i have a windows laptop. i downloaded the game from itch.io, extracted all to 7-zip file opener, after letting 7-zip file opener have access to my device, and i still cant find anything in the 7-zip file that appears after i give it access. does anyone have a nice tutorial thats not one of those dumb youtube ones that are like "ok so you go to itch.io and hit download OK THATS IT FOR THIS VIDEO MAKE SURE TO SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON" and dont elaborate

You're saying you don't see anything within the Zip folder you are downloading?

same thing with me

Iif you're using the itch app and not downloading directly out of a browser, I hear it's very buggy and rarely works, especially after having installed a previous version of the game, gotta give more info