HighballWhich 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
Reached the menus in one report on an M1 with D3DMetal, the Epic copy, at 20 to 25 fps on low settings. It's a multiplayer game and wasn't played in a match.
Known issues
The menus run at 20 to 25 fps at the game's low settings (M1, D3DMetal, Wine 10 r29)
What helps none known
Why not diagnosed
A long wait while Epic checks the game before the title screen
What helps wait it out
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by udance4ever (highball-db#960, 2026-11-03), Apple M1, macOS 27.2 (entered as 272), Highball 0.10.25, engine entered as x86-sikagurir-10.0_6-r29 (most likely x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r29), D3DMetal, rated 4 of 5: the Epic copy, menus only. At the game's low settings with a 60 fps cap the menus ran at 20 to 25 fps, and getting past Epic's check of the game to the title screen took a long time. Not played in a match, which needs a room of players. Not verified by the maintainer.
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Common questions
Does Mafia Hotel work on Mac?
Mafia Hotel 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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