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
Playable on a base M1 with D3DMetal on the default engine (r29) at about 20 fps at Low settings, through the first chapter. Turn Steam Input off for the game for a controller to work.
Known issues
No controller input with Steam Input on, even from an XInput (Xbox) pad, and no built-in DualSense support (M1, Wine 10 r29)
What helps turn Steam Input off for the game, then an XInput controller works (highball-db#1094, credit udance4ever)
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by udance4ever (highball-db#1094, 2026-11-09), Apple M1, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.26, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r29, D3DMetal, rated 4 of 5 after 31 minutes: about 20 fps at Low settings, still quite playable, the first chapter finished. The game takes no controller input with Steam Input on, even from an XInput pad, and has no built-in DualSense support. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Mafia: Definitive Edition work on Mac?
Mafia: Definitive Edition 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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