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 | 1 report |
| 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 playable with minor issues on a base M5 with DXMT on the default engine (r28) over 33 minutes. The minor issues were a few frame drops that didn't hold the player back.
Provenance
Reported by jpolicastro (highball-db#1164, 2026-11-12), Apple M5, macOS 27.2.1, Highball 0.10.26, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, DXMT, rated 4 of 5 after 33 minutes: a few frame drops that didn't hold the player back, as the reporter said in a comment. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Resident Evil 5 work on Mac?
Resident Evil 5 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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