Heroic Games Launcher
A launcher for managing supported game-store libraries and installed games.GetGPL-3.0
Highball
Sets up Wine-based environments for running Windows games, guided by an open per-game compatibility database.
GPL-3.0 · Downloads from github.com
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- gauthierpiarrette
- Verified
- 2026
About Highball
Highball prepares a Windows game environment on the Mac: it downloads a Wine-based engine, picks a graphics translation layer such as DXMT, DXVK or Apple's D3DMetal per game, and can install Steam or connect an Epic library. Its game verdicts come from a separate, openly licensed compatibility database that records which titles run, which renderer to use, and which games are blocked by kernel anti-cheat.
The project targets Apple silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later and labels itself beta. The app is GPL-3.0; D3DMetal is not redistributed but downloaded separately under Apple's own license. Builds are on GitHub releases and in Homebrew as the highball cask.
Information
- Source code
- gauthierpiarrette/highball
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Website
- gethighball.com
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Games
- Evidence checked
- Tags
Maco links to each project’s official download. Check its release notes for macOS version and Apple silicon support. The verification date records our license and source review, not a security audit.
Sources and image credits
- github.com/gauthierpiarrette/highball
- github.com/gauthierpiarrette/highball/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/gauthierpiarrette/highball/releases
- formulae.brew.sh/cask/highball
- gethighball.com/
- icon.png: Gauthier Piarrette and Highball contributors. GPL-3.0 repository asset; Highball name and logo retained by the project.
License and artwork notices
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