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
Playable on a base M4 on the Wine 11 engine r31, the environment in DXVK mode with D3DMetal by the report, in an eight minute session. The mouse cursor shows over the game, and the first launch takes a long time on a black screen.
Known issues
The Mac's mouse cursor shows over the game (M4, Wine 11 r31)
What helps none known
Why not diagnosed
The first launch sits on a black screen for a long time (M4, Wine 11 r31)
What helps wait, the game comes up
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by leo9798 (highball-db#1144, 2026-11-10), Apple M4, macOS 26.7.2, Highball 0.10.26, engine x64-crossover26.3-r31, D3DMetal by the report (the environment's mode is DXVK), rated 4 of 5 after 8 minutes: with xinput1_4 set to native then builtin. The mouse cursor showed over the game, and the first launch sat on a black screen for a long time before the game came up. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Ready or Not work on Mac?
Ready or Not 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 Ready or Not 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.