Great news!! I managed to get the game to open! :) :) :)
I tried a bunch of things from updating my Mac, to trying out command terms in the Terminal. Now that I've figured it out it's so much easier than what I was trying. :)
How to play the game on an M1 Mac:
- Install the Intel version
- Right click the game in finder
- Hit "Get Info"
- Check the box beside "Open in Rosetta"
- When a new message appears saying apple couldn't check the security of the app (well I've dealt with this message before), hit the question mark.
- Scroll down to hit "Open the general pane for me" (This is just a shortcut to Security and Privacy in system settings).
- Grant the app permission to open regardless of security concerns.
I hope this helps anyone else who really wants to play the game but also only has an M1 to play on.
Thank you Whitehand for making this super fun game. :)
Best wishes. :)