Im not able to replicate this. Did you download the newest version and launch as is? Or did you copy over an older save file or other files? Not all files are backwards compatible. What was the older version you used?
O_O This is strange. I tried downloading the game from itch, and it crashed just like yours did. Then I uploaded a fresh copy, downloaded it, and it still crashes.
Yet when I run the game from the same folder I am uploading to itch, it works fine.
I've never encountered this before. Gonna try to figure this out