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 | community reports |
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 perfect after about 22 hours on D3DMetal on an M5 Pro, installed from GOG's offline backup installer rather than Steam. Unreal Engine 5 and DirectX 12, so D3DMetal is the expected mode. Frame rate not recorded.
Provenance
Reported by timwoelfle (highball-db#140, 2026-09-19): rated 5, perfect, D3DMetal, Apple M5 Pro, macOS 27.0, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r3, Highball 0.9.23, 1332 minutes (about 22 hours) played through Highball, from the gog.com offline backup installer. Not run here.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does The Talos Principle 2 work on Mac?
The Talos Principle 2 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 Talos Principle 2?
D3DMetal. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records D3DMetal for The Talos Principle 2. 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 Talos Principle 2 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.