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Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Developer Airship Syndicate
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a turn-based role-playing video game developed by Airship Syndicate and published by THQ Nordic. It was released in October 2017 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in May 2018 for Nintendo Switch and Linux. Based on the Battle Chasers fantasy comic book series by Joe Madureira, the game involves the cast of that series being marooned on an island and being… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
217 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
140 positive · 35 negative
95% range 73–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 140 | 35 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,853 of 3,327 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
81% recommend · 141 yes, 34 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 175 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (6,458 of 7,401 positive).
Players praise the game's beautiful comic book art style and engaging turn-based combat. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game suffers from slow movement and repetitive grinding. [4][5][6] Several players mention the story is weak or incomplete, with a cliffhanger that may never be resolved. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [15]
It really pains me to not recommend it. The good : lots of spells and perks for each character which make a good foundation for theorycrafting and team-building. very nice polish all around, with features I didn't expect for a game of that scale. game is pretty, sound is good. The bad : Game difficulty swings from incredibly punishing early on to a walk in the park for most of the remaining playthrough with …
- [1]
This is an American take on a JRPG and is inspired by a late 90s comic book. Gameplay features: 1) It uses a randomised tile set for each dungeon, so each trip to the boss is different. However, some tile sets are more common than others so you'll soon remember where the treasure chests are. The world map doesn't change it's layout. 2) You have to take 3 of the possible 6 party members into combat as you'll …
- [7]
Note: If you love turn based tactical strategy, this is the game for you. If you want a deep story and deep characters, this game is not for you. If you need a game to vibe to and enjoy without the stress of it being in real time or online, and you are working, and have a busy life, I highly recommend this game. I started to play this game on Xbox, I got very far and absolutely enjoyed this game, the characters …
- [10]
Score: 8.5/10 Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a visually stunning, tactically demanding RPG that blends classic turn-based combat with modern dungeon replayability. From the outset, the art direction stands out. The game is colorful, vibrant, and meticulously stylized. Character portraits are expressive and detailed, even for minor NPCs, and enemy designs are consistently creative and memorable. From twisted plant …
- [2]
100% Completion A hidden gem among JRPGs Cool style, variational dungeons, memorable characters Really looking forward to the second part
Summarised from 34 of the 218 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
81% of the 175 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Battle Chasers: Nightwar. The complaint that keeps coming up: very slow movement and lack of animation skip. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Battle Chasers: Nightwar received positive reviews, with an aggregate score of 78/100 on Metacritic for the Microsoft Windows version. Rich Meister of Destructoid rated the game 8/10, calling it "fun and visually striking", but criticized a jump in difficulty that led to grinding as the player got deeper into the game. Bryan Vitale of RPG Site also rated it 8/10, calling the narrative and gameplay unoriginal but saying that it is more than the sum of its parts due to its novel presentation. TJ Hafer of IGN similarly rated the game 8/10, saying that it is a "skillfully modernized" retro-style RPG, but criticizing the characters as "two-dimensional", saying that character development was…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 217 · most liked firstIt really pains me to not recommend it. The good : lots of spells and perks for each character which make a good foundation for theorycrafting and team-building. very nice polish all around, with features I didn't expect for a game of that scale. game is pretty, sound is good. The bad : Game difficulty swings from incredibly punishing early on to a walk in the park for most of the remaining playthrough with occasional one-turn lose encounters. Game difficulty…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On paper this was a Perfect game for me. In reality the repetitiveness and grind required to move forward is way too boring and cumbersome. Some design decisions too, like a regular mob in a dungeon way stronger than a Boss (looking at you Hangman)? Ridiculous. Loot is basically nonexistent and almost always not strong enough to be good enough for next dungeon/area. difficulty spikes are also straight out of your ass. There is a great game in there but some design choices stop it from shining.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Battle Chasers has solid graphics and a charming art style, but unfortunately that’s where the positives end for me. Despite its good presentation, the game is incredibly boring. I’ve played for around eight hours, and the entire time I felt like I was just wandering in circles with no real objective or motivation to keep going. The pacing is slow, the progression feels empty, and nothing in the gameplay encouraged me to push forward. Instead of feeling engaged, I just felt tired of doing the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: QuakeCon specials, bundled Resident Evil, and Assassins to try. Big Deals - System Shock – $29.99 on Steam - Stray – $22.49 on Steam - Expeditions: Rome – $22.49 on Steam - EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 – $20.99 on Steam - Hi-Fi RUSH – $20.39 on GreenManGaming - Conan Exiles – $19.99 on Steam - SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake – $19.99 on Steam - Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed – $19.99 on Steam - Terra Nil – $18.74 on Steam - Bramble: The Mountain King – $17.99 on Steam…
neutral · AI labelView post →This is an American take on a JRPG and is inspired by a late 90s comic book. Gameplay features: 1) It uses a randomised tile set for each dungeon, so each trip to the boss is different. However, some tile sets are more common than others so you'll soon remember where the treasure chests are. The world map doesn't change it's layout. 2) You have to take 3 of the possible 6 party members into combat as you'll generally be taking on 1-3 enemies in a fight. In the event there are 4 or more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100% Completion A hidden gem among JRPGs Cool style, variational dungeons, memorable characters Really looking forward to the second part
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanna be clear here: I've played a ton of old school RPGs. I've read the Battle Chasers comic. And I did every single thing I could think of to do in this game before I finally beat it. I would legitimately recommend that no one else do this. The story here is non-existent, and barely references the already-not-very-good source material. The mechanics are questionable at best and EXTREMELY SLOW at worst. It's just similar to an old school loot treadmill RPG, but it's just done... weird and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is probably the SLOWEST dungeon crawler I’ve ever played. And I played a lot of them. The artstyle is exceptional from the character design to the world, everyone and his grandma say this in the reviews, we get it, but this is, first and foremost, a videogame. The fact that the devs did not include some basic features of every dungeon crawler since the Famicom, like skip animation, auto-actions or fast moving or… at least running instead of walking, is dreadful. I mean I am not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tami game recommends : Battle Chasers: Nightwar Its turn based combat its exploration it has fishing ( very important ) good cute fun nice art style based on the Battle Chasers comics
positive · AI labelView post →suddenly remembered this game that i played back in 2021 and got mildly tilted that i had to write this down. don't play this. the story is literally incomplete and never will be. it leaves you with a cliffhanger that never gets resolved because originally they wanted to continue the story in a series of comics that - as far as i'm concerned - never got drawn or only had one issue, whichever one applies. the art style is great and the core combat mechanics are fine, but completely boggled…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Humble Bundle] Your Move: Turn Based Games ($5, $10, or $15). $5 for 2 games - Crowntrick - Legend of Kingdom Rush $10 for 3 games + above - Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG (Verified) - Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken (Verified) - Moonbreaker (Playable) $15 for all games - Battle Chasers: Nightwar (Playable) - Dungeons of Aether (Verified) - For the King 2 (Verified)
neutral · AI labelView post →I enjoy team based RPGs, and I think this game has a fair amount going for it aesthetically, but I can't recommend it to anyone that respects their time. The grind in this game never felt worthwhile, and that's an absolute death sentence for something like this. You have better games in your library that you've yet to play. Why bother with this one?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros • Cool, comic-book-like graphics. • The combat is pretty fun. • Juicy and weighty sound effects. Cons • The overworld map is just a grid of linear paths, making it very constrictive. • The gameplay is too simplistic: "Go here, fetch a thing, go back, and put it there to open a new path." • Dungeon exploration feels like tedious busy-work. • The whole game looks like an elaborate Flash game and could have been made for a browser. Total: 5/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DUST: Origins is coming. Imagined by the artists and developers behind Darksiders, Battle Chasers, and Ruined King, this handcrafted sci-fi action game begins aboard an orbital prison station in total collapse. Follow on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/154... #indiegame #sci-fi
neutral · AI labelView post →DONT DO THIS TO YOURSELF, ITS BAD, REALLY BAD... let me explain (with evidence): 1- lets just start by picturing the game, its plays as a very limited and unimaginative clone of old Breath of Fire games, with even less mechanics 2- Theres bugs AND theres evidence of the devs running out of time before release date, such as interactive assets which do nothing and/or serve no purpose 3- you have to read a manula to lear how to play it 4- the back story to your players is given to you in that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe get it for 1 dollar. Devs couldnt be bothered to put in a speed option so have fun with all the 'dead air'. The amount of choices you make vs the amount of time you wait while things happen is stupid. Its like every battle sequence take 4 times as long as it should. Not to mention the walking speed on the world map. I saw the devs reply "we cant change it , it will not work with the game engine." Within 1 day someone posted a guide with CheatEngine on how to fix. I am barely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →that's Joe Madureira's game all over the place. it reminds me of games I miss a lot: Disciples 2 (its combat system), Darksiders 2 (everything else) and somehow Bastion (probably for its mood). really great game, I hope there'll be a second one someday
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →like, at least w/ Jak 2 you can kinda see the throughline since the first game already dabbled w/ vehicle stuff and it so very obviously inspired by Battle Chasers which is just arcanepunk I cannot tell you the natural and intrinsic throughline of how Ubi went from romanticized 1001 Nights to This
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 →> family had dug for me, i had climbed out and "made it". To this day I would love to work with him or have him look at my portfolio and be hired by him in any sort of form or fashion (I know his track record is spotty with Battle Chasers and game studio but my bias is 10000% showing lol)
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't get the game to work. Stopping virus scanner, installing and running via DX9, and disabling Xbox controller are all recommended to stop CTDs. I don't have enough of a desire to play the game to keep troubleshooting these problems. Seems like Windows 11 may also be a culprit.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The short time I was able to play the game I did enjoy it. That said, the game has a known crashing issue. There are some work arounds that other players have figured out. I tried a few of them. Saddly they did not work for me. I can't give a fair review of the game play as I did not make it very far in the game. The known and unresolved crashing issue is why I'm giving this game a thumbs down and I've put in for a refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty boring, charachters are bland and combat is meh, only thing going for it is artstyle
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent underrated game with interresting turn based combats, nice casting and good visual. Got it for 3 euros, I feel like a thief :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Note: If you love turn based tactical strategy, this is the game for you. If you want a deep story and deep characters, this game is not for you. If you need a game to vibe to and enjoy without the stress of it being in real time or online, and you are working, and have a busy life, I highly recommend this game. I started to play this game on Xbox, I got very far and absolutely enjoyed this game, the characters abilities, bosses, dungeons and loot. I DID not play this game for the story, in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is good, but unfortunately I can't recommend it because it's full of camera shake, and as an autistic adult, the constant camera shake during battles makes me dizzy and disregulated. The pacing is also kinda slow, but aside from that, the art style is great, the inventory management is pretty good, and the game is a lot of fun, but I had to stop playing it. There's also one song in the game that warbles from left-to-right, which also makes me nauseous when I'm playing, especially with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game kicks ass. I can't believe it sat in my library unattended for so long. The art style is awesome, right down to the badass loading screens. It has a similar badass art style like the first Darksiders game, combined with a WoWish aesthetic. The gameplay is fun and the combat is engaging. The abilities are really well thought out so far. Wholly enjoying some turn-based gameplay for once. A definite must have for any library.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember when Joe Madureira started this comic book and then promptly messed up the release schedule and I don't think I ever read more than the first few issues. Hell, I don't even know if he ever made any additional issues, and it seems the game kind of glosses over the events of the comic as backstory and focuses on the main characters going on a quest to find out more about how magic works in their world. Visually, it's pretty great. The characters look like they do in the comic book but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Making you grind and replaying same dungeons is not a good nor fun nor interesting mechanic
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An almost perfect 7/10 game had it not been for the static game speed. Otherwise, solid overall performance - gameplay, art style, voice acting, combat. Loved the semi-randomized dungeons. Only encountered one bug that soft-locked me in one dungeon. This is what SteamWorld Quest wishes it was.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game was in my backlog since 2020. Forgot it was in my library. Tried it on a whim on Friday, 14 hours played by Sunday. Guess I'm hooked. Nice turn based RPG with JRPG mechanics and original art based on an Image comic book I haven't read, but heard good things about. Probably will try to find an anthology of the comic book, because the story and the characters in the game are interesting. Not a perfect game and it does not reinvent anything, but good enough to give it an 8/10 rating as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Score: 8.5/10 Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a visually stunning, tactically demanding RPG that blends classic turn-based combat with modern dungeon replayability. From the outset, the art direction stands out. The game is colorful, vibrant, and meticulously stylized. Character portraits are expressive and detailed, even for minor NPCs, and enemy designs are consistently creative and memorable. From twisted plant monstrosities to mechanical constructs and late-game horrors, the presentation…
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 →Short review after completing the game (missing only 2 very ginding achievements): a turnbased rpg based on the Battle Chasers comics delivering great art, combat and dungeons while lacking in the story department. Pros: - Very beautiful art style for environments, world map and dungeons, very impressive for and indie studio and probably the main attraction of the game - Great soundtrack for battles, dungeons and great sound design for multiple actions like opening doors, chests and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very lacking in all areas.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game Lovely comic book artstyle with interesting characters, enemies and a fun spin on a turn based party strategy game. Picking fast and slow abilities to line up with the best effects, really incentivises taking each action seriously. Each character also gets two skill trees, so you can easily have your companion go from damage to tank very easily. My hours here are low, as I ended up getting it on another platform and finishing it there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Straight forward really enjoyable RPG. Nothing I haven't seen before but everything is good. The graphics are good, the levelling and upgrades are nice. Difficulty feels about right and the story clips along at a good pace.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A BUNCH of (highly rated) turn-based games added to milestone game giveaway wheel for my streamiversarython: Crowntrick Legend of Kingdom Rush Dungeons of Aether Battle Chasers: Nightwar For the King 2 Moonbreaker Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken Abalon (Summoners Fate)
neutral · AI labelView post →Battle Chasers: Nightwar #GameFinishes 2026 - 2 I finally got around to playing Battle Chasers!! I started it a few times but didn't get to far. I like the art in this game a lot, I even bought the graphic novel a few years ago. The combat is fun but slow, ...
positive · AI labelView post →I bought the game 4-5 years ago but it wasn't good for me at the time. Late last year I gave it a second chance and I haven't regretted it. As I get older I'm starting to play turn-based games more and more, and this is one of the first JRPGs I've played and finished. The game is great, has a good story and good character development. The battles are good, the only problem I had was the last one, a bit too hard. I didn't encounter a single bug in the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starting the New Year with a Bang of Streams! Thurs: TBA Friday: Mighty Final Fight Forever is A Fan Made Mighty Final Fight Game Sat: Battle Chasers: Nightwar #4 - Am I Over leveled? Sun: TBA #streamschedule #Vtuber Find me here: twitch.tv/getselious
neutral · AI labelView post →Slow combat, slow progression and BS "difficulty"
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starts strong, but gets repetitive and monotonous quickly. Character progression is boring and doesn't feel very strong, with nominal upgrades and unimpressive abilities to purchase. Great in concept, but really needs more.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Battlechasers: Nightwar is similar to Ruined King, but it actually released earlier, so you could say Ruined King copied all of its ideas. That said, the characters and story in Battlechasers are far superior. I loved the art style, the storytelling, gameplay, the map and how they ended the game teasing a part 2. Unfortunately, it seems we won’t be getting a sequel, which is a real shame. Overall, it’s a fantastic game. Definitely worth playing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just a mediocre game, with cool ideas and great characters, but I rather play something fun and interesting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →battle chasers is a good game. at its core, it's pure turn-based fun. there's not a lot to hold you back here - characters function a specific way, interact with each others nicely, and combat is pretty satisfactory. layer on top of that a not too bad world (map/dungeons) and you have a pretty decent package. dungeons are decently paced, and having pre-set encounters (you can avoid) is a good addition. none of them feels like they overstay their welcome, but encourage revisiting them on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game. Got me through some tough times. That ending tho! 9.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had really high expectations for this game. From the trailer, I thought this would be a somewhat unique, if not new, playthrough on the turn-based combat genre. Instead I got an insane XP-based grinder system. Oh and for the sheer lack of content? I also got some astounding graphics (which I didn't mind) and character backstory (which I also didn't mind) with voice-acted dialogues thrown here and there. Overall, my experience with this game was a solid 5.5/10 if I'm being generous.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I always had problems getting into turn based combat games. I prefered the fluid combat of Devil may cry -or- God of war type games. This game kind of reminds me of the older Final fantasy games...and that's a good thing. The game has A LOT of lore and I enjoyed exploring it so I'm not gonna be too long...BUT this game was very very fun. It's a good game for turn based combat beginners like myself and has so much content that in my 55 hour long gameplay i unlocked maybe 70% of achievements and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A criminally underrated and under spoken about game. Is it the best? No, but it is a great addition to the turned based RPG genre with beautiful artwork. I played it on release and recently went back to 100% it. There are lots of small systems that add up to make the overall experience better. Pros: -Crafting system where you can use more components to increase the quality of what you make. -Varying dungeon difficulty with scaling quality of drops + rewards. -Fishing! -Bestiary that gives you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll be playing some Battle Chasers: Nightwar tonight, 6pm PT! I haven't played it before, but it seems like a neat game. Come say hi at twitch.tv/redeath310/ #twitch #battlechasers #strategygames #rpg #LetsPlay
positive · AI labelView post →It's not a terrible game, but it only ticks all the basic checkboxes of a grindy RPG. The art style is nice and the balance is okay; the story isn't terrible, but it's nothing new. I come from the console age (before the internet), so I guess your mileage may vary. I'd peg this more as a casual RPG (probably more suited to the mobile market). It's fine, but I won't be finishing it. Save your money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found out about this game 4 years after i played the ruined king game I can tell that this game has A LOT of shared assets one might say the ruined king is the 1.0 and this was the beta test i wish they had the polished this game cause it was their own creation at this point i believe that riot forge forced them to actually bug fix and properly ship a title All and all game is barely good but it is worth a while
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not having a native first party linux launcher means no cloud saves or whatever other shit the launcher does (I don't use it because they don't have one) which means no feature parity which means publishers won't put linux builds on gog even if they have one on steam. This is the problem I had with Battle Chasers: Nightwar.
neutral · AI labelView post →Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a confident and stylish homage to classic turn-based RPGs, reimagined through the bold artistic lens of its comic book origins. Developed by Airship Syndicate, the studio founded by Joe Madureira—creator of the original Battle Chasers comics—the game embraces its heritage with vibrant visuals, sharply defined characters, and a world that feels both familiar and freshly energized. What begins as a straightforward tale of adventurers stranded on a mysterious island…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a delightful return to the golden age of classic Japanese Role-Playing Games (JRPGs), executed with a distinct Western charm and modern sensibilities. Based on the popular comic book series by Joe Madureira, the game wins players over with its stunning visual style, deep combat system, and engaging dungeon exploration. Key Highlights: - Stunning Visual Style and Atmosphere. The game looks like a comic book brought to life. Detailed characters, vibrant locations,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →battle system is too slow for me
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely worth buying the game. I've spent 36+ hours and am enjoying the game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing JRPG, that reminds me of the games I played as a child. Chrono Trigger, Breath of Fire, and Final Fantasy 6 come to mind. Beautiful artwork, music, and character design. Definitely worth checking out, and I highly recommend Battle Chasers: Nightwar to any classic JRPG fans!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's play a game. Create a comic book team-up/crossover that you would like to see. One per day for 15 days, in no particular order. However you can't use the same character twice. No explanations, no reviews. Day 12: BATTLE CHASERS/ HEROES FOR HIRE
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