I actually had to unzip, put it in its own folder with the same name as the zip and rezip it, it was stating an error with finding a top-level .pdx file. Basically after the structure was .zip -> <folder>.pdx -> gamefiles, I was able to upload and play just fine!
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I actually just fixed it!
Apparently windows 11 built in zip utility was breaking the zip file somehow.
I re-zipped it using 7zip and I was able to confirm on a physical device that it should now be working normally.
Sorry for all the confusion everyone! Thank you for checking out the game and for your patience!