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 | 2 reports |
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
Direct3D 12 only, so it needs D3DMetal. On macOS 27 the same player found it runs very well on the Wine 11 engine with D3DMetal 4, against periodic stutter on Wine 10 with D3DMetal 3 (highball#593). One player's report, not measured here.
Provenance
Reported by KnutKowalski (highball-db#852, 2026-10-31), Apple M2 Ultra, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.23, engine x64-crossover26.3-r29, D3DMetal by the report (the environment's mode is DXVK), rated 5 of 5 after 30 minutes: filed with the Mysteria Ecclesiae content, and highball#593 has the same player finding a huge difference from Wine 10. Not verified by the maintainer. Unkayo (highball-db#929, 2026-11-02), Apple M2, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.23, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r29, D3DMetal, rated 4 of 5 after 6 minutes: grass flickers sometimes.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Kingdom Come: Deliverance II work on Mac?
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II 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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