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How to fix the game does not start on Mac issue

Wild Woods
A downloadable demo, prototype


In this post, we will solve the problem with installing “Wild Woods” on Mac since many users encountered the error message when installing the game.

You can also apply this method for other apps and games.

* On your Mac, click on Launchpad and find Terminal
* You can also head to /Applications/Utilities/ to open Terminal
* In Terminal, enter the following command: chmod +x App_name.app/Contents/MacOS/*

In Terminal, you simply enter: chmod +x /Applications/Wild_Woods.app/Contents/MacOS/* command.
Now, return to Application folder and run the app or game and check if it still shows the error message.

If Yes, you should upgrade your Mac or update it to a newer MacOS version.

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