VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

[noahhhi]

Description

Tested the macOS Steam release of VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action with the AppKit backend and modern OpenGL renderer on Apple Silicon. The game uses WAD Version 15 (game.ios, GMS1.4 bytecode).

The game is playable with the compatibility fixes maintained in this downstream Butterscotch-based project:

https://github.com/noahhhi/VA-11-Hall-A-Modern-macOS-support

Verified functionality includes:

• Native arm64 and x86_64 macOS builds
• Startup, menus, dialogue and bartending gameplay
• Mouse input, volume controls, scanlines and fullscreen switching
• Original save-file behavior and Steam Cloud synchronization between Macs
• Steam achievement reads and unlocks through the official Steamworks API

Current upstream Butterscotch does not yet contain all fixes required for this result. The downstream changes include GMS1.4 automatic sprite bounding-box compatibility, FS_set_gm_save_area / FS_set_working_directory, AppKit HiDPI input handling, and an optional Steamworks bridge. These can be separated into general-purpose upstream contributions later.

Testing covered startup, bartending, the settings panel and save/load behavior, but not a complete playthrough of the story.

Game URL

https://store.steampowered.com/app/447530/VA11_HallA_Cyberpunk_Bartender_Action/

WAD Version

WAD Version 15

Butterscotch Target

Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux)