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
Reported playable on an M1 with D3DMetal, at about 17 fps on low settings, once the game's settings are back at their defaults.
Known issues
Resolution changes in the game misbehave (a click made the picture four times bigger, 1920x1080 came out squished, and once 800x600 was the largest size offered)
What helps keep the game's default settings, with the Low preset on an M1. Resetting the settings to their defaults cleared it for the reporter, though it can take several restarts
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by udance4ever (highball-db#938, 2026-11-03), Apple M1, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.24, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r29, D3DMetal, rated 4 of 5: a 15 to 20 minute session. Resolution changes misbehaved until the game's settings were reset to their defaults, then about 17 fps on low settings. Not verified by the maintainer. udance4ever again in a comment on highball-db#938 (2026-11-03): it is most stable on the default graphics settings with the Low preset on an M1. Changing anything else can bring back the resolution problems, and getting out of them can take several restarts of the game.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does ReBlade: The Death Spiral Demo work on Mac?
ReBlade: The Death Spiral 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.
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