Hey guys, thanks for the responses! No worries on the bug I totally understand it's probably a unique situation.
I downloaded the demo game from itchio, however one thing that could contribute to the bug is, since the Mac version is corrupted on extract, I downloaded the windows version and am using Whisky to play it on a silicon based Mac. Occasionally when I play games like this I do encounter bugs (visual bugs are most common), however this is the first bug I've encountered that alluded to game files not being found.
Anyway, I've been playing since way back when, but this is the first time I've played the Unity version. I really love all the new additions and world building that's been done. I'm seriously addicted to gem matching and the different elemental specializations you've added in. The gay content is a huge bonus at the end of it all ;p