itch.io

Thank you for providing all the details, this helps a lot.

Since you have already:

• Extracted properly
• Moved to a clean path (C:\Games\MDRG)
• Disabled antivirus
• Installed VC++ and .NET
• Tried running as admin
• Re-downloaded multiple times

👉🏻 This is no longer a basic setup issue

🔍 Most likely causes at this point:

1. ⚠️ Windows Security / Smart App Control (VERY likely):

You mentioned earlier:

“failed to load il2cpp” after Smart App Protection

Even if you turned it off, Windows may have already blocked or quarantined files

👉🏻 Please check:

• Windows Security → Protection History
• Look for anything related to:
  • GameAssembly.dll
  • UnityPlayer.dll
  • the game .exe

If found: 👉🏻 Restore the file and add the game folder to exclusions

2. ⚠️ Missing / blocked game files:

From your screenshot, your folder looks correct, but:

👉🏻 The key file is:

• GameAssembly.dll

If this file is:

• Missing
• 0 KB
• Or corrupted

👉🏻 The game will instantly crash like you described

3. ⚠️ Extraction issue (very common on Windows 11):

Even if you extracted it:

👉🏻 Try this:

• Delete the entire game folder
• Re-download again
• Use 7-Zip or WinRAR (NOT Windows default extractor)
• Extract to:

C:\Games\MDRG\

4. ⚠️ File size confirmation:

You mentioned:

“it goes up to ~1.15 GB”

👉🏻 That is normal after extraction
So your download is likely not the issue

❗ Important conclusion:

Since:

• Web version works
• Fresh install didn’t fix it
• You even formatted your PC

👉🏻 This strongly points to:

Windows blocking or interfering with Unity IL2CPP files

👉🏻 Final thing to try:

• Disable:
  • Smart App Control
  • Windows Defender (temporarily)
• Re-download + re-extract using 7-Zip
• Add this folder to exclusions:

C:\Games\MDRG\

• Run the game again

💬 If it STILL crashes:

Please send:

• Screenshot of Protection History
• Screenshot of GameAssembly.dll properties (size)
• Confirmation if Smart App Control is OFF

We’ll go deeper from there 👍🏻