Every fact on this page applies to update 1.1.3, the one version tested. Other versions may behave differently.
No emulator needed: ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE runs natively on the Apple chip. How nxnative compares with emulators
Running through nxnative
How ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE runs
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE plays on the iPhone at 30 fps, as it does on the Switch. It is a large Game: its iPhone app came to about 16.8 GB in the last published sizes. Testing used update 1.1.3 together with the game's four DLC packs.
How it runs
On the Mac, play ran from the logo movie and intro through the title, the main menu and a new game with the recommended setup (Cao Cao as ruler, 195), the opening story on the map, a council session, a month of missions, the city view, a visit and a practice duel in 3D. Saving and loading worked, the sound played, and frames held at 30 fps. Memory use stayed flat when the game was left idle.
Controls
The game is played with a controller or the virtual gamepad. On the Switch its menus can be driven by a USB mouse, but it never reads the touch screen, and nxnative does not yet turn your touches into mouse input. The project developers want to test that idea on other Games that read a mouse first.
The Packed app starts in the 3D touch layout, because the dialogue boxes' auto and log buttons are on the right stick and R3.
Good to know
- At about 16.8 GB, the Packed app may be too big for some sideloading setups. nxnative's packing script can keep the game files out of the app with
--romfs separate; see the install guide. - Tested with update 1.1.3. Other versions may behave differently.
Known issues
- Controller only. The game reads a mouse but not the touch screen, so tapping its menus does nothing.
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/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-8-remake -k ~/keys/prod.keysFAQ
Does ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE work with nxnative?
Yes. ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE is tested with nxnative on update 1.1.3.
Which iPhone, iPad or Mac do I need to play ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE?
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 ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE included?
No. Neither this site nor nxnative includes any game. You Pack ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE from your own copy of the game, with keys dumped from your own Switch.
Does online play work in ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE?
Online play in ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE is not confirmed to work, so do not count on it.
