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Hey, I just purchased this for Mac. I have Catalina and when I try to run the game it says that the file is damaged. "The app has been modified, and its code does not match the original signed code. The app may be broken or corrupted, or it may have been tampered with." Do you have any idea how to fix this? I've never seen this before. Thanks!

Not sure if this will help in this particular situation - in my experience that error code covers a LOT of things - but if you bought the game on Steam, you should be able to verify the integrity of the files:

Right Click on the game in your Library > Properties > Installed Files > Verify Integrity of Game Files

If your issue is being caused by a file getting damaged/corrupted during the downloading process, this should fix it.

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I'm having the same problem as a Mac user running Sonoma 14.6-- "'Saint Ceri ' is damaged and can't be opened." I purchased this game through itch since I know Steam can be funny about 18+ games, but this is something I've never seen from a game through this site before.

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Hi! This is a fix I found for this issue (which I can't fix on my end unfortunately) : https://www.howtogeek.com/803598/app-is-damaged-and-cant-be-opened/

If this doesn't work, you can email me at manekimushidev@gmail.com (just use the same email address your itch.io account uses, so I'll know you bought the game) and I can give you a Steam key! This error probably won't occur on Steam (I hope).

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Hey! Just wanted to let you know that the fix does work, with a caveat--anyone attempting this fix MUST put a space after they c+p the necessary bit of code (up until 'quarantine') before dragging the game into the terminal screen and hitting enter. If you don't put in a space, you will get lots of feedback and it won't work. When done correctly, it'll be just as the link says; no feedback and you'll be able to open the game. Now to wait until after work and chores to play...

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Thank you for all the help! I fixed it by using a command to disable gatekeeper. Then I redownloaded the file and it opened just fine. To enable gatekeeper again I believe you enter the same code but put "enable" at the end instead. Below is what I found in this reddit post (https://reddit.com/r/osx/comments/9mf4au/installing_apps_from_unidentifiedunsign...): 

This is due to MacOS' Gate keeper.

You can disable it by doing the following:

  1. Open Terminal
  2. Paste : sudo spctl --master-disable

I hope this was helpful to others having issues.