Hello Combat_Cowboy,
I have one question are you trying to properly open the game via the zip file or messing around with game files? I only ask this because the game does not have a saving system meaning you should open it via the EXE file that was included in the zip file. You must extract the contents of the zip file to your desktop or in a folder and open the .exe. If you are messing with save files it will produce funny behavior because there is no save functionality in the game.
Regards
C&D Cardboard Games.