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Games like Warden (Novella)

Games like Warden (Novella)

Looking for games like Warden (Novella)? Here are top action recommendations with a fantasy and romance focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Gifted, Calamity Control or The Play's the Thing.

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  1. Gifted Before heading to work one day, you come across a mysterious key hidden in your childhood home. Having been adrift and struggling to survive since your mother's death over a year ago, this discovery has given you something new to pursue, and a myriad of questions regarding your mother. When you do eventually find what the key had been hiding, you're overwhelmed by questions before being p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gifted.

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  2. 94%Game Brain Score
    94% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Calamity Control is a fantasy adventure romance set in a post apocalyptic Earth after a surge of power brings entire supernatural civilizations and creatures into our world. Twenty years after the Event, you become in charge of the first human-supernatural team, the first attempt at real cooperation between the two groups, and set out together to uncover the truth. But watch out, there is always a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Calamity Control.

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  3. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Play's the Thing.

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  4. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    76% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    In this intriguing story, players will take on the role of John, a man who is deeply concerned about his twin brother's sudden and inexplicable disappearance. Determined to uncover the truth behind this mysterious event, John embarks on a perilous journey into the unknown. Along the way, he discovers an ancient and ominous book that seems to hold the key to unlocking the secrets of his brother's d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Collection: Chapters of Fate Prologue.

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  5. Cante: The land of Hearts is a romance visual novel dating sim that allows you to customize yourself and your love interest. Customize yourself and your lover, and go on an adventure together in Cante, the land of hearts, a world full of magic that connects to many worlds. You are not limited to one role, you can take the path of a ruler, traveler, dragon hunter, and much more! PAIRI… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cante: the land of hearts.

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  6. Drive your blade through the heart of an immortal empire! Infiltrate the tyrant emperor’s personal guard, gaining his trust and learning his supernatural secrets, and put your assassin’s skills to the test. By sword, scheme or sorcery remove imperial servants from your path, and shape the future of the realm. Choose the successor who will sit upon the throne, and leave the city in peaceful prosper… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Blade for the Emperor.

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  7. ===== The Trials of Ozymandias ===== "A long time ago, the kingdom of Johrotos was ruled by a powerful king. While he may have appeared to be a good king, many who worked directly under him knew the truth: that he sought greater power than that allowed for him by the crown. He wanted more than the kingdom had to offer, and feverishly so. Many chose to follow him out of fear; after all… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Trials of Ozymandias.

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  8. 96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 382 reviews

    Softly, Opulent is a dark fantasy romance, an interactive fiction not suited for those under 17.  The Queen dies the night you’re born. And your family locks you away. All of King Adder’s children are a mystery to the common folk, but you—you are nothing but a ghost. A ghost, that spends eighteen years locked away in the deepest part of the palace, so that no eyes may lay upon you. And those th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Softly, Opulent.

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  9. (also on Amazon)Nearly 600 pages of captive elf maidens (some willing and wet, some taken and ravished), voluptuous elven clerics, and nights of relentless pleasure. Sexy reader, a few nights after saving an elf girl's village, you discover her bathing naked in a forest pool by moonlight. She is soft, trembling in your arms. "Oh, what have you done to me, human? I've dreamed every night of thankin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elf Girls.

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  10. Your magic awakes in your new college town—and so does your heart! Can you discover who is trying to steal your power before it's too late?  Spellbound: Malachite Coven is an interactive romance novel by Erin Rowlands. It’s entirely text-based, 150,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. As you arrive at… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spellbound: Malachite Coven.

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  11. 82%Game Brain Score
    82% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    ☆彡 ❝keep your heart with me, ❞ Last updated: March 7, 2025 Currently contains Prologue and Chapter 1Word Count: ~13K words without code; ~20K with code Rains in Heaven is a text-based fantasy romance interactive fiction and is free to play on desktop and mobile devices through itch.io. Inspired by kpop boy group NCT Dream’s song of the same name, you embark on a journey with five other characte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rains In Heaven.

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  12. 96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    STATUS: In development Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/stygiansun-totaleclipse Synopsis: After the deaths of your four oldest siblings, taken from you by war, your older sibling, Nour, once fifth in line for the Solar Imperial throne, is now the heir.  This day never should have happened.  As recompense for the ravages your kingdom’s war has inflicted upon the Lunar kingdom of Celesty… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stygian Sun: Total Eclipse IF.

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  13. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development
    89% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Rosetta dreams of becoming a magician, but she isn't cut out for it. Fate brings her together with a mysterious witch, who is pursued by the princess herself. The witch promises to make Rosetta a magician in return for her help. But Rose falls in love with a witch who is clearly hiding something. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from the Princess.

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  14. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 900 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    93% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    A short story-driven game about two inquisitors, Arun and Quila, investigating a murder. During the game you'll control both, each having their own set of skills you'll need to solve the mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcanbreak.

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  17. 90%Game Brain Score
    90% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Currently undergoing a re-write..... Last Updated: 22/01/24 You are the Bureau's best Homicide Detective, one of the top 50 best in the country and only one of 500 most renowned in the world. You don't just perform well.....you dominate the field. Especially given your young age in comparison to your predecessor's who came before you. The busy streets of Manhattan, mean and unforgiving as they m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vice Virtue.

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  18. Can you navigate a web of intrigue and assassination to make peace among warring fae? The fate of their realms and yours is in your hands! A Court of Seven Crowns is an interactive fantasy novel by Cas Bright, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based with hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Court of Seven Crowns.

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  19. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    In a world ruled by fear of the extraordinary, Anomalies live under constant watch. Not so long ago, those with powers were enslaved by Norms. Now, under the rule of the New Order, Anomalies are granted limited freedom—as long as they never use their abilities. Break the rules, and you’ll be taken away aboard an Anomaly Vessel, never to be seen again. You play as a young Anomaly trying to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomalies.

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  20. Duncaster is ruled by a king who despises magic. Anyone with latent talent is consigned to the Brotherhood of Righteous Light, where they are raised to be weapons for the kingdom. Freedom isn’t an option for mages. After discovering his first wife–and, by extension, the crown prince–harbored magical talent, King Sten sent the church to eradicate any House with a trace of magic–human, fae, dem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Trow of Duncaster: Demon Thief book 1 (ebook) by Mel Polk.

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  21. 60%Game Brain Score
    60% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    This is a soft release following the imminent closure of DashingDon. This is my first time compiling a game like this, so please inform me if something isn't working right. Thank you! You were six when you were taken by the Sun clan. You spent most of your life in a limbo of sorts: your childhood was comfortable enough, yet you’re expected to spend your adult years serving the clan that took… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pillars of the Light.

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  22. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    https://www.tumblr.com/blog/crystalsofaequarin In the Kingdom of Aequarin, magic and technology go hand in hand with the use of beautiful luminous crystals. The village of Shimmer Mist is a small town filled with necromancers and dark magic users. While the rest of Aequarin lives in relative comfort and peace, Shimmer Mist is a place few dare to venture. You assume the role of a de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crystals of Aequarin (WIP).

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  23. 98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 518 reviews

    Description: When your village is razed to the ground, you're left fleeing with an exiled prince. You can trust no one but each other. Your father's dying wish was to protect the prince, but can you really trust a man who was exiled from his kingdom? Journey across the borders in search of allies. But in this deadly game of treachery and deceit, there is more than just the prince's life at stake. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crown of Exile.

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  24. 92%Game Brain Score
    92% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Legend of a Savior is an interactive fiction game series being made in Sugarcube. It is a dark adult fantasy that will focus on the dark side of the truth and the line between what is morally right and wrong. In this series, you will learn about lies, truths, and what it means to ultimately be alive. Legend of a Savior is rated 18+. Content Warnings: Language, violence, death, parental abuse,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of a Savior: Book One.

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  25. 83%Game Brain Score
    83% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    The Aetherhollow Archive is a steampunk romance soaked in a gallon of magic. It is set in Summersmead, the fictional empire from the book you are sucked into.  Four hundred years after the Chosen One failed to save their world, you find yourself in the shoes of the presumed, and freshly murdered, villain of the story - ostentatiously called Sovereign. You embark on a journey to unfold the mysteri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aetherhollow Archive.

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  26. 57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Your parents are the biggest Vampire mobsters in Vas Arcanus and are the heads of the notorious Florentia Family. On your 25th birthday, your parents gift you with an important role in the family: running Blood Bank, their nightclub and base of operations. Unfortunately, a few years ago your first love, a burlesque dancer at Blood Bank, was murdered. The culprit was never found …supposedly. With y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ves Arcanus Underground: Blood Bank.

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  27. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    A kooky barista? A mysterious guest? A kranky robot? I wonder whose side you are on reader! Who you root for and which choices you make will determine how this story turns out, so get ready... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Q&A: A Light-Roasted Romance.

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  28. 96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 638 reviews

    The King's Hound is a text-based fantasy game in the form of an interactive fiction where you play as the legendary King Arthur Pendragon's spouse.  The game will be released chapter by chapter and it will remain free to play until its completion. This story's main themes are platonic bonding and character developement during the span of many years. As such, you will be able to interact with the R… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The King's Hound.

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  29. Recover a stolen artifact and lose your heart as a secret magical agent! Can you uncover an arcane conspiracy before the clock runs out? Eternal Affairs is an interactive urban fantasy romance novel by Jamie Maurer. It's entirely text-based, 100,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. After you lost … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Affairs.

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  31. Escape from Hadrian’s Wall, where history and destiny collide! 402 A. D. Britannia, the waning years of the Roman Empire. Delve into the depths in this VR puzzle adventure as a nameless prisoner held in the fortress of Hadrian’s Wall. A chance encounter offers salvation and peril alike as you come to the aid of a mother and her infant son, whose fates are entwined with destiny. Take on the mantle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Hadrian's Wall.

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  32. 98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 129 reviews

    You were found as a newborn, clutched in the arms of your dead mother at the base of a tree. No family came to claim you, but the men who came to your rescue adopted you as their own and became the only parents you’ve ever known. Growing up in the village of Stonebrook, you never want for much, until the day you first fall ill. Life plagues you with a mysterious condition that no one can diagnose … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to God-Cursed.

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  33. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development
    86% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Master of Magic is a combination of an RPG and a strategy game, a remake of a classic from the 90s.In Master of Magic you take up the role of one of 14 unique and diverse great wizards who compete with each other to dominate the worlds of Arcanus and Myrror.Choose from different schools of magic and fantasy races to command, then lead your minions and expand your influence and power across the lan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master of Magic.

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  34. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    40% User Score Based on 86 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 12 reviews

    Testament is a first-person single-player action-adventure game with bits of RPG and metroidvania elements set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world. It offers a mixed combat with different possibilities and combination by sword, spells and bow while it is rich with platforming and puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Testament: The Order of High Human.

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  35. 18%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    30% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    In the distant past, the races with magic founded the colonies in many places then united the colonies into a country. There are four kinds of magic, fire, light, and dark. To learn how to govern this country, the princess decides to visit the country and learn the public life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Fable: The Princess of Light.

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  36. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Regina, the heroine of our story, finds herself magically transported to the land of Eroolia, clueless about how to return home. She meets Juli and his companions who are in the middle of a journey to Laarz, a country of cat people. Will she find out how to get back home? Or will she fall in love before that happens? Find out in this game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How to Fool a Liar King.

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  37. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Sailors who get lost in the storm always follow the flames of a lighthouse. It is a shining beacon of hope that guides them through even the heaviest of rains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lighthouse of Guiding Flames.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    When the source of the kingdoms magic is in danger, High Alchemist Nika Skylar has no choice but to intervene. Joined by a mysterious detective Skylar must act before the kingdom is plunged into darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonflower.

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  41. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Minori is a mage tasked with hiding magic from the world. She has spurned love in the pursuit of her mission. One day she meets a group of three girls obsessed with magic. Will she stop them from discovering real magic? Or will she fall for their charms? Find out in this dramatic girls-love story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kiss the Demiurge.

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  42. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 228 reviews

    Now available on Steam! Every itch.io purchase comes with a Steam key.An indie platform game about keys, running, jumping, doors and nonsense. Another Perspective follows the adventure of someone who is looking for something that they can't remember. Then they work out they can warp themselves into other bodies and things get a bit confusing. Check out the official launch page and trailers! htt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Perspective.

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  43. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 466 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Lost Words is a 2D narrative adventure game where players move words to solve puzzles. The game features a story written by Rhianna Pratchett and ties the narrative into the gameplay in an unusual way, by having the player running on and interacting with words to solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Words: Beyond the Page.

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  45. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    ProtoDungeon: Episode I is a short, top-down exploration adventure game set in a mysterious abandoned castle. Explore, solve puzzles, and find your way out! You appear in front of a castle, trapped in an unknown realm. Make your way through the castle in front of you to the familiar chapel, which you shudder at even though you can't remember why. Seek the fragments of the chapel seal to unlock it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ProtoDungeon: Episode I.

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  46. Everything was normal. Until it wasn't. You wake up, surrounded by the gray stone walls. First, you need to survive. And it isn't as easy as you would have imagined. The world around is bizarre and very much not your own. You eventually get out of the accursed labyrinth, but the mystery around your appearance in this place only thickens. What path will you choose when faced with the countle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost.

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  47. It’s “Time To Love.” Time is fracturing and the very integrity of the multiverse is in peril. Play as Orange and Purple, two temporal wanderers exploring the fracturing strands of time. Time to love is a co-op rogue-light experience spanning across three distinct timelines featuring over thirty unique power ups, remnants of leftover time, six different unlockable weapon options, and a unique tet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time to Love.

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  48. A jaded mage-hunter. A mystery that's better left unsolved. And a choice that tests morals against codes.For years, Tracker’s life has had two facets: Hunting spellsters and entertaining strangers in his bed. Few doubt he's good at both, although only one is considered acceptable amongst the King's Hounds. His trip to Toptower should be just another task in an endless string of routine. Take down … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tracking Trouble (Spellster and the Hound #0).

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  49. ◈ Black Mystery: Wujing is A challenging A-RPG and pixel-style lightly casual Rogue-like game inspired by the myth of the Chinese Journey to the West. The story is based on Journey to the West, one of the "Four Great classical novels" of China. But this time is not the Wukong, you will play Wukong's younger brother "Wujing", in order to save his wife, retracing the West journe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 黑神传:悟净 | Black Mystery: Wujing.

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  50. ・The unknown world that rules the universe Exploring unknown worlds that humans cannot go to leads to joy and a sense of accomplishment. An overwhelming threat never seen before awaits players. ・Controls and operations Left: Attack Right: Move Skill: QWERDF Weapon Change: 123 space: guard Potion: F1~F4 (If you hit the head, a headshot is applied.) ・Post-apocalyptic T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EndGame.

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