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
Registering and signing in work, but pressing Start in the game's launcher ends Strinova.exe on an illegal instruction. The game runs on Linux, so the likely cause is an instruction Rosetta doesn't implement, not the anti-cheat refusing Wine. Not confirmed yet.
Known issues
Pressing Start closes the game and opens Wine's debugger
What helps none yet
Why an illegal instruction in Strinova.exe at the same address each time, most likely one Rosetta lacks (being looked at)
Provenance
Reported by udance4ever (highball-db#814, 2026-10-30), Apple M1, macOS 27.0.1, Highball 0.10.22, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, D3DMetal with AVX advertised, rated 2 of 5 after 14 minutes. Their log shows Strinova.exe ending on an illegal instruction at the same address (0x141AE495F) twice, with Wine's debugger starting. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Strinova work on Mac?
Strinova 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.
Which renderer should I use for Strinova?
D3DMetal. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records D3DMetal for Strinova. Highball uses it automatically when the game has a row; to set it by hand, open Settings, then Environments.
Contribute a result
This page is generated from an open database. If you have run Strinova 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.