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An experimental native Apple silicon port of Tears of the Kingdom v1.4.3. Build from source with your own game; iPhone gameplay is not verified.
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Before you start
- Platform
- Apple silicon Mac; M1+ iPad; iPhone 15 Pro · experimental
- How to start
- Build required
- Game files
- Bring game files
File requirements
Requires your own Switch base game, v1.4.3 update in .nsz format and matching prod.keys, dumped from your own console. Only v1.4.3 is supported. Prepare an Apple silicon Mac with full Xcode, command line tools, Homebrew and about 60 GB free. iPhone/iPad installation also needs iOS/iPadOS 26+, developer signing, Developer Mode, USB and about 25 GB free on the device. The repository and this listing provide no game files, keys, signed apps or derived shader packages. Code licensing does not grant rights to Nintendo game content.
Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested. Project documentation 
What it recreates
Runs the Switch game’s ARM64 code on Apple chips, reimplements system services and translates NVN graphics to Metal. JZen credits joe jiang (@happyjoejiang)’s d2r-mobile as its foundation; this is separate from @liyong2077’s Mac research report.
What’s different
The Mac build offers keyboard and Xbox controller input with rumble, 30/60/90 FPS targets, resolution options and MetalFX. Those are settings, not a promise that every scene reaches the selected frame rate. This is an unofficial compatibility project, without Nintendo authorization or endorsement.
What you can use today
Experimental source build; no formal Releases. The author reports loading saves and playing scenes on Apple silicon Mac, but has not validated a full playthrough. M1-or-newer iPads run well below 60 FPS at original resolution; controller support is not fully verified. iPhone 15 Pro is verified only through installation, resource transfer and a warm launch to the title screen: gameplay, frame rate, memory and thermals are unmeasured. Other iPhones, including iPhone 13 Pro, are untested. New scenes may stutter while shaders compile.
Sources & notesSources checked:
AI / REA provenance Partial AI-assisted development
The author’s commit 510d95b8da15 explicitly credits Claude as a co-author. This establishes an AI-assisted contribution, not that the entire project or game assets were generated by AI.
Author commit · AI-assisted contributionChecked 20 October 2026 against the author’s release post and repository commit 510d95b8da15. Platform results are author reports; RemakeList has not built, installed or played it. The checked Git tree and empty Releases list showed no game-package distribution entry.
Source Project documentation X @JZennm · author announcement · Mac, iPhone and iPad setup · Third-party code and license notices · Foundation · joe jiang (@happyjoejiang)’s d2r-mobile · Releases · none at time of review · Reviewed commit · author and AI collaboration credit Sources checked: 2026-10-20 · Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested.