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Metroid Dread

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Listed in nxnative’s per-game profiles and compatibility gallery. Game code executes natively on Apple silicon, with graphics rebuilt through Metal.

Translates the Switch 1.0.0 ARM64 code to C ahead of time and compiles it for Apple silicon, replacing the Switch system, NVN graphics, audio and input with host implementations on Metal.

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iOSiPadOS
macOS
Device & system

iOS

  • System · iOS 26 or later
  • Models · iPhone 15 Pro or newer, A17 Pro or later

iPadOS

  • System · iPadOS 26 or later
  • Chip · M1 or later
  • Metal
Controls
  • Controller
  • Keyboard
Graphics & features

iOS

  • Project-wide information: Vulkan renderer
  • MetalFX upscaling
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