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 | Does not work | crashes at thread init |
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
Unplayable on the current engine. DX12-only (RE Engine): dxmt is correctly rejected (0x80004002 — it translates D3D11); d3dmetal crashes at thread init even with CrashReport.exe bypassed. Retest when the engine moves (Wine 11 bump / D3DMetal 4).
Provenance
user report on Highball (highball-db#1, OdynOOb) — Apple M4, macOS 15.7.3, wine-10.0 Sikarugir r6
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does PRAGMATA Sketchbook (Demo) work on Mac?
PRAGMATA Sketchbook (Demo) 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 PRAGMATA Sketchbook (Demo) 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.