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 | Reported | community reports |
| 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
Unreal Engine 4, Direct3D 11. Reported playable on DXVK at the lowest settings on an M4, with some clothing glitches. D3DMetal is worth comparing for the glitches and for the frame rate, since the other Unreal 4 title measured here (HumanitZ) draws its lighting correctly on D3DMetal where DXVK does not. No measurement here yet.
Provenance
Reported by szaloki (highball-db#110, 2026-09-17), Apple M4, macOS 27.0 as entered, Highball 0.9.19, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r3, DXVK, rated 3 of 5 (playable with workarounds) after 16 minutes. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does The Quarry work on Mac?
The Quarry 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 The Quarry?
DXVK. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records DXVK for The Quarry. 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 The Quarry 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.