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 | 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
Capcom's RE Engine, DirectX 12 only, so it needs D3DMetal, which this page picks. Reported perfect on an M5 Pro. The reporter's tip is to turn on Enable DLSS (MetalFX) in the environment's settings, which makes the game offer DLSS and raised the frame rate. On an M1 Pro the free demo stopped at its graphics check (see the PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK demo's page), so older chips may differ. Nothing was measured here.
Provenance
Reported by pijenomar (highball-db#672, 2026-10-24), Apple M5 Pro, macOS 27.0.1, Highball 0.10.22, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, D3DMetal, esync, Windows 11, rated 5 of 5 after 13 minutes, run as PRAGMATA.exe. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does PRAGMATA work on Mac?
PRAGMATA 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 PRAGMATA?
D3DMetal. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records D3DMetal for PRAGMATA. 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 PRAGMATA 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.