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Games like 20 Minute Metropolis

Looking for games like 20 Minute Metropolis? Here are top arcade city builder recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with 20 Minute Metropolis, Planetbase or TileCity.

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  1. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    65% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Centuries after a nuclear war, you're charged with rebuilding civilization. It's your job to create a functioning city in 20 years (that's 20 minutes realtime!). Begin by laying roads to bring food to your people, then build apartments to give them somewhere to live. Extend your reach by cutting through forest and—oops, your apartments have filled up with waste, so you'll have to build a landfill.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 20 Minute Metropolis.

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  2. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    77% User Score Based on 10,366 reviews

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planetbase.

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  3. Build your dream city tile by tile. Zone districts, manage power and water, run buses and trains, balance taxes, and grow a living city from empty land to a thriving metropolis. Play Normal or Sandbox mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TileCity.

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  4. You have stepped into the world of Bahamut. Here, hunger, darkness, and disease follow you like shadows; you must be fully prepared for danger. Go and tame your own Bahamuts — let them build your base and supply power. Lead your Bahamuts and challenge the mightiest beings of this land! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bahamut:Evolution.

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  5. Day one: a coal mine, an iron mine, a well, a farm. That's it. Earth is modern but empty of space infrastructure, and the only way forward is to build it yourself. Mine coal to make power. Smelt iron into steel. Refine oil into rocket fuel. Process air into oxygen and nitrogen. Grow the supply chain until you've got electronics, composites, and a rocket assembly plant. Then you launch. Low orb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heliodawn.

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  6. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    78% User Score Based on 338 reviews

    Mini Settlers is a minimalistic city builder! Settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds Build your buildings and factories to harvest resources and create new ones to expand your cities and industrie Build a well-connected network of roads, trains & ports between your Factories a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Settlers.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 508 reviews

    Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Microtopia.

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  8. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 369 reviews

    Build, manage and grow a thriving colony, discover new lands, craft legendary weapons and defeat your enemies. Kubifaktorium will feature different biomes to explore, plenty of resources to exploit, complex machinery to build and interesting production chains to master! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kubifaktorium.

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  9. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 966 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before We Leave.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    Reshaping Mars is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reshaping Mars.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 170 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Plan a city and build a space fleet to escape a dying Earth before time runs out. You have 30 minutes to scavenge a post-apocalyptic environment to build infrastructure, grow crops, generate power, and assemble rockets to save as many people as you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to T-Minus 30.

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  12. ️ Build Your Dream City from Scratch! Welcome to the ultimate city-building and management experience! Start with a beautiful open landscape filled with greenery and endless possibilities. As the mayor, architect, and manager of your own growing city, every decision is in your hands. Plan carefully, manage resources wisely, and transform an empty piece of land into a thriving metropolis full of ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buildtopia - City Simulator.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    96% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Build a living factory and automate the Swarm. Harvest resources, build mega factories and evolve organic industry. Balance growth, efficiency, creep spread, and survive in a world that fights back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swarmdustry.

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  14. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    92% User Score Based on 1,408 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urbek City Builder.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 3,372 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 11 reviews

    Per Aspera is a narrative-driven strategy game with the goal of overcoming the challenge of terraforming Mars. Explore the planet, gather resources, and make strategic decisions as you live the fantasy of scientifically-based interplanetary expansion. Hardship awaits. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Per Aspera.

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  16. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    57% User Score Based on 825 reviews

    Project Aura is a simulation/strategy videogame where you take control of a colony of climate disaster survivors. In the near future, humans will face the drastic consequences of climate change. Forced to take refuge in vital reserves using cryo-preservation, they await a second chance. At the end of the 21st century, humans, finally aware of the great climate disaster, dedicated their efforts n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project AURA.

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  17. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    98% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Moons of Ardan is a captivating city-building game set in space that allows players to rebuild and expand their civilization across the moons in a living planetary system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moons of Ardan.

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  18. A sci-fi tower defense where you design enemy routes and build defenses on alien planets. Combine 16 weapons, hold off counterattacks, and advance through a four-planet campaign. Research new gear, face wall-breakers and bosses, or try Endless Mode, seeded expeditions and the map editor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loop Defense: Acquisition Protocol.

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  19. Gather resources, make strategic decisions, and rebuild a shattered world while battling nature and enemies alike. Test your crafting skills—can you emerge victorious through challenging combat and resource management? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perpession.

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  20. A tower defense game about seeing the structure of the mind by “reducing” your defenses. We fear, we guard, we shut ourselves in. The very defenses meant to protect the heart slowly erode our potential. That irony plays out as a deckbuilding-style tower defense set in a dreamlike, oil-painted world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barefort.

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  21. A wandering Kingdom The Kingdom Of God: Creation It is an independent game integrating territory management, resource management, strategic chess, arms research and exploration. As a special new God, the player will have his own country, forge ahead and develop in the dangerous void universe. You need to manage your own divine land, the layout of buildings and the allocation of land. Expand y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Kingdom of God.

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  22. Instead of constructing cities, you're on a mission to clean up the mess left behind by the older generation. You'll guide your Troopers to pick up trash, dismantle old oil facilities, and transform that waste into amazing things like solar panels, crops, water tanks & houses with recycling stations If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trash Troopers: Earth Reclaim.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,288 reviews

    Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plan B: Terraform.

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    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    47% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Apocalypse is Not the End—It's Your Beginning. Become the supreme leader of a civilization in an apocalyptic world ravaged by extreme weather. Guide your people through an eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth, fighting to preserve the ember of survival. Every collapse fuels the rise of a new era—your choices will forge a legacy across four monumental epochs. DEFY A MERCILESS WORLD Face le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epoch Cycle.

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  26. In a fantasy continent torn apart by war, the rise and fall of royal power depend on choices made between day and night —— Lord of the Crowns integrates the in-depth management of city-building with the real-time gameplay of tower defense strategy. As a lord, you will construct cities and expand territories by day, and defend against enemies to survive by night. From a temporary camp to an iron dy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Lord - 王权领主.

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  27. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    65% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    The Aztecs — a mighty Mesoamerican civilization that thrived for over three centuries, ruling vast territories and forging one of the most awe-inspiring societies in human history. A people of vision and strength, steeped in rich traditions, powerful deities, and sacred rituals. You are Tlatoani, a divine Aztec leader, born to shape the destiny of your people. Construct and develop the majestic ci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aztecs The Last Sun.

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  28. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Nova Patria is a Roman Steampunk Colony Sim. In this alternate history, the empire never fell and lived on to discover the New World and steam power. Manage intricate supply chains, expanding cities, and innovations in a hopeful, procedurally generated, isometric simulation of industrial antiquity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Patria.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

      In Exile, you lead a band of displaced settlers, cast out into an unforgiving land where only resourcefulness and resilience will secure a future. It's your decisions—the paths you clear, the shelters you raise, the hope you kindle—that will determine whether this small village endures or fades into the wild.   Through each season, you’ll be the one deciding how your village survives, adapts,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exile.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,016 reviews

    Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MEMORIAPOLIS.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 371 reviews

    Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, temples and ziggurats. Manage your production, hire workers, and trade. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sumerians.

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  32. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 350 reviews

    Happy Sheepies is a relaxing sheep farming game that includes some Crafting and Business Management elements with its simple Drag & Drop gameplay. Meet the needs of your sheepies, craft and sell your products, and grow your business! RELAX BY TAKING CARE OF YOUR SHEEPIESSheep are your most valuable asset. Harvest crops to feed them! Keep your sheep happy and they will give you milk, wool… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Happy Sheepies.

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  33. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 9,076 reviews
    Critic Score 42%Based on 2 reviews

    The Universim aims to revive the glory days of the god-game genre and bring it into the next generation with fresh ideas and ambitious gameplay. With the powers of a god, you are unleashed upon the universe to begin forging your galactic empire in the stars. From dust to the cosmos beyond, your civilization will rise through the ages under your guidance. Yet this is not the same static world you m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Universim.

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  34. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 7,962 reviews

    Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected! Play on any city in the world, using real geographical data! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infection Free Zone.

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  35. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Citizens is a blend between turn based city builder and a puzzler for strategy masterminds. Build a thriving settlement, extract and process resources and manage your population by catering to their needs, thus allowing you to build bigger and better! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizens: Far Lands.

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  36. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    81% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Flooded is a reversed city-builder, in which you need to optimize your production on an island that shrinks over time. Gather enough resources to flee to safety, while the surrounding world is getting flooded. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flooded.

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  38. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 32,120 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 4 reviews

    Humans are long gone. Will your society of lumberpunk beavers do any better? A city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, and river control. Contains high amounts of wood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timberborn.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 287 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Oxygen is a survival city builder. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxygen.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 473 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    After decades in exile, your family name has been all but forgotten in Rome. But the departure of the tyrant Sulla has changed everything, and Rome stands on the brink of a new era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Ages: Rome.

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  42. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    47% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    Sphere – Flying Cities is a sci-fi citybuilder which combines strategy, simulation, and survival elements in an extraordinary and immersive scenario. Rebuild and protect a society in a unique and hostile environment. Pay the price for your decisions and be prepared to lose everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sphere: Flying Cities.

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  43. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music
    91% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    Strategize, build, and manage your resources as you experience first-hand what it takes to create a successful settlement prior to your launch to Mars. Configure your colony around challenging terrain, construct your base, and use specialized tools to terraform Earth to your needs. Prove that you are capable of taking your mission interplanetary. After all, practice makes perfect. Create a vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farlanders: Prologue.

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  44. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 934 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 5 reviews

    Nebuchadnezzar is a classic isometric city builder game inviting players to experience the mysterious history and culture of ancient Mesopotamia. In the campaign, players get to rule over influential historical cities filled with magnificent monuments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebuchadnezzar.

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  45. "Harvest Cycle" is a Rougelike game that mainly features farming simulation and management. In the game, you need to use special crops with various abilities to adapt to the changing seasons and fight against the greedy "locust army" to protect the normal operation of the farm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harvest Loop.

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  46. Build a kingdom from nothing, forge your armies, and breach the rifts between worlds. Face endless enemies, recruit legendary creatures, and prepare for the ultimate battle against the Demon Lord. Every map is different. Every death is permanent. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valdrax Beyond the Rift.

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  47. Survive 15-minute runs with 3D movement & uneven terrain in the Spirit Realm. Fight, forage & adapt while defending your village’s fading spirit. The stories of your people unfolding with your actions, new religions, good neighbors, spirit-tech punks & serial killers all rely on you to see tomorrow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Axe Me Why.

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  48. Awaken alone at the crash site of a fallen Ark and rebuild from a single handful of scrap. Gather, wake survivors, level them up, send expeditions, chart the deep, and stabilize a broken sky in this cozy, honest idle game. Play at your pace — online or off. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legacy of the Ark: Beneath the Broken Sky.

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  49. Kingdom Isles is a survival city builder with roguelike elements. Produce and trade resources, construct buildings, and defend your kingdom against increasingly tougher Viking raids! Each run presents its own unique challenges with a new island to populate, procedural character selection, story events, and unexpected engine building. Claim the Land Grow your Kingdom from a small settlement into… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Isles.

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  50. The king has announced the next market day—will your stall be ready? Grow crops, care for animals, cook and craft the right goods, then bargain with customers as you expand your farm and automate selected parts of production. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Farm.

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