, DXVK, rated 5 of 5 after 3 minutes: at 3200x1800 fullscreen. Not verified by the maintainer. Swiss-Mac-User (highball-db#1003, 2026-11-05), Apple M5 Pro, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.25, engine x64-crossover26.3-r29, D3DMetal by the report (the environment's mode is DXVK), rated 5 of 5 after 38 minutes: at 3200x1800 fullscreen with OpenGL. Rare mouse turns feel laggy or jumpy, and so does the way the world redraws.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Ion Fury work on Mac?
Ion Fury 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.
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