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 | 2 reports |
| 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 playable on DXVK over an 84-minute session. Voice chat works in a match but not in the lobby, and the game's voice recognition does not pick up speech, which the text interface covers. No measurement here yet. A second reporter on an M4 rates it perfect on both DXMT and DXVK.
Provenance
Reported by L1am-cd (highball-db#55, 2026-09-15), Apple M3, macOS 27, Highball 0.9.10, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r2, DXVK, rated 4 of 5 (playable, minor issues) after 84 minutes. Not verified by the maintainer. Also reported by szaloki (highball-db#95, 2026-09-16), Apple M4, macOS 27, Highball 0.9.19, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r3, DXMT, rated 5 of 5 after 18 minutes.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Phasmophobia work on Mac?
Phasmophobia 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 Phasmophobia?
DXVK. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records DXVK for Phasmophobia. 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 Phasmophobia 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.