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
Doesn't start in one report on an M1. Highball shows it running, but no game window appears, with D3DMetal or DXMT.
Known issues
No game window appears while Highball and Steam show the game running (M1, D3DMetal and DXMT, Wine 10 r29). On a Wine 11 engine with D3DMetal, Steam shows a black window instead
What helps none known
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by udance4ever (highball-db#940, 2026-11-03), Apple M1, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.24, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r29, D3DMetal, rated 1 of 5 after 2 minutes: Highball shows it running but no game window appears after several minutes, with DXMT too. Not verified by the maintainer. udance4ever again in a comment on highball-db#940 (2026-11-03): Steam shows the demo running while no window appears. The launch log has nothing from the game itself. udance4ever again in a comment on highball-db#940 (2026-11-04): on Wine 10 the window never appeared and Steam kept the demo as running. In a Wine 11 environment Steam showed a black window, as with the SlashZero demo (highball-db#939). udance4ever again in a comment on highball-db#940 (2026-11-06): pressing Play in Steam directly on the Wine 10 environment hangs the same way. The log has nothing from the game, and Microsoft's Edge updater (MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe, part of the WebView2 runtime) starts twice after Play. Whether the demo asks for it isn't known.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Stranded with You Demo work on Mac?
Stranded with You 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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This page is generated from an open database. If you have run Stranded with You Demo 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.