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Somehow you don't see these complaints when people just straight up have you download an .exe of their video game.

Actually, we see similar concerns in Game Jams. Many people actually avoid downloading .exe files and often complain if there isn’t a web version available on itch.io

I don't know much about it but perhaps https://itch.io/docs/itch/using/sandbox.html would be an option for them? It's an end user option in the itch.io app.

I recognize it's irrational but I'm more afraid of excel files than executables in many ways

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