Hi everyone! So I recently downloaded One Thousand Lies and was able to play the game to completion. I wanted to try out some other visual novels so I downloaded both Lucid 9 as well as Cupid. I downloaded the ZIP files and then unzipped them. However, when I tried to run the applications, Lucid 9 wouldn't do anything and Cupid says that it can't be opened. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?  I am currently running the OS High Sierra ver. 10.13.6. Thank youuuuuu!

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OK so I went online and figured out the reason Lucid 9 wasn't running was because it is a Ren'py game which is not supported by the HIgh Sierra OS. Bummer. Luckily, there is a loophole to run Lucid 9. After unzipping, if you choose "Show Package Contents" for the application file and then choose "Mac OS", you can run the game using Terminal. I'm not very computer-savvy so I don't really get it but it works. However, the same trick doesn't work for Cupid so I guess unless someone figures it out I can't play it. If any of you do please lemme know. Thanks!