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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Gore, Indie, Adventure, Horror.

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A short story about a mysterious incident in the North of Transylvania and the punishment suffered by his culprit. Get ready to be a part of this story and learn its solution.

Reviews: Mixed — 50% — of 18 reviews
Released: 2019-07-12
Developer: Souluted Games
Publisher: My Way Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMixed58% of 117 reviews2017
    Dev: VaNyuHa
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 99%

    The main hero of the game was alone. All of his family died. He continued to cling to the life... but Death... seems trying to pick him up... Throughout the game something have been chasing and wants to send you to the other world to meet his family... and as if you were trying to hide it finds you...

    Why similar: Gore 62.8%, Adventure 15.5%, Horror 11.4%, Indie 10.3%

  2. #2 One Night 2: The Beyond
    96% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2018
    Dev: Dark Gaia Studios
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    A Lovecraftian survival horror adventure game inspired by the classics of the 90s.

    Why similar: Gore 73.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.5%

  3. #3 Nystagmus
    96% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2019
    Dev: LGDC
    Windows

    An island, shrouded with darkness and clouds of mystery, is your only hope for salvation. In this first-person horror game, your character, an engineer in search for his fiancee, arrives at the suspicious island you’ve only ever heard about.

    Why similar: Gore 73.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.5%

  4. #4 krAsAvA Shot
    95% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2019
    Dev: MIGALOO GAMES
    Windows

    2079 planet Earth. Together with the spacecraft conducting the expedition on Mars, the earth gets an unknown virus. Almost the entire population of the planet exposed to infection and mutated into zombies.

    Why similar: Gore 73.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 11.6%

  5. #5 彼岸画廊/Nether Gallery
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 206 reviews2019
    Dev: HongShou Studio
    Windows · Mac

    《Nether Gallery》 is a cross-section puzzle-solving horror game in which players play a social animal and solve puzzles in the interlaced environment of dreams and reality. The style of background art is similar to that of contemporary China, and the living condition of the protagonist has a lot of resonance with the young people of...

    Why similar: Gore 54%, Adventure 16%, Indie 15.8%, Horror 14.2%

  6. #6 Maska's Masks
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MIRO-CO Studio
    Windows

    The brother and sister that destiny joins, the illusion that emerges ceaselessly and weird masks...What is the true face of mysterious person maska after all? Here, players will explore dreams, illusions, absurdity and reality with Ayr.

    Why similar: Gore 57.5%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 13.3%, Horror 10.9%

  7. #7 The Hospital: Allison's Diary
    94% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2017
    Dev: KR GamesPub: Star Consult S.r.l.
    Windows

    "The Hospital: Allison's Diary" is a new horror virtual reality experience, putting the user alone in an abandoned hospital searching for the unknown with only the help of a single torch. You will face true fear in a way you had never thought possible.

    Why similar: Gore 72.3%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 11.9%

  8. #8 To the Hell
    93% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2019
    Dev: 森林纵火犯
    Windows

    This is a nerve-racking, stimulating, exciting, and even crashing horizontal version game. In this personal adventure, you have to use the easiest operation to move on in the hardest level.

    Why similar: Gore 65.7%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 15%

  9. #9 Empty Sharp
    92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
    Dev: Meltdownergames
    Windows

    Play the part of Rosalie, a wicked girl forced to take a long journey due to an unexpected tragedy. Leave Lanya capital and go searching yourself; ask mysterious entities, dark creatures and mere humans to find a way to heal.

    Why similar: Gore 64.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 14.9%

  10. #10 Unnamed Experiment
    87% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Ke Zhou
    Windows

    A point-and-click puzzle game with no textual guidance at all, relying solely on cryptic symbols and mundane objects given an alien twist. An atmospheric journey awaits. Lean on your sensation and gut instinct, but don't get lost.

    Why similar: Gore 72.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 12%

  11. #11 Red Flu
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alex Kostrov Games
    Windows

    The game "Bird flu" - is a shooter (with elements of horror game) first-person. The action takes place in the USSR in the nineteen eighties.

    Why similar: Gore 72.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 11.9%

  12. #12 Cruentis The Murderer vol.1
    91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
    Dev: Anunnaki s.r.l.
    Windows

    A story of murder, demons and lost souls. The eternal struggle between good and evil. Based on an original story you'll test the fear in the shoes of a teenager trapped in a temporal limbo, between present and past. You interpret the main characters of the story and try to return to the reality of your life.

    Why similar: Gore 50%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 17.5%, Horror 9.5%

  13. #13 Blackbay Asylum
    91% matchMixed57% of 552 reviews2014
    Dev: TAD Productions ABPub: KPL
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.

    Why similar: Gore 63.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Horror 12.3%, Indie 7.2%

  14. #14 Sanguine Sanctum
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2018
    Dev: Modus Interactive Games
    Windows · Mac

    It desires more. Feed It. Nourish It. Sanguine Sanctum is an atmospheric horror-exploration game with a low-poly, PS1 aesthetic.

    Why similar: Gore 72.7%, Horror 15.4%, Indie 11.9%

  15. #15 Project IO
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: T124 Studios LLC
    Windows

    Project IO is a first-person, survival horror video game set in the late 1950's, with an emphasis on exploration and narrative.

    Why similar: Gore 86.5%, Indie 13.5%

  16. #16 魔光
    89% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2017
    Dev: Magic Light TeamPub: Magic Light & LittleV
    Windows

    I am a Milky Way administrator from the Imperial Army. This time I was serving at a small base station 200 light years away from Earth. Although the Zerg had been defeated by the Empire for half a century, some insects still threatened us.

    Why similar: Gore 73.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 11.5%

  17. #17 School Grounds
    88% matchMixed43% of 82 reviews2018
    Dev: JubleLemonSeed
    Windows

    Strange mannequins silently stalk visitors to the school grounds as they piece together the mystery of what is happening at the school.

    Why similar: Gore 74%, Horror 13.9%, Indie 12.1%

  18. #18 Malevolence
    86% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2019
    Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows

    Malevolence is a 90s retro styled low-poly first person horror adventure

    Why similar: Gore 78.2%, Adventure 21.8%

  19. #19 Stary
    86% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2018
    Dev: Yars
    Windows

    Death is the inevitable and logical conclusion of life. All people, one way or another, understand this, but until the end they dare to accept only a few. Stary - the story of the traveler

    Why similar: Gore 73.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.5%

  20. #20 Azurael's Circle: Chapter 3
    85% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2018
    Dev: Jordan AllenPub: Enkian Games
    Windows

    Azurael's Circle: Chapter 3 is a horror-mystery adventure game. Explore the Old Ways nursing home and speak to the various residents to learn the secrets and answers within the nursing home.

    Why similar: Gore 64.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Horror 12.2%, Indie 10.1%

  21. #21 Obligation
    82% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2019
    Dev: 朽木布可凋夜Pub: JingtuStudio
    Windows

    "Obligation" is a decryption game made by RPGMaker. The player learns what happened to the character by switching the character personality. Different personalities have different ideas and operations on the same item.

    Why similar: Gore 87%, Indie 13%

  22. #22 Aylin: The Story of Tom
    71% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: SkorBartStudioPub: SkorBartInteractive
    Windows

    A psychological horror adventure where you explore an abandoned hospital, solve environmental puzzles, and escape deadly supernatural forces to save your daughter.

    Why similar: Gore 74.5%, Adventure 10%, Horror 8%, Indie 7.5%

  23. #23 Worlds
    70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
    Dev: Y Develop
    Windows

    Worlds-is a psychological horror with a deep story, where nothing is accidental. The narrative is delivered in an unconventional way — not through dialogues or a narrator, but through the environment and subtle details And remember, nothing in this game is done for no reason.

    Why similar: Gore 71%, Indie 16.2%, Horror 12.9%

  24. #24 Employee Recycling Center
    84% matchMostly Negative29% of 140 reviews2017
    Dev: Idea Cabin
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Abandoned by your co-workers after a terrible accident in the factory, you are trapped. Interact with your environment, solve puzzles and unlock up to 500 achievements in this new adventure for PC and Virtual Reality Headsets.

    Why similar: Gore 71.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 13.8%

  25. #25 Wire Lips
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2020
    Dev: AIHASTOPub: Volens Nolens Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Leta’s life changed in one moment. She and her friend Lina found an old music box in the mountains... and soon Lina disappeared, leaving behind only a photograph and the ominous music box. Uncover the secrets in atmospheric third-person horror game.

    Why similar: Gore 52.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Horror 16.6%, Indie 13.3%

  26. #26 Sullen: Light is Your Friend
    82% matchMostly Negative37% of 70 reviews2017
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Why similar: Gore 36.2%, Horror 23%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 18.1%

  27. #27 Gil's Lucid Dreams
    81% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
    Dev: Oblion Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Gil's Lucid Dreams is a FPS horror game based on the story and exploration. Gil use lucid dreams to get away from his unsatisfacting life. He will lose the control of his dreams, becoming completely succubus of his nightmares. Will Gil be able to face his Alter Ego?

    Why similar: Gore 60.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Horror 12%, Indie 10.4%

  28. #28 Nine
    81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
    Dev: Baiacu Games
    Windows

    Never stop walking and try to stay alive, even a child should be able to do it

    Why similar: Gore 85.9%, Indie 14.1%

  29. #29 Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 111 reviews2018
    Dev: Jordan AllenPub: Enkian Games
    Windows

    Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1 is a horror-mystery adventure game where you must find the truth about your mother's death. What evils await you in the depths of the Lancaster farmhouse? The further you go, the more strange things get.

    Why similar: Gore 63.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Horror 12.4%, Indie 10.8%

  30. #30 Redium
    80% matchMixed43% of 75 reviews2017
    Dev: ZovGamePub: Errigar Games
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%

    Redium it is adventure Action 2D, with the pixel, detailed graphics. In this game you should understand the crimes which began after detection of a crystal with special characteristics. The outcome of all events depends on your actions.

    Why similar: Gore 71.2%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 12.3%

  31. #31 They Are Beasts
    77% matchMixed61% of 38 reviews2020
    Dev: Tarakan Game Studio
    Windows

    They Are Beasts is a third-person shooter in which you will fight an army of undead, led by the most vile creatures of darkness, and wrest your soul from the demon's tenacious claws. Do not forget to recharge!

    Why similar: Gore 65.1%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 15.5%

  32. #32 Azurael's Circle: Chapter 2
    78% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2018
    Dev: Jordan AllenPub: Enkian Games
    Windows

    Azurael's Circle: Chapter 2 is a horror-mystery adventure game where you must track down five missing teenagers in an abandoned apartment complex. There's something sinister awaiting you inside. Beware.

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  33. #33 Misshapen
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BRUTO
    Windows · Mac

    A story-driven body-horror simulator where you can’t kill your enemies but you can distort their bodies in creepy ways. Grow lumps, build weird living structures and dive into the mysteries of Zheltikov’s military base.

    Why similar: Gore 71.8%, Adventure 15%, Horror 9.2%, Indie 4%

  34. #34 Locked Fears
    79% matchMixed67% of 66 reviews2016
    Dev: dekoga.d
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Locked Fears is a first person puzzle/horror game with platforming elements and creepy atmosphere. You play as Samuel Custer, a late worker at UNIVERS HORIZONS, when things at the office start to drift into a dreadful situation. With the help of an unknown Individual you try to survive and escape this nightmare.

    Why similar: Gore 60.2%, Horror 17.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 9.4%

  35. #35 Fantasy Battles
    77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
    Dev: Area VR
    Windows

    Fantasy Battles is a game based on the principle of Battle Royale. You have the opportunity to compete with people, around the world, in battles based on comics. At the beginning you have the Wild West card to play, shortly followed by Omaha Beach and Sci-Fi World these worlds are of course included in the price.

    Why similar: Gore 73.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 11.6%

  36. #36 Barry Has a Secret
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sandbay Games
    Windows

    Meal hiding simulator.

    Why similar: Gore 86%, Indie 14%

  37. #37 Spears 'n' Spades
    76% matchPositive98% of 46 reviews2017
    Dev: LeatherIceCreamPub: Proc Spine
    Windows

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    Why similar: Gore 68.7%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 10.8%

  38. #38 Red Town
    74% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2020
    Dev: Dari1168
    Windows

    Welcome to Red Town! This is an old small village in which the villagers live calmly, contacting with environment very seldom. But despite this they are very glad to tourists! Be sure: the locals are eager to help you!

    Why similar: Gore 38.5%, Adventure 31%, Indie 23.2%, Horror 7.3%

  39. #39 Follow My Footsteps
    64% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Edvardas ŠneiderisPub: Lukas Litinskas
    Windows

    This is horror VR game with puzzle elements and deep story line that you have to unfold when you play this game. You have to learn everything about this new house and beyond.

    Why similar: Gore 63.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Horror 13%, Indie 9.9%

  40. #40 Archers
    76% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2018
    Dev: Stabbarey
    Windows

    Hop into the world of archery and acrobatics. Play in modes of 1v1, 2v2 or 3v3. Create servers with your friends or play versus random players. Pick up different arrow types and use your abilities to eliminate your foes. Make precision longshots or get up close and personal with your enemies.

    Why similar: Gore 65%, Adventure 20%, Indie 15%

  41. #41 Never Let Me Awake
    75% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: SUZUKI PRODUCTIONS
    Windows

    A first-person psychological survival horror game

    Why similar: Gore 60.4%, Adventure 18.6%, Horror 11.5%, Indie 9.5%

  42. #42 Krum - Battle Arena
    66% matchMixed48% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: HA Studio Ltd.Pub: SA Industry
    Windows

    In the arena, the rules are simple: bring your name and your country in front of everyone else! It’s a fun, competitive, asynchronous hack-and-slash parody game.

    Why similar: Gore 66.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Indie 15.1%

  43. #43 Telekinetic
    75% matchNegative18% of 11 reviews2018
    Dev: AntonyStiv
    Windows

    You come to your senses in a strange place, around the damaged bodies of people and a lot of blood, you have a head pierced and, instead of the left hand, its mechanical likeness, which is endowed with an interesting feature - telekinesis.

    Why similar: Gore 40.7%, Adventure 24.7%, Indie 18.5%, Horror 16%

  44. #44 The Pillage
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2018
    Dev: Bishop Armstrong
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    Why similar: Gore 99.5%, Indie 0.5%

  45. #45 Joel Mayer's Purgatory
    63% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Joel Mayer Productions
    Windows · Mac

    Help Alex to save her friends before they succumb to the flames of hell and uncover the shocking truth about a family, their mansion and the Purgatory in this stylish horror adventure game.

    Why similar: Gore 73.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.5%

  46. #46 Shadows in the Silence
    62% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ZoOgame
    Windows

    Shadows in the Silence is a short first-person psychological horror game with jumpscare mechanics. You will have to explore an abandoned mansion and investigate the horrors committed by a cult devoted to Astaroth,there are scenes of violence and explicit images, the use of headphones is recommended.

    Why similar: Gore 71.1%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 4.1%

  47. #47 Wolf or Boy
    73% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2019
    Dev: AIRLIB Co., Ltd.Pub: Icelink
    Windows

    Wolf or Boy is a simulation game in which you can experience a physiological battle between humans and werewolves. Hearing a rumor that horrible murders are repeated in a village in the middle of nowhere, you decide to visit the site. Apparently, how they got killed is not a human beings doing. There are werewolves amongst the villagers..

    Why similar: Gore 86.5%, Indie 13.5%

  48. #48 Matter of the Dreams
    73% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2019
    Dev: Zuev Nikita
    Windows

    Matter of the Dreams - is a game for die-hard action fans. No exploration, no searching for keys to unlock paths – the player needs nothing more than good aim and a quick trigger finger to succeed.

    Why similar: Gore 86.5%, Indie 13.5%

  49. #49 TheNightfall
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 139 reviews2018
    Dev: VIS-GamesPub: SilentFuture
    Windows

    Victoria moves with her family to a new city to start her new job. But the first night in her new house is completely different than expected.

    Why similar: Gore 58.8%, Horror 18.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 9.7%

  50. #50 Dead Man's Trail
    60% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pie for Breakfast Studios
    Windows · Mac

    A survival horror adventure game about running for your life, looting, morality, and zombies.

    Why similar: Gore 72.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 11.4%

  51. #51 King Erik
    72% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: Battle Crafters LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this Medieval 2D platformer game, you play as King Erik, a young man who has acquired the Scepter of Might and must fight his way through tricky passages and deadly contraptions to regain his kingdom from the clutches of his Uncle's Saxon armies!

    Why similar: Gore 74.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 11.2%

  52. #52 FORGOTTEN IN HELL
    72% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2019
    Dev: MIGALOO GAMES
    Windows

    2023 In one of the closed special clinics where experiments were conducted on the creation of a superman failed in the system and everything went wrong. Subjects began to mutate and not to give in to control. Everyone was evacuated but there was one nurse left in the building who could not leave the clinic.

    Why similar: Gore 73.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 11.6%

  53. #53 Afterdays
    60% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nathaniel Peter Яentrow
    Windows

    Formerly AfterMath - a post-apoc text-based game: A week has past since the Doomsday apocalypse reeked hell upon earth on December 21, 2012. You finally have awoken in your underground bomb shelter to learn of what remains of the world around you.

    Why similar: Gore 73.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.5%

  54. #54 King's Lair
    59% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JarthGames
    Windows

    King's Lair is a stealth based folk-horror game with puzzle elements. There is no combat and you must rely on your wit and composure to prevail.

    Why similar: Gore 73.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.5%

  55. #55 Allison's Diary: Rebirth
    71% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2018
    Dev: KR GamesPub: Star Consult S.r.l.
    Windows

    Immerse yourself into this terrifying first person horror adventure, where you will have to explore and search for the truth about the night Allison killed her parents, while trying to survive against the darkness.

    Why similar: Gore 57.5%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 13.3%, Horror 10.9%

  56. #56 SCP Area 8
    58% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mykhailo Radzievskyi
    Windows · Mac

    The function of the secret SCP Foundation facilities is to contain and study anomalous objects, but something went wrong.

    Why similar: Gore 64.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Indie 9.3%

  57. #57 The Creature
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2021
    Dev: tylobix
    Windows

    This game was a test-project to learn game development. Now we are working on "Operation: OMEGA", our first real project, which will receive a demo version the end of 2023. The Creature will be part of our "Trandoria Saga" like Operation: OMEGA and we will rework this game piece by piece in 2025.

    Why similar: Gore 66.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 9.8%, Horror 9%

  58. #58 The Other Side Of The Screen
    71% matchMixed59% of 66 reviews2018
    Dev: VaNyuHa
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    The game has 5 main characters that participate in a deadly show called "The Other Side of the Screen" . Each player has to find a way out of his location. The levels and their difficulty are completely different. You are given an opportunity to play for any of the mentioned characters.

    Why similar: Gore 76.6%, Indie 12.8%, Horror 10.7%

  59. #59 Transparent Black
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 279 reviews2017
    Dev: LR Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    When the school is over, by sunset glow covered. Eight girls still hover, the ones without a lover. How come a girl suffers, in such a Ivory Tower? With feathers shorn and shaven, raucously quoth the raven.

    Why similar: Gore 73.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 12%

  60. #60 Revenge
    57% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ryptide Games
    Windows

    Experiment with true fear in Revenge, explore an "abandoned" robot factory as Chris Elbron and try to stay alive long enough to discover all its darkest secrets... if you dare...

    Why similar: Gore 57.8%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 13.6%, Horror 10.6%

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