hello enstain, we tried to fix this, and sorry again for such an experience. the Mac version was mainly tested on a rather old Intel MacBook Pro, because we don’t currently have a newer Apple Silicon Mac lying around and previous versions were done with quite an old mbp on intel. The ARM64 port was handled with some outside help, so unfortunately this packaging problem was not caught before release. Windows was the original platform and those builds were tested on several different machines. we have, indeed, found a problem in how Mac arm app was packaged and rebuilt it, together with the intel-mac version too. the new versions should now have the correct macOS app structure, although they are still experimental and unsigned - we will surely not be paying apple its developer fee. We also added clearer Mac instructions to the game page. And, we have indicated now that mac builds are experimental and are not (yet) guaranteed to launch, though those builds seem to launch as far as we tested. please delete (or keep) the previously downloaded ZIP and app before trying the new build.
so, to recap the new build info, macOS — experimental builds now first, choose the correct download:
- ARM64 — Apple Silicon: M1, M2, M3, M4 and later (your case)
- x64 — Intel Macs then:
- Double-click the downloaded ZIP to extract it.
- Drag Analog Current – The Ladder.app into your Applications folder.
- try opening the game…
- if macOS says that the developer cannot be verified, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway.
- Confirm Open and enter your Mac password if requested. This security step should only be necessary once. Please only override the warning if you downloaded the game directly from this official itch.io page. The game requires macOS 12 or newer Another possible way: the Windows version! If the rebuilt native Mac version still doesn’t work, you could try running the Windows edition through CrossOver for Mac:
- Install CrossOver.
- Create a Windows 10/11 64-bit bottle.
- Choose Run Command or Install an unlisted application.
- Select the game’s Windows .exe. CrossOver supports both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, but we haven’t specifically tested this game with it yet. A Windows virtual machine such as Parallels is another possibility, although it requires considerably more setup and disk space. The native macOS build is still the recommended first option. If you try the new ARM64 build, please let us know what happens—especially your Mac model, macOS version, and the exact message if it still refuses to open. we’ll keep you updated, and again, sorry for the trouble.