I’ve successfully packaged a Win(64-bit) bit game for Shipping. I go to the …/Binaries/Win64 folder and open the executable, and it runs there. However, if I remove the .exe from that folder, and copy it, say onto my desktop. That version won’t open. No error, no black screen, just my mouse changing to the loading circle for 2 seconds, and then nothing happens. Nothing seems to even appear in the task manager.
Is this supposed to happen? As in, does the game simply not work outside of that folder? I’m trying to get my game into a single executable, so it can be easily uploaded to indie game websites. But I simply can’t seem to open the .exe outside the folder it was packaged into. Is it even possible to have a single standalone file, that is my game? Or does it have to be put in a .zip, if I want to distribute it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.