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 | community reports |
| DXMTDirect3D 11 over Metal | Untested | no report yet — send one |
| 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 after a four-minute session on DXVK on an M2 Pro with macOS 26.6.2, so the report covers launch and the opening; the reporter had not tested much yet. Frame rate not recorded.
Provenance
Reported by RuhaanB6 (highball-db#163, 2026-09-21): rated 5, perfect, Apple M2 Pro, macOS 26.6.2, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r5, Highball 0.9.33, DXVK, 4 minutes played through Highball, with the note that little testing was done yet. Not run here.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Outer Wilds work on Mac?
Outer Wilds 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.
Which renderer should I use for Outer Wilds?
DXVK. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records DXVK for Outer Wilds. Highball uses it automatically when the game has a row; to set it by hand, open Settings, then Environments.
Contribute a result
This page is generated from an open database. If you have run Outer Wilds 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.