guys, i just downloaded the free version 0.27.2.4, unzipped the file, and the .exe doesn't seem to work, only my mouse does the loading animation and nothing else. the Task Manager also shows no activity for the game. any idea what might be going on?
That's unusual, since the game doesn't require any additional preparations to be launched. Would you mind redownloading the archive again? There's a chance it got corrupted at some point during loading. And make sure you unzipped all of the archive's contents before launching the game.
Additionally, I'd recommend double-checking if the path to your files contains any special symbols or non-English letters, since it tends to break something about how our engine operates.