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 | Reported | 3 reports |
| 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 on the default engine (r28) with DXMT on an M2 Max over more than eight hours, on an M2 Pro over 85 minutes (highball-db#1038) and on an M5 Pro over 200 minutes (highball-db#1153).
Provenance
Reported by Naylvis (highball-db#917, 2026-11-02), Apple M2 Max, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.23, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, DXMT, rated 5 of 5 after 505 minutes. Not verified by the maintainer. bogrim19 (highball-db#1038, 2026-11-07), Apple M2 Pro, macOS 26.5.2, Highball 0.10.23, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, DXMT, rated 5 of 5 after 85 minutes: named QueensDomain in the report, the copy isn't stated. le-goff-benoit (highball-db#1153, 2026-11-11), Apple M5 Pro, macOS 27.0.1, Highball 0.10.26, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, DXMT, rated 5 of 5 after 200 minutes.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Queen's Domain work on Mac?
Queen's Domain 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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