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The app is not signed with an Apple Developer ID and is not notarized by Apple. It is an independent, free build, so the first time you open it macOS will say it "can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software", or sometimes that it is "damaged and can't be opened." That warning is expected. The steps below show how to open it anyway, once.
Only download it from this page (the button links to the game's official download repository on GitHub). If you would rather not change any security prompts, the game plays exactly the same, free, in your browser.
Install it
- Download
Shtick-City-mac.dmgwith the button above. It goes to your Downloads folder. - Open the .dmg (double-click it). In the window that appears, drag Shtick City onto the Applications folder. Then eject the "Shtick City" disk in Finder's sidebar.
- Open it the first time. Open Shtick City from your Applications folder. macOS blocks it the first time; how you allow it depends on your macOS version (Apple menu → About This Mac):
macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- Click Done on the warning.
- Open System Settings → Privacy & Security.
- Scroll down to "Shtick City" was blocked… and click Open Anyway.
- Confirm with Open Anyway and your Mac's password.
macOS 12 Monterey to 14 Sonoma
- In Applications, Control-click (or right-click) Shtick City.
- Choose Open from the menu.
- Click Open in the dialog.
- If macOS says the app is "damaged", the download kept a quarantine flag. Open Terminal (Applications → Utilities), paste this line, press Return, then open the app again:
It removes the "downloaded from the internet" flag from this one app and changes nothing else.
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Shtick City.app" - Play. After the first launch it opens like any other app. Press WALK INTO FRIDAY whenever you like.
Good to know
- First launch prepares graphics. A small badge on the title screen shows it working. You can start right away; the first time you walk into each building the screen fades for a moment while it gets ready. Later launches are quicker.
- Older Macs. Realistic graphics run smoothly on recent Macs. On an older Intel Mac (around 2017) expect about 30 frames per second; for a smoother game choose Settings → Graphics → Balanced.
- Full screen is under View → Toggle Full Screen (Control-Command-F).
- Saves live in the app's own folder, separate from your browser's:
~/Library/Application Support/Shtick City. - No automatic updates. The build date and commit are shown at the bottom of the title screen; the newest build's are in the release notes. To update, download again from this page and drag the new copy into Applications, replacing the old one. Your saves stay.
- To uninstall, drag Shtick City from Applications to the Trash. To remove saves too, delete the folder above.
- Privacy. No account, no ads, no analytics. Any web link you click in the app opens in your normal browser.