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 | 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
Launches but isn't playable for one player on an M4 MacBook Air with Highball 0.10.26: a dialogue can stay stuck for good and the battle screen's effects are drawn distorted, the same in every setup the player tried. The player thinks the game itself is at fault, which isn't checked here. A new game, so an update may change this.
Known issues
A dialogue can stay stuck for good (M4 MacBook Air, Highball 0.10.26, every setup tried)
What helps restart the game, by the reporter (highball-db#1152)
Why not diagnosed
The battle screen's effects are drawn distorted, not black (M4 MacBook Air, Highball 0.10.26, every setup tried)
What helps none known
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by taconotsandwich (highball-db#1152, 2026-11-11), Apple M4 (MacBook Air), macOS 27.2.1, rated 2 of 5: a dialogue can stay stuck for good and the battle screen is drawn distorted, while input and the interface work. The reporter says the game can still be finished by restarting at a stuck dialogue and ignoring the battle screen, as it isn't a gameplay focused game. The engine, renderer and Highball version aren't stated. Not verified by the maintainer. taconotsandwich again on highball-db#1152 (2026-11-12): Highball 0.10.26, and every setup tried gives the same result. The battle screen is distorted rather than black and looks to the reporter like a visual effect. The reporter thinks the game itself is at fault and has no log, the game is deleted.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Psycho-Sleuth work on Mac?
Psycho-Sleuth 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.
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This page is generated from an open database. If you have run Psycho-Sleuth 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.