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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Visual Novel, Story Rich, Anime.

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Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.

Reviews: Mixed — 67% — of 268 reviews
Released: 2020-10-13
Developer: MAGES. Inc.
Publisher: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 2.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 29.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 56%

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  1. #1 ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE
    97% matchVery Positive91% of 653 reviews2020
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Sci-fi 16%, Story Rich 15.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Anime 13%

  2. #2 CHAOS;CHILD
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 17.9%, Anime 16.1%, Sci-fi 11%

  3. #3 STEINS;GATE ELITE
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,627 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 272.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Anime 22.5%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Story Rich 17.7%, Adventure 5.7%

  4. #4 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
    95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Story Rich 20.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Anime 16.8%, Adventure 6.4%

  5. #5 STEINS;GATE 0
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,939 reviews2018
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 124.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Story Rich 24.8%, Anime 18.7%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Adventure 5.1%

  6. #6 STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,225 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 129.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Story Rich 19%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Anime 16.9%, Adventure 16.2%

  7. #7 A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2017
    Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!

    Why similar: Anime 31.5%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 10.9%

  8. #8 YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world
    92% matchMostly Positive79% of 360 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Takuya Arima receives a package from his supposedly deceased father. It contains the mysterious Reflector Device which allows the user to travel between parallel worlds. Takuya must unearth the mystery of his father's legacy to prevent a calamity threatening to envelop reality itself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Story Rich 19.1%, Anime 18.2%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Adventure 10.5%

  9. #9 Harmonia
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 777 reviews2016
    Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 89.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Anime 27.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Sci-fi 7.4%

  10. #10 Rewrite+
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 669 reviews2021
    Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Anime 31.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 11.5%

  11. #11 ANONYMOUS;CODE
    90% matchMostly Positive80% of 513 reviews2023
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  12. #12 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
    Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...

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  13. #13 Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 540 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.

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  14. #14 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
    87% matchVery Positive86% of 3,598 reviews2022
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Mystery 22.4%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Anime 20.3%, Adventure 8.8%

  15. #15 ef - the latter tale. (All Ages)
    88% matchVery Positive97% of 123 reviews2019
    Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
    Windows

    In this direct continuation of "ef - the first tale", Yuu tells the tale of a young woman who has lost one of her eyes due to an accident, but who may have lost so much more beneath the surface.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Story Rich 28.6%, Anime 21.9%, Adventure 18.7%

  16. #16 Adabana Odd Tales
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,033 reviews2020
    Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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  17. #17 Cyanotype Daydream -The Girl Who Dreamed the World-
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 761 reviews2022
    Dev: Laplacian
    Windows
    Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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  18. #18 Baldr Sky
    85% matchVery Positive94% of 1,544 reviews2019
    Dev: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 59.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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  19. #19 Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
    84% matchVery Positive81% of 1,984 reviews2024
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  20. #20 [TDA02] Muv-Luv Unlimited: THE DAY AFTER - Episode 02 REMASTERED
    84% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2021
    Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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  21. #21 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 416 reviews2022
    Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Story Rich 25.7%, Mystery 21.6%, Anime 14.4%, Adventure 5.8%

  22. #22 The Melody of Grisaia
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2016
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Anime 26.6%, Story Rich 23.9%, Adventure 12%

  23. #23 XBlaze Code: Embryo
    83% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2016
    Dev: Arc System WorksPub: Aksys Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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  24. #24 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
    80% matchVery Positive93% of 2,444 reviews2017
    Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
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    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Story Rich 23.7%, Anime 16.5%, Mystery 16.4%, Adventure 5%

  25. #25 Himawari - The Sunflower -
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    Dev: blank-note & FrontwingPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 85.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  26. #26 428: Shibuya Scramble
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 3,587 reviews2018
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Windows

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  28. #28 PARQUET
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    Windows
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    Dev: Liz-ArtsPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
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    76% matchVery Positive95% of 590 reviews2024
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    Windows
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  32. #32 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,459 reviews2020
    Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
    Windows
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  33. #33 STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,772 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Anime 24.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 8.6%

  34. #34 The Shell Part I: Inferno
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Mystery 29.6%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 8.2%, Adventure 7.5%

  35. #35 7 summer days: Youth sky
    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 126 reviews2020
    Dev: Sanati Tales
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Story Rich 35.7%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Adventure 9.5%

  36. #36 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 189 reviews2019
    Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 286.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Story Rich 30.1%, Anime 22.4%, Adventure 7.2%

  37. #37 AI: The Somnium Files
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Story Rich 19.8%, Mystery 18.7%, Anime 18.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%

  38. #38 STEINS;GATE
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Story Rich 22.5%, Anime 18.8%, Sci-fi 17%, Mystery 6.9%

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    72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,020 reviews2023
    Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
    Windows
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    73% matchVery Positive92% of 995 reviews2018
    Dev: LYCORISPub: Sekai Project
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    74% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2020
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  45. #45 An Octave Higher
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    Windows
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    71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
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  50. #50 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
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  51. #51 Nobody Nowhere
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 184 reviews2025
    Dev: 深渊标记 Tag:hadal
    Windows

    a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...

    Why similar: Story Rich 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Anime 17.8%, Mystery 16.8%

  52. #52 2236 A.D.
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 164 reviews2018
    Dev: ChloroPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac

    This tale began five years earlier, in the spring of 2231. Mankind has evolved a new kind of communication ability called “telepathy”.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Story Rich 17.8%, Mystery 16.8%

  53. #53 Uberich: Advent Sinners
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 306 reviews2025
    Dev: NBDR GamesPub: XD
    Windows

    The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Story Rich 19.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Anime 15.8%, Sci-fi 14.7%

  54. #54 A Flicker of Light
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 137 reviews2022
    Dev: 饺子社
    Windows

    In this visual novel, experience the story of Ethan Syfran, who by an accident got him and his family caught in a whirlpool of crime in a catastrophe-swept world. How would he struggle to get out and save everything he cherished... or carry up all the sins he'd done and keep going?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Story Rich 26.3%, Anime 26%, Adventure 12.8%

  55. #55 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 178 reviews2017
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    In a world where psychological states can be quantified, every choice has consequences, victims can become criminals, and the very nature of truth can warp and shift. Can detectives Nadeshiko Kugatachi and Takuma Tsurugi remain on the path of justice as they face the ugly truths of humanity?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 42.2%, Anime 34.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%

  56. #56 [TDA03] Muv-Luv Unlimited: THE DAY AFTER - Episode 03 REMASTERED
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2021
    Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    The stakes grow higher in this latest episode of Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After! The shadow of nuclear annihilation looms over mankind, as France places the city of Seattle in the crosshairs. Can humanity overcome this crisis and unite to face the BETA?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Anime 28%, Story Rich 27.5%, Adventure 7.8%

  57. #57 Hate Plus
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 589 reviews2013
    Dev: Love Conquers All Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Anime 17.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Mystery 2%

  58. #58 Return to Shironagasu Island
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Mystery 22.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Anime 13.3%, Story Rich 11.7%

  59. #59 Muv-Luv Alternative
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,575 reviews2018
    Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Anime 21.2%, Story Rich 20.8%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Adventure 6.8%

  60. #60 CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 430 reviews2018
    Dev: MoeNovel
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    "This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?” CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Anime 23.9%, Story Rich 22.8%, Adventure 12.9%

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