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ASTRONEER
Developer System Era Softworks
Astroneer, officially stylized in all caps, is a 2019 sandbox adventure game developed and published by American studio System Era Softworks. The game was released through early access in December 2016 before a full release on February 6, 2019. The player is tasked with colonizing planets, creating structures, and collecting resources. The character is called an Astroneer and the player can travel to planets to… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
531 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
78
LovedLoved
283 positive · 81 negative
95% range 73–82%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 283 | 81 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 36 | 5 | 73 |
| Lemmy * | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 1 | 23 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
58,184 of 63,639 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
75% recommend · 185 yes, 62 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 247 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (128,319 of 139,630 positive).
Players praise Astroneer for its beautiful graphics, relaxing gameplay, and satisfying exploration. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note that the game has persistent bugs, a lack of tutorial, and questionable monetization. [4][5][6] Many players find the game addictive and enjoyable with friends, despite its flaws. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [5]
Astroneer, on the surface, can be a good game, the base building is unlike any other ive seen before, and I love the modularity of evreything, and Multiplayer seems fun (never was able to play long with friends due to time zones) However, the game is filled with issues that have been there since launch (such as items and rovers falling through the ground) and largely, once youve played the game once, you've seen all …
- [4]
This is the type of game where people will play hundreds of hours but not recommend it. Why? Occasional but frustrating bugs, unstable multiplayer (as we are currently experiencing after an update), and limited creative capacity. For some, it feels like a stink on a game that is just -this- close to being a favorite. But, what keeps people coming back is the laid back, at-your-own pace adventuring with satisfying …
- [3]
Astroneer to me feels almost exactly like playing with toys, its a really relaxing and enriching experience that is a joy to play with friends, though id imagine playing on your own would be just as enjoyable The gameplay largely consists on completing missions for your employer EXO, who will have you exploring 8 different planets looking for different materials, creating bases and vehicles, exploring caves and …
- [9]
This is a mixed review, though I’d still give it a positive overall. That said, if you’re about to dive in, it will probably be worth waiting a little bit until some bugs are addressed. I had an absolute blast playing Astroneer with seven other friends and for a while it felt like a true gem UNTIL the Megatech DLC was introduced. That update brought a lot of issues/game-breaking problems. A classic case of an …
- [1]
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ …
Summarised from 34 of the 375 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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ASTRONEER sits at 78% positive across 364 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Astroneer received "mixed or average reviews" from critics for Windows and Xbox One, and received "generally favorable reviews" for Nintendo Switch, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Shacknews gave the game an eight out of ten, praising the atmosphere, exploration, crafting, base building, setting, casual survival elements, cooperative play, and pleasing aesthetics, while criticizing some minor technical issues. USgamer said that the game was "on the soft side of the survival spectrum", ultimately concluding that "[...] Astroneer falters in not having more interesting things to find within each planet. In the end though, it's a lovely little game if you want to survive without all…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 531 · most liked firstIntroducing STARSEEKER, a brand new game from the developers of ASTRONEER. STARSEEKER is all about the joy of discovery and the camaraderie that emerges from an evolving, cooperative experience. We hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it... sometime in 2026.
neutral · AI labelView post →I bought Astroneer in 2016. I've seen its ups and downs, I've greatly enjoyed playing this game. In 2023, Devolver Digital made a [url=https://investors.devolverdigital.com/files/downloads-and-publications/Devolver_Digital_AR2023.pdf]"strategic acquisition" in the form of System Era Softworks, this game's developers. Devolver Digital is a publicly traded company, and with that comes shareholder expectations. If you've ever seen large studios ruin or kill beloved games or series, this exact…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Astroneer, on the surface, can be a good game, the base building is unlike any other ive seen before, and I love the modularity of evreything, and Multiplayer seems fun (never was able to play long with friends due to time zones) However, the game is filled with issues that have been there since launch (such as items and rovers falling through the ground) and largely, once youve played the game once, you've seen all there is. And more recently, the devs have been trying to push players in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It cud be an excellent game, but it is Broken, disappointing, and consistently frustrating. Forget about building anything straight, clean, or even vaguely intentional. Terrain shaping and placement feel like a long-term argument with wet clay. No matter what you try, your base eventually turns into an abomination. Mods help a little, which is impressive, considering mod support is basically the community fixing homework the game left unfinished. Once you reach iron and unlock the Trade…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Astroneer. So, I made realistic versions of all the materials in the game! #b3d #blender #3dart #cgi #rtxON #astroneer www.artstation.com/artwork/dK4Lg3
positive · AI labelView post →Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Like many of the games you play, Astroneer just wouldn't be the same without the hard work of trans game developers or the support of trans gamers the world over. We stand with the trans community today and every day 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️⚧️
neutral · AI labelView post →🥳 GUESS WHAT Today, all of us at @systemera.net are announcing STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions!! It's a brand new video game within the Astroneer universe that aims to foster community, comradery, and optimism for the future. Explorers and silly gooses* welcome. 🔗 www.starseekergame.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Tag someone you'd take with you on your ESS Starseeker. 🚀 Discover deep space with your crew in this new game set within the Astroneer universe. STARSEEKER lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on June 11!
neutral · AI labelView post →Game is decent, good fun actually. But the cosmetics and DLC seems to be their primary focus, and in my opinion the prices are far too high. Plus they use an in game shop with premium currency instead of just selling the stuff to us for a cost. The only reason to use premium currency as an intermediary is to attempt to obfuscate the true cost of the items and to make it impossible to actually spend only what is needed to get what you want. The only good reason to have an intermediary currency…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have 100% this game. I had fun playing alone, with friends, exploring new planets and gathering resources, getting ourselves stranded without fuel for the return trip home, died countless times, and even got DLC. I had so much fun, however, with the current way things are run with the devs I can't in good conscious recommend the game anymore. With a new game already launching for prelaunch playtest, there are sill countless bugs and issues left in Astroneers that have remained unnoticed and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rejoice Astroneers! The Astroneer: Glitchwalkers expansion is now live on Nintendo Switch and the base game is 67% off for those that dare brave the stars.
neutral · AI labelView post →I have 400 hours in this game at time of writing, and I'm likely going to accumulate more over time. With that being said, would I recommend this game? Eh. I've been playing since early access / open beta, and while the game has seen significant improvement since then, many of the core bugs and issues with the game have persisted for that entire time. Collision detection remains mediocre and unimpressive, with frequent issues. Research is largely trivialized after 2 hours of gameplay or so and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Early 2020 in a diner somewhere having breakfast with Brendan went something like: "I really want to make a game about being the Astroneer crew of a space station where you embark on missions with your friends." October 7th, 2025👇🏻
neutral · AI labelView post →paid game with paid cosmetics using an in-game currency only obtainable with real money, and no mention of it having such anywhere before purchase
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What are some lower size games that work well on linux handhelds?. Running games off my microsd has a lot of issues and only works rarely (legion go s, not sure if its the reader or card, heard it's just slow in general) So I'm looking for more smaller games (at or below 10gb with exceptions if it's multiplayer online, no bigger than 25gb in that case) Right Now I Have (haven't played or tried them all yet, I like variety when I do sit down to play) - Trackmania Stadium and Valley less than…
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In all honesty I really enjoyed this game, up until the very last part of it. While trying to complete what I consider to be the big goal of the game and building tons of rails around the planets to power all the pylons, all of the rails disappeared for me. No amount of quitting and relaunching could fix this and both reddit and steam forums state that this has been a problem since 2022 with 0 solution from the developers. Not to mention all the other glitches like when i got launched into…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had the delight of working with the Astroneers Team for a STARSEEKER comic! Here's progress shots for one of the best panels to draw. (I love Felix.) Find the comic at: comics.starseekergame.com/the-devil-yo.... And see more of the game at: @starseekergame.systemera.net #starseeker #astroneer
neutral · AI labelView post →1. Get compound 2. Die 3. Find out teathers give oxogen 4. build a printer 5. fall into a cave and die again 6. Make a rocket 7. Fly to atrox 8. die instantaniusly 9. give up for five months 10. come back to it and finish the game in two weeks
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good (Most UI elements are 3D parts and interacting with them are annoying.) ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☐ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Megatech's free update broke the game performance. I am playing this with my daughter, she's on her laptop that used to run this game just fine on medium graphics. After the megatech free update, her fps is in single digits. Unplayable. I will take this review down if the problem is fixed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is almost the 7th anniversary since launching ASTRONEER 1.0! Head over to EXO Outfitters in-game to claim a brand new party hat to celebrate with us! 🥳🎉
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a beautifully done game with Minecraft and Deep Rock Galactic mixed, and also a great alternative to No Man's Sky as well. Astroneer is a beautiful atmospheric game with lots of progression and you can play with friends to make it even more fun. There are no enemies in the game (apart from the plants on some planets) but its environment and design based on how often you travel and look for resources for survival is what makes the game a great challenge but also fun as well. Definitely…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the type of game where people will play hundreds of hours but not recommend it. Why? Occasional but frustrating bugs, unstable multiplayer (as we are currently experiencing after an update), and limited creative capacity. For some, it feels like a stink on a game that is just -this- close to being a favorite. But, what keeps people coming back is the laid back, at-your-own pace adventuring with satisfying moments and a sense of progression that never feels unbearably slow. It's a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely amazing. This game is a chill game that still has a lot of depth, gameplay, and isn't boring. It has a lot of exploration and resource gathering which, in my opinion, it's what makes this game so good. If your wanting a relaxing exploration and resource gathering game with out fighting, then this game is for you. My only downside is that there is no tutorial and instead you have to read a menu that doesn't even pop up. I'll list somethings that I didn't know within my first 20 hours…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming to Game Pass: news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0... Ultimate: -Solarpunk (6/8) -Beastro (6/11) -Frog Sqwad (6/11) -Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions (6/11) -Junkster (6/16) Premium: -Herdling (6/4) -Total Chaos (6/4) -Undisputed (6/8) -Persona 5 Royal (6/9)
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming to @gamepass.xbox.com - Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, Beastro, Undisputed, and more! news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →The game has a really poor on-boarding of new players. If you don't have an experienced guru next to you who would explain how the game works and what to do, you're going to have a really bad time. The "immersive User Interface" (= no actual tool bar or anything, everything is a 3D thing on your suit or helmet or tool) means you will be staring at alien objects with no clear indication how to make them do whatever you want them to do. Couple of examples: > You come across "AUTOMATON".…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ICYMI, we announced a new game, @starseekergame.systemera.net, last week during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct! STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions is coming to Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026!
neutral · AI labelView post →I replay the game when I get a hankering to do a lot of organization and automation stuff, it's really chill and easy to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It feels like the game is actively fighting me when I'm trying to interact with it. From the clunky UI to the borderline nauseating camera smoothing, I don't feel like the game can allow me to have fun with it. Kind of a bummer
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On one hand, Astroneer is a fantastic sandbox game about exploring a solar system, creating interplanetary automation and scratching that itch for when you need to just dig a big damn hole in something. On the other hand, the game is just that - a sandbox. There's little in terms of an 'end game' that I can discover, progress is glacial and sometimes counterintuitive, there are numerous bugs with regards to the world generation (IE: when you visit a planet and then come back to discover the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enjoyable exploration and base building game with moderate complexity to keep it interesting.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions will be available on Steam as well as all current gen console platforms. We'll have more information about launch dates in the future, but you can wishlist the game on Steam RIGHT NOW by visiting www.starseekergame.com 💙🚀
neutral · AI labelView post →Astroneer to me feels almost exactly like playing with toys, its a really relaxing and enriching experience that is a joy to play with friends, though id imagine playing on your own would be just as enjoyable The gameplay largely consists on completing missions for your employer EXO, who will have you exploring 8 different planets looking for different materials, creating bases and vehicles, exploring caves and largely doing a lot of busy work, but the busy work in this game is probably the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I need Astroneer Anonymous for how addicting this game is 9_9 Please send help fr If you like base building, this is the game for you!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey babes! Y’all should check out my friends new game that’s in early access called STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions! If you like sci-fi and exploring new worlds with friends, this might be up your alley! Check it out!
positive · AI labelView post →This is a very fun game, and would be great in singleplayer. Though, I got this game for the express reason of multiplayer gameplay, and its multiplayer is too buggy to be enjoyable even after being out for nine years. I find myself dying from fall damage when using a vehicle and the camera going inside the player when in orbit. Me and my friend lost many resources do to not knowing that instead of fixing the latter bug, the solution is to press c and v to change camera view mode. The game also…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 21: Harvest Moon I've always thought the night sky is really pretty. My wallpaper on my home screen is Astroneer cause damn that game real pretty #webtooncanvas
positive · AI labelView post →So when I finally deign to look at the news for the game, what do I find? Limited Time Events and Fear Of Missing Out elements, in a game that I can't see any reason to have such things in? Already some questionable choices in the past, but I suppose this is what tilts it for me. The game itself is alright, for the record. No real fault there other than overly ambitious patches from time to time breaking it and being worked on to fix the mess afterwards. But FOMO nonsense is ridiculous.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Peek-a-boo, guess who? Astroneer is free to try through Sunday with Xbox! news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: Massive spring sales, Deus Ex freebie, trials from Ubisoft, and more. Big Deals - Starfield – $39.54 on Fanatical - Diablo IV – $34.99 on Steam - Mortal Kombat 1 – $34.99 on Indiegala - FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE – $34.99 on Steam - STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor – $31.49 on Steam - REMNANT II – $29.99 on Steam - Forza Horizon 5 – $29.99 on Steam - Cyberpunk 2077 – $29.99 on Steam - Persona 5 Royal – $29.99 on Steam - Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord – $29.99 on Steam -…
neutral · AI labelView post →The cheapest I could see making a game that was say - Astroneer sized - is 2 years and 5 million dollars.
neutral · AI labelView post →Astroneer studio System Era Softworks lays off over 30 devs after Starseeker’s early access underperforms.
neutral · AI labelView post →What every astroneer player hopes to achieve is a flattest platform know to man, so close but yet... 8/10 After how many hours of energy inovation the tier one turbines are still the best, cheapest and reliable. The game itself is SOOO GOOD, the freedom is immense; solutions are actually so fun and world exploration is simply wonderful.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a mixed review, though I’d still give it a positive overall. That said, if you’re about to dive in, it will probably be worth waiting a little bit until some bugs are addressed. I had an absolute blast playing Astroneer with seven other friends and for a while it felt like a true gem UNTIL the Megatech DLC was introduced. That update brought a lot of issues/game-breaking problems. A classic case of an expansion being released without enough testing. Our multiplayer game took the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starting the week off with a new game! Come enjoy some more extrasolar engineering as the Himbo will be playing Astroneer for the first time for Monday With Moo 4pm - 8pm PDT (GMT -7) www.twitch.tv/himboenginee...
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Pass June 2026 Wave 1: 6.8: - Solarpunk - Undisputed 6.9: - Persona 5 Royal 6.11: - Beastro - Frog Sqwad - Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions 6.16: - Junkster Premium: - Herdling - Total Chaos news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →it's an enjoyable cozy little game about gathering resources, building a base and discovering cool things around the solar system the only issue is that the base building system isn't actually very good, resource gathering becomes pointless very quickly, and exploration is also completely useless the end goal of the game is tedious and repetitive activating the first planet is super cool but doing it 9 times (all of the cores and gateway chambers are identical on all planets) is not fun,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game is amazing, the devs are questionable. DO NOT BUY THE DLCS. right now they are still pretty buggy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are an embarrassing amount of bugs and glitches for the age of the game. You can lose tons of items progress by simply falling through the world alongside your vehicle. Sometimes your character will fall from a minor height and take critical fall damage and die. Sometimes items will just launch off into the sun for no clear reason. The game can be enjoyable at times, but considering that I've seen complaints about these types of issues for more than 7 years, I really can't recommend…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devs are hostile against modding, the free cosmetics are frequently FOMO "limited time only" drops that have no reason not to be opted into at any time, the paid cosmetics are absurdly expensive, and I've heard a lot of bad things about the DLCs. Also they have the lesbian flag in the pride bundle but not the gay flag? Why are they excluding gay men?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Astroneer (PC) - 1080p. This was before "experimental sky" was removed from the game but it created beautiful photos. https://ibb.co/F4yty3j
positive · AI labelView post →Really hard to have fun in the first couple hours, but it gets really fun after that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A space survival game that's like, the halfway point between Astroneer and Stationeers. The fun and exploration of Astroneer but more infrastructure and basebuilding like Stationeers. Just like maybe a little more user friendly than that
neutral · AI labelView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: Affordable EA classics, Kombat to try, a tabletop fest, and more. Big Deals - Mortal Kombat 1 – $35.69 on GreenManGaming - Forza Horizon 5 – $29.99 on Steam - Voidtrain – $22.49 on Steam - Crusader Kings III – $22.49 on Fanatical - Sifu – $19.99 on Steam - Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond – $19.99 on Steam - The Wandering Village – $18.74 on Steam - Stoneshard – $18.74 on Steam - The Last Spell – $17.49 on Steam - Resident Evil Village – $15.99 on Steam - Cult of the…
neutral · AI labelView post →I first encountered Astroneer at a friend's house. From the moment I saw the low-poly terrain, the futuristic yet playful art style, and the potential for creativity, from the moment I heard the satisfying click of items popping into their slots, the bubbling of the Atmospheric Condenser, the engine of a buggy, I knew that I had to buy this game. I was not disappointed. Since I first saw the game in 2019, many additions have been made, including (I believe) the Galastropods, which I thoroughly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game used to be realy good, i loved playing it alone and with friends. i have almost 100% the game. i whent away for a little and when i came back to the game it was nothing like i remember, tried to play with frineds using both multiplayer and a dedicated server. but it was a buggy and horrible experience, there has been sevral patches but however it looks like the devs have neglected multiplayer. its still manageble in singleplayer but way to many bugs in Multiplayer and dedicated…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pulled from my Top Playtime on Steam (so you know you'll get your money's worth if you like them!) * Factorio (Even though the DLC is pricey, it at least doubles the playtime. Though, like RW below, it takes a lot of content/concepts from fan-made mods.) * RimWorld (Though I dislike how many DLCs they're pumping out and how much is basically taken from mods.) * Terraria * Mount & Blade (Warband 1 & 2 are prime) * Kerbal Space Program (NOT the sequel) * TerraTech (The original is a better…
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