Developer demo shows Red Dead Redemption 2 running above 30 FPS on iPhone 18 Pro
A developer working on the Madeira project posted on 29 September 2026 that Red Dead Redemption 2 is running locally on an iPhone 18 Pro at around 30 frames per second, sharing a gameplay clip of the build. The demonstration used a fan-made Windows compatibility layer and, according to the developer, did not rely on streaming from a remote PC.
Madeira is a community-built compatibility layer designed to let Windows PC games run natively on iOS devices; the developer describes its components as FEX (x86-64 → ARM64), Wine (Windows APIs → iOS) and DirectX 12-to-Metal translation. The project requires at least an iPhone 13 Pro to run but the developer said performance improves on newer hardware, with the iPhone 18 Pro used for testing more demanding titles. The developer and the project are independent efforts and are not developed or supported by Apple.
The developer wrote on Twitter: "Red Dead Redemption 2 is now running locally on an iPhone 18 Pro at around 30 FPS through Madeira." In the shared clip the game was running at 720p resolution while maintaining a frame rate above 30 fps, and the developer emphasised that there was "No streaming or remote PC involved."
The demonstration makes use of an unofficial build of Madeira; the developer noted that newer builds are approaching roughly 30 FPS in heavier scenes. The gameplay shown was not an official port of the Rockstar title, and Rockstar Games has not announced any iOS version of Red Dead Redemption 2.
The developer also said Madeira can run other PC titles, naming GTA 5 and Ultrkill, while cautioning that both will need further optimization before delivering smoother, more polished play on phones. Those remarks indicate additional work is required before such games could match the experience of native ports or desktop play.
Several large-scale games already have official iPhone and iPad releases, the article noted, citing Resident Evil 4 Remake, Death Stranding and Assassin’s Creed Mirage as examples of AAA titles formally available on Apple devices. By contrast, Red Dead Redemption 2 remains playable on iPhone only through the Madeira compatibility layer rather than via an official release.
For now, Red Dead Redemption 2 is accessible on iPhone solely through Madeira, an independent, community-developed compatibility tool, and there is no official iPhone version from Rockstar Games.