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If it's the security error about not opening unsigned applications, you can allow the app to run anyway but it's a little more complicated than the Windows method. Thankfully you only have to do it once. Immediately upon closing the error message, go to System Preferences, and then the Security & Privacy tab. At the bottom of the window will be a message about blocking the unsigned app you just tried to launch and a button to run it anyway. Click the button and it will pop up a confirmation dialog where you'll have to enter your system password. Once done the first time, the game will run every time afterward, at least until you download a new version. MacOS sees each new version as a different app.

No, It's just a "this cannot be opened" with the Finder icon over it

Hmm. Is this error on unzipping the download, or on trying to launch the app after unzipping?

So I just downloadded the current Mac versions, and it wouldn't unzip when double-clicked in the Finder. I used a third-party app called The Unarchiver and that unzipped the downloaded file fine. I think perhaps whatever utility was used to zip the game for Itch did something a little non-standard and MacOS's built-in zip tool couldn't understand the file. If this is the problem you're having, try using The Unarchiver ( https://macpaw.com/the-unarchiver ). It's free, well-known, and also available from the App Store if you prefer getting your apps that way.

To solve nearly all of your problems on Mac... download the Itch app and install most of your games from there instead.