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"Unable to find game" in /Applications

A topic by playlinesgames created Feb 21, 2021 Views: 253 Replies: 1
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On a different computer I saw "Unable to find game" even though the game was unzipped to /Applications.
Does the presence of the .zip matter here? What is the cause for this error (paths?)

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Sadly I have no real idea why this happens. Macs are strongly protective of what software you run and there are a lot of factors at play, including the way GameMaker exports their builds. Here’s my general advice:

  • Make sure you remove the app from its .zip or .dmg.
  • Move it to /Applications.
  • Open it with Right click > Open. Opening things this way apparently flags you’re trusting it.

If you havent’ tried that third point yet, that might be the ticket.