Thank you for providing all the details, this helps a lot.
Since you have already:
- Extracted properly
- Moved to a clean path (C:\Games\MDRG)
- Disabled antivirus
- Installed VC++ and .NET
- Tried running as admin
- Re-downloaded multiple times
👉🏻 This is no longer a basic setup issue
🔍 Most likely causes at this point:
1. ⚠️ Windows Security / Smart App Control (VERY likely):
You mentioned earlier:
“failed to load il2cpp” after Smart App Protection
Even if you turned it off, Windows may have already blocked or quarantined files
👉🏻 Please check:
- Windows Security → Protection History
- Look for anything related to:
-
GameAssembly.dll -
UnityPlayer.dll - the game
.exe
-
If found: 👉🏻 Restore the file and add the game folder to exclusions
2. ⚠️ Missing / blocked game files:
From your screenshot, your folder looks correct, but:
👉🏻 The key file is:
-
GameAssembly.dll
If this file is:
- Missing
- 0 KB
- Or corrupted
👉🏻 The game will instantly crash like you described
3. ⚠️ Extraction issue (very common on Windows 11):
Even if you extracted it:
👉🏻 Try this:
- Delete the entire game folder
- Re-download again
- Use 7-Zip or WinRAR (NOT Windows default extractor)
- Extract to:
C:\Games\MDRG\
4. ⚠️ File size confirmation:
You mentioned:
“it goes up to ~1.15 GB”
👉🏻 That is normal after extraction
So your download is likely not the issue
❗ Important conclusion:
Since:
- Web version works
- Fresh install didn’t fix it
- You even formatted your PC
👉🏻 This strongly points to:
Windows blocking or interfering with Unity IL2CPP files
👉🏻 Final thing to try:
- Disable:
- Smart App Control
- Windows Defender (temporarily)
- Re-download + re-extract using 7-Zip
- Add this folder to exclusions:
C:\Games\MDRG\
- Run the game again
💬 If it STILL crashes:
Please send:
- Screenshot of Protection History
- Screenshot of GameAssembly.dll properties (size)
- Confirmation if Smart App Control is OFF
We’ll go deeper from there 👍🏻