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Games like Retro Tower Defense

Looking for games like Retro Tower Defense? Here are top casual action adventure recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Cursed Treasure 2, Bean Beasts or Emberward.

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  2. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Bean Beasts gain experience, evolve and unlock additional attacks. Each Beast comes with a unique special ability and secondary attack. Choose the path to best suit your strategy. Use walls to redirect enemies however you see fit. Features of Bean Beasts 10 unique Bean Beasts, each with 3 evolution stages. 12 unique Traps, each with 2 upgrade paths. 21 individual player-triggered abilities, includ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bean Beasts.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 2,360 reviews

    Emberward is a unique tower defense game that focuses on maze building and interesting tower mechanics. Construct mazes with blocks of different shapes and set up defense towers on them to withstand the onslaught of monsters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emberward.

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  4. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 6,808 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Orcs Must Die! is a strategy video game developed by Robot Entertainment. It is a Tower defense game that eschews the traditional top-down view of similar games, instead using a third-person action-oriented viewpoint. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orcs Must Die!.

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  6. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 2,422 reviews

    Defender’s Quest is a tower defense and RPG hybrid that features classic tower defense gameplay intermingled with RPG mechanics. Recruit your troops and pick the ones that best fit your needs as you’ll have a wide variety to choose from: berserkers, archers, healers, mages, and many more. Upgrade their skills, items, and abilities and watch your party grow in power. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten.

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  7. Gears of Glory is a movement-based Tower Defense where you drive a van across the map to collect Gears, build powerful towers, and stop the robots from destroying your bases. Developed for PC, Gears of Glory combines classic Tower Defense strategy with a unique twist: driving a stylish van through the chaos of a post-apocalyptic world. Featuring a top-down pixel art look and fast-paced gameplay,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gears of Glory.

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  8. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    76% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    The game Immerse yourself in an exciting battle to protect the realm in Defenders Guild, an thrilling fantasy tower defense game! Instead of towers, you'll recruit and lead brave adventurers in... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defenders Guild.

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  9. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    74% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    WISHLIST THE FULL GAME WISHLIST OTHER GAMES About the GameTry out the free prologue to get a taste of the exciting gameplay and easily transfer your progress to the full game. Transfer your progress to the main game The main game offers three acts, 38 areas, mini-games, and a lot of gear options for your hero. Progress seamlessly transfers from the prologue to the main game. Face 10 Level… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial.

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  10. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 15,544 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 5 reviews

    A minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom. Thronefall is a classic strategy game without unnecessary complexity, just some healthy hack-and-slay. Build up your base during the day, and defend it ‘til your last breath at night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thronefall.

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  11. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 861 reviews

    Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core! When the aliens swarm your maze and everything seems lost, use active abilities like Air Strike and Freeze to tilt the battlefield to your advantage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Sanctum TD.

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  12. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 4,238 reviews

    Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Rush Frontiers.

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  13. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    For over a century, the world has been at peace. Demonkind and Humankind have co-existed in peace. Suddenly, the Demon Lord declared war and began a full assault on humanity. All anyone could do was fight to survive. The question still remains: Why did the Demon Lord attack? Notice Me Leena-senpai! focuses on the lives of Leena and her friends studying at the All-Girls School of Magic, where on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Notice Me Leena-senpai!.

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  14. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 4,674 reviews

    The latest installment of the GemCraft series is a unique tower defense game, where, instead of towers, gems are the main weapon to fight endless hordes of monsters. Place your gems in towers, traps, or amplifiers, replace and switch them as you wish. Even combine them to create more powerful gems with powerful abilities, drop them as gem bombs or activate powerful buildings, the possibilities ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GemCraft - Chasing Shadows.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,472 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Space Run is a PC game that mixes strategy and space ship construction in real time, borrowing certain mechanics from the “tower defense” system with numerous twists and hyper dynamic gameplay. Space Run is a nod to ‘80s science fiction and pays homage to many of its tropes and references. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Run.

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  16. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    72% User Score Based on 488 reviews

    A Tower Defense game that innovates on what the genre already have, with it's real time action gameplay. Be the Commander of your own army by taking instant decisions that will change the battle and how you strategize through it. 8 Different of Soldiers to use in your battles, each one has unique Power Points and Weak Points. More type of Units are coming, Vehicles, Airplanes. 2 different … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Northend Tower Defense.

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  17. Embark on an exhilarating journey to protect Santa's Valley in this epic Tower Defense game, a 2D strategic Tower Defense game inspired by classic TD games. In the magical world of Christmas, dreadful creatures invade Santa's valley, making their way toward the magical portal that connects Santa's valley to Earth. In this time of crisis, Santa Claus has transformed his toys into powerful defense … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call of Toys: Tower Defense.

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  18. Welcome to the Microverse, where the battle for survival is fought on a scale you’ve never seen before! Defend, Build, Upgrade: Craft Your Strategy The world is small, but the threats are large—huge even, if you’re a mere fraction of an inch tall. As the defender of this pint-sized domain, you must carefully build and upgrade your defense mechanisms. Create Your Defenses: Use everyday househol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liliput Defender.

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  19. 63%Game Brain Score
    87% User Score Based on 3,723 reviews

    Aim, shoot and defend your castle from the goblin sword in tower defense! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower vs Goblins.

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  20. It's time to battle the enemies through air attack to enforce the Power of the Supreme! Numerous aircraft, spaceships to battle with, knock them out with gunfire, missiles from your fighter jet! In the short run and gun. The Sky gets filled with smokes of gunfire and high-tech missiles resulting in a devastating aero strike. The surroundings get more batlesome as you progress through the game show… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Air War Action Shooting Game.

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  21. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    90% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Cursed Forest A vast forest teeming with life, Noctful, has flourished for ages under the protection of mushroom magic-wielding elves. However, a deeply resentful oak has cursed and corrupted the forest. As a guardian elf, rally animal allies and use mushroom skills to defend your base and purify the forest! Defend Your Base and Defeat the Boss To purify the cursed forest and summon allies, you’ll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forest Heroes.

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  22. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    74% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    Live real time battle, micromanagement and survive the battle with your army of your chosen, Live with mayhem and explosions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Northend Tower Defense.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    After a long and laborious life, Mr. Gaffer just wants to spend his days playing sudoku, far away from anything that bothers him. But his peace is constantly interrupted by his annoying neighbors, so he'll have to face one last battle. It's time to clone, mutate, and scare them all away! Help Mr. Gaffer defend the peace of his home in this strategy game where your knowledge and agility will … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grumpy Gaffer.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    91% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    Kitchen Crisis is a culinary defense game where you are abducted by aliens and must quickly serve them food that they demand. Dire consequences await those who fail to cook to the best of their abilities. · Cooking System Characters automatically cook in the order of the recipe, and no further actions are required from the player. But beware, cooking will stop without proper kitchen appliances!… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kitchen Crisis.

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  25. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 456 reviews

    Axon TD infuses a new layer of strategy into Mazing Tower Defenses. Typically, you build towers on the path to obstruct enemies and make the path longer. But what if you could take control of the map layout itself and expand things directly? In Axon TD, you're given a brush, and the map is your canvas! A Shifting BattlefieldThe name of the game is map manipulation. Place down tiles to make longer … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 586 reviews

    Tower Factory is a game where you have to build a factory that allows you to create enough towers to defend yourself from enemies. You'll need to find and destroy the enemy castle before it becomes too powerful and its monsters overwhelm you! Features: Constantly build, expand, and upgrade your factory. Acquire resources to build more and better towers. Explore the map to locate the enemy castle, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Factory.

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  27. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 485 reviews

    The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense.

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  28. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 3,778 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command! Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations! Rain fire upon your enemies, summon reinforcements, command your troops, recruit elven w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Rush.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 306 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 9 reviews

    Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat. Defend the planet from the human scum in the final battle of the series. Anomaly Defenders is a fast-paced Tower … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly Defenders.

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  31. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,795 reviews

    The fourth installment of the real-time strategy series again tasks the player with containing the creeper, a destructive fluidlike substance, slowly overtaking the map's surface. Creeper World 4 continues the series' gameplay and favors 3D environments with a focus on fluid dynamics over traditional 2D graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creeper World 4.

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  32. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,588 reviews

    Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infested Planet.

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  33. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 2,161 reviews

    Are you ready to face former allies in battle? Ready to test your skills in new territories and against new armies? The time for tough decisions and decisive action is approaching. Before very long you’ll be fighting for the greatest dark wizard of them all, Vez’nan — leading his army and doing his bidding. Have no doubt, the campaign will be long and hard but you can rely on the full might of hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Rush Vengeance.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 2,144 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the Tauron droids' homeworld against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Taur.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    56% User Score Based on 18 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    In this classic inspired Tower Defense Bullet Hell Shooter, security bots have revolted and you, the sole surviving pilot, are all that stands between the colonies and defeat. Upgrade your ship, weapons and turrets whilst facing a plethora of enemies and colossal bosses. Why did the drones turn? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Excubitor.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,618 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    An inventive tower defense/ first person shooter hybrid that pits elite soldier Skye against various forms of alien life on a small set of unique maps. Skye must build and upgrade defensive structures while jumping into the fray to help her creations take down the hostile invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 9,352 reviews

    Dungeon of the Endless is a roguelike-like tower defense game. The player takes the role of survivors in a prison spaceship after its escape pods crash landed on a planet on their way to the Auriga system, which they were supposed to colonize as slaves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon of the Endless.

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  38. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    82% User Score Based on 469 reviews

    Citywars Tower Defense is a mix between a survival game and a tower defense. Craft your tools, gather resources to build your towers, fight incoming monsters, level up your weapons each with unique skill trees, enchant your armor and play with your friends coop or split screen and more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citywars Tower Defense.

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  39. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,918 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    X-Morph: Defense Complete Edition includes: X-Morph: Defense core game, European Assault DLC, Survival Of The Fittest DLC, Last Bastion DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-Morph: Defense.

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  41. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 331 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

    Dwerve is a Zelda-like action tower defense RPG where you play as a dwarven tinkerer that uses turrets and traps to fight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwerve.

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  42. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protolife.

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  44. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    78% User Score Based on 202 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 4 reviews

    Four heroes are facing a horde of evil! Ultimate abilities, magic artifacts, hero upgrades and clever tactics... All these will help to defeat the Boss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guards.

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  47. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 6,430 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A tower defense game where you have to defend Power Cores from being stolen. Tower construction is limited to specified platforms on where you can place 1 out of 10 diffrent upgradeable towers. Towers can not be destroyed by the enemies. Tower placement is key to progress in this game as they each have pros and cons. During the game you battle a variety of 15 diffrent "Insectoid" enemies with vari… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defense Grid: The Awakening.

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  48. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 517 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Planets under Attack offers a surprising depth of gameplay, while its intuitive controls allow even casual gamers to pick it up and feel comfortable immediately. In addition to the addicting gameplay, Planets under Attack is an obvious labor of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planets Under Attack.

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  49. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 1,103 reviews

    Rocked by an explosive soundtrack, choose your band, place your equipments and defend the Rock 'N' Roll from everyone and everything who try to pull it down, on a totally hardcore tower defense! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rock 'N' Roll Defense.

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