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 | Reported | 1 report |
| 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 on an M5 Pro with the game set to DXMT on the Wine 11 engine r30, a steady high frame rate over 18 minutes. On DXVK it played until about minute 8, when the boss helicopter appeared without its model and then the world turned black, so the player says DXMT is a must.
Known issues
On DXVK the boss helicopter appears without its model at about minute 8, only its shots visible, then the world turns black with only the overlay left (M5 Pro, Wine 11 r30, highball-db#1181)
What helps set the game to DXMT on its page, as the reporter did
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by Swiss-Mac-User (highball-db#1181, 2026-11-12), Apple M5 Pro, macOS 27.3, Highball 0.10.27, engine x64-crossover26.3-r30, DXMT by the report (the environment's mode is DXVK), rated 5 of 5 after 18 minutes: a steady high frame rate. On DXVK the game played fine until about minute 8, when the boss helicopter appeared without its model, only its shots visible, and then the world turned black with only the overlay left, so the player could no longer see or steer. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does OutDrive work on Mac?
OutDrive 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 OutDrive 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.