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
Reported playing nicely on the CrossOver-tree engine r8. The one issue reported is that you cannot tab out of the game once it is running (Command-Tab does not leave it), which is not the lost-input fault of highball#182 and is followed on highball-db#30. The reporter did not say which graphics mode. No measurement here yet.
Known issues
Cannot switch away from the game with Command-Tab while it runs (reported)
What helps not confirmed. Try Emulate display mode changes on the game's Advanced panel, or borderless or windowed in the game's options
Why not measured. Likely the game switching the Mac's display to its own resolution in fullscreen, which lets it hold the screen so macOS shows nothing else (the Wine 11 engine the reporter used already has the focus fixes)
Provenance
Reported by Nenox-xD (highball-db#30, 2026-09-13), Apple M4 Pro, macOS 26.6.2, Highball 0.9.9, engine x64-crossover26.3-r8, rated 4 of 5, played nicely. Graphics mode not stated. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does RoadCraft work on Mac?
RoadCraft 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 RoadCraft 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.