For me, Niko always dies after closing the game window when it mentions "near murder", but only at that point, Niko never dies earlier.

The title screen after killing Niko works as intended, but it just sends me back to the beginning after pressing play.
I think something like this is supposed to happen instead:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2654037909 (The title screen should return to normal and send you back to the beginning after this, just like the 2014 freeware version.)

Also, the counter that determines how many times I've closed the game window during a run doesn't reset, which means it will always mention "near murder" when I attempt to close the game window after starting a new run. Oh, and Niko will always die after I close the game window at that point.