Every fact on this page applies to update 1.2.0, the one version tested. Other versions may behave differently.
No emulator needed: Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX runs natively on the Apple chip. How nxnative compares with emulators
Running through nxnative
How Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX runs
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX plays on the Mac at 30 fps with update 1.2.0, the same as on the Switch. Tested through the opening movie, the title, a new game through the opening story into the field on Kurken Island, with walking, the menu and the map, and loading that save. No iPhone app has been built yet.
How it runs
On the Mac the game used about 4.0 GB of memory in the field. That is close to what an iPhone allows a game, so whether it fits on an iPhone is still open.
A black screen on every frame, the title screen included, is fixed: nxnative now reads the game's compressed post-effect shaders.
Bring update 1.2.0
Only update 1.2.0 was tested; the title screen shows it as "Ver. 1.02". Put it in the same folder as the base game before you Pack. The add-on content package is only a licence, and its content has not been checked.
Controls
The Packed app starts in the 3D touch layout, with the right stick for the camera and the D-pad for the event log and the map. In the field the left stick walks, R runs, Y swings the staff, X opens the menu and D-pad Down opens the full map. The game does not use the touch screen.
Good to know
- Battles, synthesis and the mainland have not been reached yet.
- Sound has not been listened to on a Mac with audio output.
Known issues
- No iPhone app has been built or tested yet. The game uses about as much memory as an iPhone allows a game.
- Battles, synthesis and the mainland have not been tested yet.
- Sound has not been listened to on a Mac with audio output.
Packing command
Run this in your nxnative folder on the Build Mac. Replace the game folder and the keys path with your own. Add --platform mac-app to get a Mac app instead of an iPhone and iPad app.
python3 scripts/build_ipa_from_nsp.py ~/Games/atelier-ryza-ever-darkness-the-secret-hideout-dx -k ~/keys/prod.keysFAQ
Does Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX work with nxnative?
Yes. Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX is tested with nxnative on update 1.2.0.
Which iPhone, iPad or Mac do I need to play Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX?
An iPhone 15 Pro or newer (A17 Pro chip or later) or an iPad with an M1 chip or later, on iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, or a Mac with Apple silicon. iPads with the A17 Pro chip (iPad mini) have the iPhone 15 Pro's chip but are untested by nxnative. Packing needs a Mac with macOS 26.6 or later and Xcode 27.1.
Is Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX included?
No. Neither this site nor nxnative includes any game. You Pack Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX from your own copy of the game, with keys dumped from your own Switch.
Does online play work in Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX?
Online play in Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX is not confirmed to work, so do not count on it.
