Thanks for trying the game, and thank you for the detailed report!
I haven't been able to reproduce the issue on my Windows 10 system, so your information is very helpful. Since it happens with both the installer and ZIP versions, it sounds like something specific to your Windows 11 25H2 setup.
Could you let me know exactly what you do before the crash? For example, does it crash as soon as you press an arrow key in the main menu, or only after selecting an option? If there's an error message or anything recorded in the Windows Event Viewer, that would also be very helpful.
I really appreciate your offer to help troubleshoot. If I make a test build with additional logging or a possible fix, would you be willing to try it?