Even though I scanned the newest version of Frankendrift on virustotal.com and zero out of 59 virus programs says "no virus detected", it seems that Windows has “improved” its security so it has become very difficult to download unknown exe-files so you might have to disable the “reputation based file control” while downloading Frankendrift (as well as Adrift Runner). Here, “reputation based” means that unknown exe-files by definition do not have a reputation and therefore are regarded as “dangerous” by the “reputation based file control”. (In the general case, this might be a decent method for those who never download niche programs.)
So you can temporarily disable the reputation based file control while you download a file you trust. You can still decide to scan the file for viruses after download, before running the file.
On Windows 10 I did the following (freely translated from Danish so exact phrases might be different):
- open Windows Security (translated from Danish Windows)
- Click on App and Browser control (translated from Danish Windows)
- Click on “settings for reputation based security” (translated from Danish Windows)
- Disable “Control apps and files”. (translated from Danish Windows)
After you have downloaded the file you trust, enable “Control apps and files” again.
NB: The font size may be a bit off in some games when playing with Frankendrift. On Windows you can adjust it by holding down CTRL and turning the mouse wheel.