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Games Like Portal of Nightmares Chapter 1

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

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Developed by a solo developer, this atmospheric horror mystery tasks you with investigating a school where everyone vanished without a trace. Navigate untouched corridors and find notes to uncover the backstory. No difficult puzzles...just the truth waiting in the dark.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Haunting Rift Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SorajikaGames
    Windows

    Hollow Remains is a first-person exploration horror game set in a hospital. When you awaken from surgery, you find yourself completely alone. As you flee from the lurking entity, you uncover the truth that was left behind.

    Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Exploration 33.4%, Adventure 25.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Indie 2.9%

  2. #2 Riot of Willy
    96% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2023
    Dev: Too Production
    Windows

    Is a horror game with an adventure twist. Your task is to solve puzzles and not to get caught by monsters. They all hear and see you, so be careful. Explore the locations and survive in this thrilling horror game

    Why similar: Horror 41%, Adventure 25%, Exploration 22.8%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 5%

  3. #3 Deranged
    96% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Franco Hernandez
    Windows

    Deranged is a single player puzzle and psychological horror video game. Find a way to escape the O'Connor mansion before things get tough. Remember that in order to escape you must complete challenging puzzles against the clock ... Will you be able?

    Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Exploration 26.5%, Adventure 22%, Singleplayer 6%

  4. #4 The elevator
    95% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2025
    Dev: Springbok
    Windows

    Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.

    Why similar: Exploration 36.7%, Horror 33.3%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  5. #5 Pixelwave Off
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PixelwaveCraft Studios
    Windows

    Pixelwave Off is a backrooms-mascot horror game set in the 2000s.You return to search for your friend, who disappeared a few years ago.Find him and uncover the dark secrets hidden within Pixelwave Entertainment.

    Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Adventure 25.9%, Exploration 24.7%, Singleplayer 5.5%, Indie 2.8%

  6. #6 メアリウム
    94% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: 群悠
    Windows

    少年が迷い込んだのは悪夢の水族館『メアリウム』。果たして彼は襲い来る異変を乗り越え、無事家に帰る事ができるのでしょうか?KOTAKE CREATE様の『8番のりば』を参考に、ドット絵で構成された2Dホラーゲームです。

    Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Adventure 28.9%, Exploration 23.2%, Singleplayer 4.8%

  7. #7 Babysitter
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Void
    Windows

    Take the role of child who has to escape the house by outsmarting the babysitter. You have to solve puzzles without getting caught in order to escape

    Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Adventure 27.7%, Exploration 24.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Indie 2.9%

  8. #8 Descend
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Josh Green
    Windows · Linux

    Descend is a faithful depiction of SCP-087.

    Why similar: Horror 43%, Adventure 27.7%, Exploration 25.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%

  9. #9 In Her Image
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio MHB
    Windows

    A psychological horror game about descent through grief.

    Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Exploration 28.3%, Adventure 19.7%, Stylized 12.8%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  10. #10 Price of Knowledge
    91% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Dark Mind
    Windows

    Start your journey to meet your fears and new knowledge. You are forced to become an adult and learn the truth.

    Why similar: Horror 45%, Exploration 24.5%, Adventure 21.2%, Singleplayer 6%, Indie 3.3%

  11. #11 Kandyland
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Goldenlane Studio
    Windows

    Kandyland is a single player horror game in which you must outwit beloved characters that once brought you joy, in order to escape the park.

    Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Adventure 25%, Exploration 20.4%, Stylized 15.7%, Indie 2.7%

  12. #12 I Must Kill: Fresh Meat
    90% matchMostly Negative29% of 264 reviews2015
    Dev: Gaming Cats Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    I must kill...: Fresh Meat is a light horror story adventure game based on a sad story of a butcher. One day, one night and one accident will bring his misty past and memories to light.

    Why similar: Horror 64.5%, Adventure 27.3%, Indie 8.2%

  13. #13 Isolation
    89% matchMixed42% of 55 reviews2017
    Dev: Interactive Gaming Studios
    Windows

    The plague destroyed the world you once knew. This unknown bacteria destroyed the lives of many people who lived in various countries around the world. When the plague was first identified by doctors, researchers started working on a cure immediately. The infected people were transported into hospitals to isolate them from other people.

    Why similar: Horror 51.7%, Adventure 37.5%, Indie 10.8%

  14. #14 Tihama | تهامة
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bader Albaker Pub: Bader albaker
    Windows

    Tihama is a first-person Mysterious story driven adventure game. You return to your family home to take care of your grandfathers property, but strange events begin to appear. Explore, feel the tension, and uncover the truth behind what’s happening. A thrilling journey full of secrets and surprises.

    Why similar: Exploration 33.9%, Horror 32.9%, Adventure 27.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Indie 2.9%

  15. #15 House of Caravan
    87% matchMixed67% of 808 reviews2015
    Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.

    Why similar: Horror 49.5%, Adventure 24.1%, Exploration 14.1%, Indie 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  16. #16 REALITY
    86% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
    Dev: Grey Reality Studios
    Windows

    REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.

    Why similar: Horror 62.9%, Adventure 27.9%, Indie 9.2%

  17. #17 The Final Take
    86% matchMixed64% of 506 reviews2016
    Dev: HUSH InteractivePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Relive dark footage recorded from the perspective of multiple characters in this unique first person horror.

    Why similar: Horror 58.8%, Adventure 30.8%, Indie 10.3%

  18. #18 Vorago
    84% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Adam HandschuhPub: Hidden Palm Interactive
    Windows

    Welcome to the Oracle-Fields. You are AL-1, a droid tasked with assisting research across space stations on the edge of the galaxy. But now, the 'Time-Event' has changed something. Everyone has disappeared. Locate the others. Face the horrors of space. Solve puzzles. Find your way home.

    Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Adventure 33.3%, Exploration 26.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  19. #19 OBSCURIA
    84% matchMixed57% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: ARANJA GAMESPub: ARANJA STUDIO
    Windows

    After the largest cruise ship in the world suffered a shipwreck and was invaded by ghosts, you must find Captain Blackhood after he disappeared, enter the great Nocturne and investigate all the secrets and mysteries.

    Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Adventure 27%, Exploration 23.1%, Indie 12.4%, Singleplayer 4.4%

  20. #20 Kach
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
    Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
    Windows · Mac

    On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

    Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Stylized 23.3%, Adventure 21.3%, Exploration 17.4%, Indie 2.2%

  21. #21 Sylvio
    83% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2015
    Dev: Stroboskop
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.

    Why similar: Horror 47.9%, Adventure 40.3%, Indie 11.8%

  22. #22 Mesel
    82% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2016
    Dev: Burak Dabak
    Windows

    Mesel is inviting you to become the protagonist and the writer of a novel at the same time. Create your own novel with your own decisions.

    Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Adventure 26.9%, Exploration 25.2%, Indie 12.4%

  23. #23 Evil Book: Abandoned House
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Shiva Gupta
    Windows

    A first-person atmospheric horror game set in an abandoned house. Explore dark rooms, uncover the secrets of an ancient evil book, and survive terrifying encounters where every sound and choice can decide your fate.

    Why similar: Horror 42.2%, Exploration 27.7%, Adventure 23.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Indie 2.9%

  24. #24 MÅRD
    81% matchMostly Negative22% of 18 reviews2019
    Dev: Black Curtain Studio
    Windows

    You are a detective who decides to visit your late father's cabin, which he has left you, somewhere in the woods of northern Sweden. But everything is not what it seems. Determined to find out what drove your father to spend his final months in isolation in the cabin, you set out to investigate.

    Why similar: Adventure 40%, Horror 29.7%, Exploration 22.5%, Indie 7.9%

  25. #25 のっぺらぼう
    80% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2020
    Dev: ANFWorks
    Windows

    It is a search-type horror game set in a mansion where curses live."Nopperabo" who became a curse after the tragic event You reached the end,Can you enshrine the curse?

    Why similar: Horror 46.5%, Exploration 24.2%, Adventure 20.9%, Singleplayer 5%, Indie 3.4%

  26. #26 Midnight at Forest
    79% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2022
    Dev: Gladiator Games
    Windows

    Try to escape from the Forest as you setup camp, then realize you were locked in there by a Park officer. There were 5 keyholes, so you had to find one key for each one.

    Why similar: Adventure 34%, Exploration 30.4%, Horror 28.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Indie 3.4%

  27. #27 The Darkest Woods
    79% matchMostly Positive80% of 50 reviews2018
    Dev: teamsupport
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Do you remember those horror flash games? Early quests? Well this is the idea.

    Why similar: Horror 44.1%, Adventure 43%, Indie 12.9%

  28. #28 Don't Drop The Cake
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Midoriyama
    Windows

    Let’s deliver the cake. To reach your goal, you must cross a space crawling with monstrous creatures. If fear makes you tremble or you panic and drop the cake, it’s all over. This challenge isn’t for cowards. Only the brave and composed will make it through. Are you up for it?

    Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Adventure 27.6%, Exploration 24.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Indie 3%

  29. #29 GhostHunt With Triggered Insaan
    78% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Arkesh BharadwajPub: Indian Developers
    Windows

    A Horror Game Featuring Triggered Insaan (Nischay Malhan) as a Ghost Hunter.

    Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Exploration 28.4%, Adventure 20.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%, Indie 3%

  30. #30 The Sinking Structure, Clione, and Lost Child -Log3
    77% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
    Dev: MATRE
    Windows

    Two silent wanderers,6 full chapters,A game of exploration and adventure

    Why similar: Adventure 47.4%, Exploration 45.5%, Singleplayer 7.2%

  31. #31 Cornfield Escape
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Aethvion
    Windows

    Trapped in a dense cornfield, you must navigate hidden landmarks, avoid noise traps and outsmart a relentless stalker that hunts by sound. Stay quiet, read the signs and escape before it reaches you.

    Why similar: Adventure 36.2%, Exploration 31.9%, Horror 25%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  32. #32 Echoes Of Despair
    75% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: MiddleNightGame
    Windows

    "Echoes Of Despair" plunges players into the horror of an abandoned hospital, where Sarah, an investigative journalist, must survive supernatural forces while uncovering the dark secrets of the past.

    Why similar: Adventure 36.5%, Exploration 32.1%, Horror 27.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%

  33. #33 BlackShadows
    77% matchVery Negative16% of 170 reviews2015
    Dev: IceGames Studios
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 17%

    BlackShadows is a survival horror game where you'll assume the role of a young scientist who is fighting against her worst nightmare... You'll have to escape from a strange and creepy place in order to survive. You think it's easy? Be careful : Black Shadows are never friendly!

    Why similar: Horror 44.6%, Adventure 41.8%, Indie 13.6%

  34. #34 Selling Souls
    74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Taiga
    Windows

    Something is wrong with this store

    Why similar: Horror 44.6%, Adventure 28%, Exploration 19.6%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  35. #35 Extinction
    75% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Royal Games Studio
    Windows

    Extinction is a singleplayer horror game where you explore The valley of Extinction. Your job is to explore it while also keeping yourself alive from monsters who want to end your life.

    Why similar: Horror 44.4%, Adventure 28.6%, Exploration 24.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  36. #36 Last Half of Darkness
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: WRF Studios
    Windows

    Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.

    Why similar: Horror 51.6%, Adventure 23.1%, Exploration 22.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  37. #37 Death Forest Abyss
    73% matchMixed58% of 36 reviews2024
    Dev: AMG GAMES
    Windows

    Escape from the Forest of Fear by searching for the broken bike parts while running away from the creatures that are the remains of the massacre victims!

    Why similar: Horror 47%, Adventure 42.7%, Singleplayer 5.8%, Indie 4.5%

  38. #38 Huntsman: The Orphanage (Halloween Edition)
    76% matchMostly Negative30% of 272 reviews2013
    Dev: ShadowShifters
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%

    MORE STORY THAN GORY! A HYBRID OF ALTERNATIVE HORROR AND CREEPYPASTA...Welcome to the Halloween Edition v1.03! Take a deep breath, dim the lights, put on your headphones...Non-linear first-person gameplay lets you explore Grimhaven Orphanage and discover the characters who once lived there – voiced by Dan Bull, Chuck Huber and Raychul...

    Why similar: Horror 60.3%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 8.4%

  39. #39 Chicken in the Darkness
    74% matchPositive100% of 45 reviews2018
    Dev: Jaesung KimPub: BukGwak
    Windows

    The game "Chicken in the darkness" is a roguelike-indie-horror game developed by 3 highschool students. The main character, a highschool student who lives in a dorm, plans with his friends to order a fried chicken and get delivered.

    Why similar: Adventure 44.5%, Horror 41.2%, Indie 14.3%

  40. #40 -
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: -
    Windows

    Why similar: Exploration 35.9%, Horror 31.1%, Adventure 24.6%, Singleplayer 5.3%, Indie 3.1%

  41. #41 Yorunomori Bus Stop
    71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Gattorocco
    Windows

    A short walk while waiting for the bus. An exploration game where you encounter strange events.

    Why similar: Horror 35%, Exploration 34.7%, Adventure 23%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%

  42. #42 HAUNTED STREAMER
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PrankMaker
    Windows

    Live-stream Japan’s most haunted ruins. Capture ghosts, grow your channel… and survive.

    Why similar: Horror 41.2%, Exploration 27.5%, Adventure 27%, Singleplayer 4.4%

  43. #43 The Warden
    72% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2016
    Dev: Matteo CillarioPub: Black Mist Studios
    Windows

    “The Warden” is a first-person psychological-horror game with puzzles.Ephram Elias Barkley is a landowner who , after losing his family , lives his life in a alcoholic loneliness.His life is interspersed with moments of lucidity and states of trance that seem to leave, as only trace, mysterious drawings of dark landscapes in which stands...

    Why similar: Adventure 48.4%, Horror 42%, Indie 9.6%

  44. #44 THANATOS
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
    Windows · Mac

    THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.

    Why similar: Adventure 34.6%, Horror 31.1%, Exploration 30.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  45. #45 人间恶灵 Evil Spirits of the Mortal World
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Individual
    Windows

    Evil Spirit is a third-person, single-player psychological horror exploration game. As a psychiatrist drawn into a disturbing mystery, players will investigate a friend's disappearance by exploring eerie environments, collecting clues, and confronting unsettling visions to uncover the dark truth.

    Why similar: Adventure 33%, Horror 30.2%, Exploration 29.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Indie 3.1%

  46. #46 Like Clay
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2017
    Dev: free08Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.

    Why similar: Horror 50.1%, Adventure 34.2%, Indie 15.7%

  47. #47 Nyctophobia
    71% matchMixed45% of 607 reviews2015
    Dev: Lightning Man MediaPub: Lightning Man Media
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Your truck is wrecked, your flashlight is dimming and darkness surrounds you. Your fears come alive. Get to the generator and bring back the light before “The Keeper” finds you.

    Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Adventure 36.7%, Indie 15.6%

  48. #48 The Sinking Structure, Clione, and Lost Child -Log1
    70% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
    Dev: MATRE
    Windows

    Two silent wanderers,6 full chapters,A game of exploration and adventure.

    Why similar: Adventure 48.8%, Exploration 44.2%, Singleplayer 6.9%

  49. #49 It Lurks in the Woods
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 78 reviews2017
    Dev: Olivier Leclair
    Windows

    It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.

    Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Adventure 27.2%, Exploration 24.2%, Indie 11.9%

  50. #50 Tuya
    68% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Taiga
    Windows

    A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!

    Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Adventure 28.4%, Exploration 17.8%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  51. #51 Coma: Mortuary
    69% matchMixed57% of 1,010 reviews2014
    Dev: Naga Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Coma:Mortuary is the introduction part of a trilogy about events in the world of the dead. The game`s genre is Adventure-Ambient with Horror-quest element.

    Why similar: Horror 68.2%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 7.6%

  52. #52 Statues
    68% matchMixed66% of 303 reviews2015
    Dev: Room710Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Do not even try to close your eyes. You can't let the fear go. It is real. It is more real than you can imagine... "Statues" is a mix of survival-horror and action-adventure developed by Room710Games. The game based on the creepy enemies that only move when you're not looking at them.

    Why similar: Horror 62.2%, Adventure 28.3%, Indie 9.5%

  53. #53 Damnaze
    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
    Dev: INGO
    Windows

    You were taken into this damn maze, but you are not the first, and you are not the last.Here you do not have friends.You have only hope for salvation. To escape from this place you can use absolutely everything that you have found.

    Why similar: Adventure 48.4%, Horror 37.1%, Indie 14.6%

  54. #54 DISPEL
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Biofly Interactive
    Windows

    In DISPEL, play as the sole survivor of an unknown magical calamity. Explore the ruins of a corrupted wizard academy, avoid the shades of your former friends, solve puzzles to discover new areas of the school, and uncover what happened in Feylight Academy.

    Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Adventure 27.7%, Stylized 21.6%, Exploration 15.1%, Singleplayer 5.4%

  55. #55 High Pines
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Sapling
    Windows

    Photograph your way through High Pines Summer Camp and uncover the mystery of the campers’ disappearance.

    Why similar: Exploration 31.4%, Horror 25.1%, Stylized 17.9%, Adventure 16.2%, Singleplayer 6.7%

  56. #56 Scare Girl 2
    66% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: PartyGaming
    Windows

    A game at a haunted house and you're trying to collect 10 radio to open an escape door from a killer.

    Why similar: Adventure 48.3%, Horror 46.3%, Singleplayer 5.4%

  57. #57 Dark Night
    68% matchMostly Negative38% of 64 reviews2016
    Dev: NighthoodGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12 minMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Welcome home Amelia, familiar eyes are watching you, and they want to play. Home alone you can feel them. You can hear their footsteps. You need to move. You have limited visibility. Light a matchstick to see in the dark. Close your eyes. Start begging for your life.

    Why similar: Horror 45%, Adventure 38.9%, Indie 16.1%

  58. #58 Amanecer
    65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Abner Noé Ramírez
    Windows

    Juego 2D de terror psicológico que combina exploración, ambientación inquietante y acertijos en una experiencia breve e intensa.

    Why similar: Adventure 33.5%, Horror 30%, Exploration 29.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Indie 3.1%

  59. #59 Alone K.W.
    67% matchMostly Negative33% of 79 reviews2016
    Dev: TeamWaterFlyPub: Volens Nolens Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Dr. Kevin White, a drug manufacturing manager in the same company was sent to a conference in Greenland. In turn, the ship was caught in the ice and crashed. The main character was thrown by an unknown island. Seeing the house, Kevin went there.

    Why similar: Adventure 62.6%, Horror 29%, Indie 8.4%

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