[Windows] App works in Debug and Release configurations but crashes in Microsoft Store

[janne-hmp]

Description

We are trying to upload our game GnollHack to the Game side of the Microsoft Store. It works fine in Debug and Release configurations on all local Windows machines we have tested it on. However, Microsoft Store certification reports that it immediately crashes upon pressing Play Game button with no error messages or logs whatsoever. The tester's Windows version is the same as ours (10.0.22631).

Here's a link to the sideloadable MSIX package. It also works fine with us locally on all machines we have installed it on.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Submit the GnollHackM MSIX package to the Game side of Microsoft Store
2. Certification process fails with the game crashing when pressing Play Game. There is no error message. Local copies and sideloaded app seem to work fine.

Link to public reproduction project repository

https://github.com/hyvanmielenpelit/GnollHack

Version with bug

9.0.0-preview.6.24327.7

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

Not sure, did not test other versions

Last version that worked well

Unknown/Other

Affected platforms

Windows

Affected platform versions

Windows 11

Did you find any workaround?

No, the Microsoft Store certification seems to always fail / game always crashes during certification when pressing Play Game.

Relevant log output

Microsoft Store certification did not provide any.

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[janne-hmp]

@jonathanpeppers This might be caused by #23659, since we can't use the same package locally and in store, as they have different signatures.

[janne-hmp]

It might have been the missing fonts (#23659), or a SkiaSharp crash, or both, but either way, Microsoft Store now updated their setup and I updated the MSIX package, and the problem is finally resolved.