Nutaku Review: Is It Still the King of Hentai Games in 2025?

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Nutaku is one of the best-known adult gaming platforms in the world.

It is the ‘promised land’ for all hentai porn game enthusiasts, a platform where you’ll find a mix of xxx genres, styles, and adult content all wrapped up in a slick user interface. 

In our extensive Nutaku review, we’ll address everything you need to know about this popular gaming mega-site: Is it legit? Is it safe to use? How does Nutaku Gold work? And most importantly, which are the hottest Nutaku porn games to get your blood pumping?

The platform is not without its share of controversy, and we’ll get into that too…

What Is Nutaku?

Nutaku platform review

Nutaku is the leading English-language platform for adult games, many of which fall under the hentai and gacha genres. The platform was famously dubbed ‘the Steamy Steam‘ by an employee at Anime Expo — a reputation that has stuck over time.

Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Nutaku is owned by Aylo (formerly MindGeek), the mega porn company known for running some of the world’s most famous adult sites, like PornHub and Brazzers.

Nutaku is also the exclusive distributor of DMM (Digital Media Mart) games outside Japan. These games do a huge business in Japan, with several popular titles making the jump over to Nutaku, including Flower Knight GirlKamihime Project and Otogi Frontier

Before we delve in to the type of porn games on Nutaku, and how they compare to other sex game platforms, you’ll probably want to know… is Nutaku legit? Can you trust it?

Is Nutaku Legit?

That was my first question before signing up: 

Is Nutaku safe and legit, or am I about to download a one-way ticket to Malware City? 

After using it extensively for several years, I can confirm: yes, Nutaku is legit and safe to use

Whether it is ethical is another subject altogether. Some gamers have a big problem with Nutaku’s gacha mechanics, which again, I will get to shortly.

Whatever you think about gacha, or pay-to-win, Nutaku is a real business, owned by one of the largest porn conglomerates in the world.

I didn’t encounter any sketchy downloads; games either run in-browser or come from Nutaku’s own servers. Payment processing for buying in-game currency is secure. There’s no spam (beyond basic seasonal promos), and no weird card charges… all good here.

Being a Canadian company, they do have to follow content laws (no illegal content like underage characters, etc.). In fact, Nutaku has been known to censor or alter certain game content to comply with Western regulations or “wider audience” appeal. This has caused some controversy.

Nutaku sometimes censors “loli” characters or certain fetishes in Japanese games, even while marketing itself as a “no-holds-barred platform”. So, while Nutaku is a legit platform, it isn’t 100% purist for every fetish – and thanks to this, it hasn’t always had the smoothest relationship with hardcore hentai fans.

Why Nutaku Is Popular For Hentai Porn Games

Nutaku is known for its hentai porn games. This is due to the platform’s early days when it took off in to the stratosphere with massive growth, driven by rare Japanese titles being available to play in English for the first time. 

The term “hentai” originates from Japan and is often used in the West to categorize explicit animations and cartoon-style porn games from Japan. Used interchangeably with ‘eroge’, it basically means lewd content in a Japanese style. Like manga or anime, but X-rated. 

You can easily spot hentai porn games by their bright and vibrant artwork. These titles depict women as young, and doe-eyed with exaggerated features (huge tits, massive asses… you get the idea).

Hentai hot sauce

Nutaku’s association to hentai porn games dates back to 2014 when the company struck a deal with DMM to become the sole distributor of their games in the western market. This meant several popular ‘H-games’ were translated in to English and released through Nutaku, including:

  • Lord of Valkyrie (the very first game on Nutaku!)
  • Angelic Saga
  • Kanpani Girls
  • Girls Kingdom
  • Peropero Seduction

These days, the large majority of games on Nutaku would be considered hentai in terms of tone, artwork and animation style. The platform has also leaned heavily towards gacha-style games. 

For those unacquainted with the term, ‘gacha’ games draw their name from ‘gachapon’, the Japanese capsule-toy vending machines. Gacha games revolve around the thrill of the unexpected, with players ‘pulling’ for random characters and rewards, where the thrill of randomness keeps players hooked and grinding for the next reward. 

While some gamers enjoy the ups and downs of the gacha model, it’s not for everyone. If you hate games that rely on heavy doses of RNG-luck, then you’re probably going to HATE Nutaku. 

Nutaku porn games are designed to get you grinding hardcore to unlock that next explicit hentai sex scene. While these games are often free-to-play, and appeal to a massive audience, they are designed to upsell micro-transactions as a form of ‘pay-to-win’.

There are other platforms that have done a good job of bringing hentai porn games to the western market (like EroGamesEroLabsJohren), but Nutaku is still the number one.

What Types of Games Will I Find?

Of course, “hentai” is such a sprawling genre… it really doesn’t say much for actual gameplay, or what you’ll be doing with your non-fapping hand. 😉

Browsing Nutaku’s library feels like being a kid in a very NSFW candy store. The types of games range across pretty much every genre:

Nutaku tagging system

Gacha RPGs & Strategy

This is Nutaku’s bread the butter.

If you enjoy collecting waifus and turn-based battles, Nutaku has plenty of free hentai games in the RPG/gacha genre. Take Kamihime Project (a long-running fantasy gacha RPG), for example, often praised as one of the highest quality Nutaku titles.

Newer hits like Aeons Echo – a flashy anime-style RPG with “stellar” animations – have joined the ranks of top games. There are also strategy/base-building games like King of Wasteland, which basically plays like a 4X strategy with a post-apocalyptic harem of sucking and fucking.

These games typically involve team building, story events, and yes… the prized “special scenes” you unlock as rewards for your hard graft.

Card Battlers & Turn-Based

Another best-selling category on Nutaku.

I’ve spent a lot of time playing Lust Goddess recently, one of the platform’s top performers of 2025, an addictive card-battle game which has tactical combat with a rampant, growing deck of lewd characters.

It’s just one of many similar titles in what has become a winning formula.

This is the genre where you’ll bump into PvP leagues and collectible cards (except here some cards literally have their clothes come off as you upgrade them). The cards are regularly tied to promo events… and this is one area where Nutaku draws criticism for milking its customer base excessively.

Every part of Nutaku is designed to assault your need for more…. dopamine… now.

Regular events. Regular drops. Regular FOMO.

Puzzles & Casual

Nutaku got famous for titles like Project QT and Booty Calls, match-3 puzzle/monster-girl games that play like Candy Crush meets Anime Waifu Academy. Both are actually quite fun if you like puzzles, although they aren’t exactly challenging in the IQ-department.

This well-stocked category is great for quick casual play, with X-rated visuals as your reward for clearing levels.

Idle Clickers & Management Sims

As a guy who wasted his youth blitzing Theme Hospital and Rollercoaster Tycoon, I’ve got a soft spot for a good tycoon management sim. Thank God I never found these versions during puberty.

Nutaku has a whole subgenre of tongue-in-cheek business sims. 

Fap CEO is probably the most famous – basically you click to run an adult cam studio empire, making money and unlocking dirty scenes with your “employees” as you grow. Its spiritual successor Sluts Inc. continues that tradition with even more humor (and plenty more tits).

These games are light on gameplay (mostly clicking and waiting), and certainly not Theme Hospital levels of awesomeness (I mean, come on now!)…. but they are surprisingly addictive nonetheless.

Dating Sims & Visual Novels

If story and romance are your thing, Nutaku has a decent selection of titles available. There are adult visual novels ranging from goofy parody to serious erotica. Many are premium (paid) games rather than free-to-play. 

Nutaku also sells English-localized VNs that were too hot for Steam. Just beware: some localizations have cut content, as mentioned earlier. Still, you can find plenty of uncensored hentai visual novels if you comb through the archives.

One thing I would say though… Nutaku has nothing on Steam when it comes to modern realistic-looking dating simulators. You’re not going to find titles with mind-blowing visuals or complexity, like Being a DIK, FreshWomen and so on.

Nutaku leans heavily on ‘playful and hentai’ instead.

Nutaku Free vs Paid

One big question I had was: can I enjoy Nutaku without paying, or is free play just a tease?

I’m not the only one with this question. Nutaku has earned quite the rep in certain parts of the gaming community… for going all in on the grind.

The answer: Yes, you can play free, but many games will needle you to open your wallet eventually.

Nutaku’s platform is heavily skewed toward free-to-play games with in-app purchases.

That means, you can sign up and start playing for free hentai games right away – most titles let you do quite a bit without resorting to your wallet.

I spent my first week on Nutaku hopping between games, trying everything from puzzles to RPGs, without paying. Well, technically anyway. I had some free credits through a promo, too.

The good news: you can experience a lot of the platform for free, including some of the best H scenes, just by grinding and being patient.

The bad news: eventually you’ll hit some kind of paywall or slow progress that tempts you to spend.

Here’s how it usually goes: free players get a limited amount of energy/stamina, slow resource gain, and maybe basic gacha pulls. As the saying goes, in F2P games you either pay in money or pay in time. On Nutaku, if you don’t pay, be ready for a grind.

As one Redditor puts it: “All of [Nutaku’s games] are pay to (figuratively) win – if you want anything to happen in a meaningful timeframe, you have to pay money

That was exactly my experience with the popular gacha games. They start fun, but soon you’re waiting hours for energy refills or repeating boring tasks unless you pony up for premium currency.

Nutaku does offer purely premium games too – but these are typically indie visual novels or offline games you buy outright (anywhere from $5 to $30 each, similar to Steam prices).

I grabbed a couple on sale; downloading and playing them was straightforward (no Steam key, you just run the installer from Nutaku). The selection of premium titles is large (Nutaku had over 300 premium games listed, though the platform clearly focuses on the F2P ones. Honestly, many of these paid games can also be found on Steam or other sites, often uncensored on Nutaku if Steam required a patch. The upside of premium games: you pay once and get the full content (no microtransactions).

The quality varies though, and some feel like cheap asset flips banking on the hentai hook.

Nutaku also tries to blur the lines by giving freebies and rewards.

For example, just verifying my email on sign-up gave me 200 Nutaku gold (about $2 worth of currency) to use. They sometimes run events or promo codes (like a Halloween code for 100 free gold or whatever). This gets you a tiny taste of premium currency for free.

It feels a bit like a drug dealer’s free sample to get you hooked, so be careful if you know you fare badly with the irresistible pull of gacha temptation.

Ultimately, some players get by free by grinding; others cave and spend. We’ll discuss the pricing next, because the way Nutaku monetizes these games deserves its own breakdown (spoiler: it can get expensive).

Nutaku Coins & Pricing

Nutaku Gold is a digital currency that you can use exclusively on the Nutaku platform. This virtual currency can be used to enhance your gaming experience by purchasing special items, unlocking exclusive content, or to speed up progress. Nutaku Gold can also be used to buy additional games.

You can purchase Nutaku Gold directly from the platform. 

It’s available in different package sizes to suit various budgets, and the transaction can be made through several payment methods, including credit cards, PayPal, and even cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. 

You’ll soon notice that Nutaku loves a Gold promotion. There are regular deals, Gold giveaways, and contests to reward active players. If you are smart with your timing, you can get significant discounts by loading your Gold Wallet at the right times.

Nutaku Gold Giveaway

Is Nutaku Gold a requirement for enjoying the many free-to-play games on the platform?

No, but love it or hate it, Nutaku’s ecosystem is heavily skewed towards micro-transactions

While it’s possible to progress through most of Nutaku’s F2P games without spending a penny, Gold exists as an alternative to the ‘grind’. We know how passionate the fanbase can get about ‘pay-to-win’ business models, so we’ll just say… it has its pros and cons.

The exchange rate is pretty straightforward: 100 gold ≈ $1 USD in value.

Packages start at around 500 gold ($5) and go up to whale-sized bundles like 50,000 gold ($500) with bonus gold thrown in. Nutaku often sells gold in preset packs (e.g. 1,600 gold for $20, 4,300 gold for $50, etc.), and sometimes third-party stores like OffGamers or G2A have discounted Nutaku gift cards.

For example, I just saw some 2,000 gold keys on sale – so savvy buyers might save a few bucks here or there, but generally expect standard prices.

So, what’s the damage?

Well, if you have no self-control, Nutaku games can drain your wallet fast.

A lot of the top games are gacha-based, meaning you spend gold for random draws hoping to get rare sexy characters or scenes. It’s not unusual for a single 10x gacha pull to cost 300–600 gold ($3–6). And the drop rates can be brutal. I’ve heard horror stories (and saw a few firsthand) of players spending $100+ chasing that one time-limited waifu and failing.

It’s not an exaggeration – some limited event packages in these games cost $80-$100 for the best reward. That’s per character or item. 😬

FIFA, eat your heart out.

The P2W Pull

A quick note on the value (P2W factor):

Does spending money feel worth it on Nutaku?

Sometimes yes, often no.

For instance, I dropped about 1,200 gold ($12) on a starter bundle in one game and got a pretty substantial boost (some rare characters, currency, etc.) which made the game a lot more fun for a while.

But in another game, I blew 800 gold on stamina refills and instantly regretted it – the fun didn’t increase, I just sped through content and hit another wall.

The monetization is aggressive throughout: energy systems, VIP memberships, lootboxes, you name it. It’s very mobile gaming-esque. That said, if you compare Nutaku’s coin prices to, say, buying currency in a mobile gacha like Genshin Impact or Fate/Grand Order, well, it’s roughly in the same ballpark.

Expensive, but not outlandishly more than mainstream games. The difference is you’re paying to keep your dick happy… and such pursuits are traditionally loaded with regret. 😂

Popular Nutaku Games To Play Today

If you ask 10 different Nutaku users for their favorite Nutaku game, you’ll probably get 6-7 different answers. With an active player-base of over 50 million users, and over 650 games to choose from, it’s difficult to assess which games are objectively the ‘best’.

Here are some that have done serious numbers for Nutaku over the years:

Project QT

https://www.nutaku.net/games/project-qt/

Project QT

Project QT is arguably the most famous of all the porn games on Nutaku. It was voted Top Mobile Game and Most Popular Mobile Game in their most recent annual awards.

At its core, Project QT is a puzzle RPG, which means it combines the strategy and character development of RPGs with the addictive match-3 gameplay mechanic.

The storyline is suitably bizarre and out there, even by Nutaku’s fantastical standards. A black hole experiment in the Arctic goes horribly wrong and a gateway to a different dimension has been opened on Planet Earth. Through that void comes a mysterious space virus that only you and your army of sexy college babes can conquer.

Your mission is to fuck your way to victory, and if there’s one thing we can promise you with this title: there’s a whole lot of fucking to be done if you want to save the universe.

Packed full of lewd artwork and sexy hentai characters to seduce, Project QT is addictive enough to draw you in for hours of steamy gaming. The game is free-to-play and can be accessed directly in the browser, or as a download via the Android app.

King of Kinks

https://www.nutaku.net/games/king-of-kinks/

King of Kinks

King of Kinks is a sprawling RPG epic that was voted Nutaku’s Most Popular Browser Game at their most recent annual awards.

This is Nutaku’s answer to horny turn-based strategy, and I’ll admit… I enjoyed it more than I expected. You build a harem of badass, barely-dressed “goddesses” and send them into 5v5 auto-battles across a fantasy realm that feels like a fever dream of Game of Thrones and a doujinshi.

There’s actual team-building strategy here: tanks, DPS, support roles, gear upgrades, and surprisingly addictive squad synergy, especially once you start chasing event-exclusive characters and skins. 

My main criticism of King of Kings is that the game does seem to drag in places and it can feel unnecessarily grindy at times. If you’re going F2P, it can take a serious time investment to unlock the X-rated content. Clearly, based on its lofty status among Nutaku’s player-base, the grind is worth it for many.

King of Kinks is free-to-play. You can get in on the action directly through your web browser (PC or mobile), or by downloading it via the Android app.

Booty Farm

https://www.nutaku.net/games/booty-farm/

Booty Farm Nutaku gaming

Booty Farm is a sex farming game that doubles up as a dating sim. It’s probably not the genre you wanted, but it might just be the genre you needed!

This smash-hit title contains a mix of strategy, resource management and, good old fashioned farm girl banging.

The gameplay loop is classic idle farming: grow crops, collect resources, sell goods, and upgrade buildings… but every milestone unlocks ever dirtier interactions with the local “farm girls,” each one dressed like Halloween came early. It’s dumb, it’s clicky, and it’s surprisingly sticky once you get into the rhythm (and the eye candy helps).

Safe to say, in Booty Farm, you’ll be plowing more than just the fields. There are 13+ sexy girls to meet, over 200 uncensored lewd scenes, and regular monthly events to keep the game feeling fresh. Well, about as fresh as an X-rated farming sim can feel…

Booty Farm is free and available to play on PC or Android; you can play it in your browser too.

Harem Heroes

https://www.nutaku.net/games/harem-heroes/

Harem Heroes

Harem Heroes (known outside Nutaku as Hentai Heroes) is a harem-building sex game by Kinkoid, one of the prominent developers in the hentai porn genre.

This is one of Nutaku’s OG classics, and it still holds up surprisingly well. It’s a turn-based RPG where you battle through story missions, recruit babes to your harem, and slowly become the world’s most overworked (and oversexed) adventurer. The game leans into parody hard, so you can expect tongue-in-cheek humor, anime clichés turned up to eleven, and dialogue that’s part horny, part genuinely funny, part… WTF.

There are over 669 girls in the Haremverse and all of them can be invited to join your Harem. There’s actually probably more as you read this now, thanks to the regular drops. Energy systems, time gates, and RNG drops can stretch progression out unless you’re spending Nutaku coins.

Harem Heroes is quirky, addictive and updated on a monthly basis. You can play it in your browser, or download it through the Nutaku Android app.

Fap CEO

https://www.nutaku.net/games/fap-ceo/

Fap CEO Nutaku game

Fap CEO is one of the most popular titles on Nutaku. It appears repeatedly on user-submitted ‘top ten Nutaku games’ lists. Yes, it’s a grind. But boy, it’s addictive as hell.

As the CEO of your own cam girl empire, you’re tasked with hiring and training a team of sexy cam girl babes. How much training does a cam girl need, you might think? Trust us: lots.

Your objective is to climb the corporate ladder by any means necessary — and I do mean any.

The game skilfully blends the best of clicker games with rich storytelling, engaging characters, and uncensored hentai scenes.

The real charm of Fap CEO lies in the attention to detail in the narrative, the humor, and the memorable characters (each with their own backstory). The dialogue is witty, the artwork is vibrant, and the NSFW content will keep you coming back for more lewd kicks. If you ever wanted to become a virtual porn mogul, now is your chance to dance.

Fap CEO is free-to-play. You can play it directly in your browser using Safari, Chrome or Firefox. Or you can download it via the Android app.

Using the Nutaku Launcher Desktop App

Nutaku Desktop Launcher

Nutaku Launcher is a desktop app for Windows computer that allows you to streamline your playing experience in to one convenient app.

If you’re familiar with how Steam works, Nutaku Launcher offers the same benefits.

All of your games will be updated automatically with the latest releases, including bug fixes, patches and new features. You can easily hop between titles, which is ideal for maximising your progress on Nutaku’s massive selection of idle / casual games.

Nutaku will recommend titles based on the games you’re currently playing. Anything you play will be stored in your library so you can jump in straight away next time and pick up where you left off.

If you’re playing on a Windows PC, it’s a no-brainer to install the desktop launcher. Unfortunately it’s not yet available on Mac. This is once again due to Apple’s stringent ‘no thanks to adult-content‘ policy.

Using The Nutaku Mobile App

The Nutaku Mobile App is available to download for Android users only.

Sorry iPhone users, you know the drill! Adult content… bad. Apple no likey.

Nutaku mobile app for sex games

The Mobile app works much the same as the Desktop Launcher. It lets you run all of your games conveniently from one accessible library. You’ll get automatic updates, game suggestions, and a much more stable environment for playing adult games on your phone.

You will notice that many games on Nutaku are tagged as ‘Android App’, which means you’ll need this mobile app in order to run them.

That is not the case for browser-based games, which can be played on your mobile device regardless of whether you have the app installed.

Unfortunately, it’s not possible to buy Nutaku Gold via the mobile app. You have to visit the website directly if you want to add Gold to your account.

Who Should Play on Nutaku

At this point, you might be thinking, “Okay, is Nutaku for me or not?

From my experience, here’s who I’d recommend Nutaku to… and who might want to steer clear.

You’ll probably enjoy Nutaku if:

  • You like anime-style hentai art and are 18+ (obviously). Nutaku’s library is overwhelmingly hentai/ecchi anime art. If that aesthetic turns you on, quids in, you’re the target audience. Fans of visual novels, anime gacha games, or Japanese RPG tropes will feel at home, just with extra R-rated content.
  • You’re a casual gamer looking for a new twist. Maybe you already play mobile gacha or idle games and want to spice it up with adult content. Nutaku offers familiar gameplay loops (match-3, RPG combat, base building) but with an adult reward system that adds motivation. It’s surprisingly easy to get hooked on a mediocre game when there’s beast-sized tits and arse dangling at the next level-up.
  • You don’t mind (or even enjoy) F2P mechanics. If grinding, daily logins, and the occasional microtransaction don’t scare you, Nutaku’s games will be fine. Players who are patient or budget a little spending money can have a lot of fun here. I’d say Nutaku is great for someone who might otherwise spend on mobile games. All games are different, I’m not judging.
  • You want to support adult game devs/industry. Nutaku has essentially created a marketplace for 18+ games. Playing (and especially paying) on Nutaku does support developers who make adult content, a niche that historically struggled to monetize. If you believe in the genre, playing on Nutaku is a way to contribute to its growth (just do so responsibly). Nutaku even funds new game development via publishing deals, so a strong playerbase helps more games come out.
  • You’re curious and open-minded. Honestly, I’d recommend Nutaku to any open-minded adult gamer just to check out. It’s a bit of a laugh and a bit of a thrill. There’s no harm in whacking one out to the free games on offer, just go in with realistic expectations of what to expect.

You might want to avoid Nutaku if:

  • You hate microtransactions or gambling mechanics. Seriously, if you despise the mobile/Facebook game model of waiting or paying, Nutaku is gonna piss in your cereal. Many games are built around psychological tricks to make you spend. That can sap the fun if you’re anti-P2W.
  • You’re looking for high-quality, story-rich games. While there are exceptions, most Nutaku games are not going to give you deep storytelling or innovative gameplay. They cater to fairly simple, addictive loops. If you want something like Witcher 3 but with sex, Nutaku’s not it. You might be better off with adult mods on PC games or the higher-end titles on Steam (see our reccos here).
  • You prefer Western art styles or hardcore content. Nutaku is heavily anime and mostly vanilla in its content. If you’re into 3D realistic adult games or very niche fetishes, Nutaku’s selection might feel tame or too cartoonish. There’s a small amount of Western-made games on Nutaku, but the platform overall has a Japanese bent.
  • You have an addictive personality with spending. I’ll be real: if you easily overspend in games, be very cautious with Nutaku. The combination of sexual content and gacha gambling can be dangerous. It’s the kind of thing that could tempt you into dropping way more cash than you intended. If this is you, maybe stick to Nutaku’s premium games (fixed price) or set strict limits.
  • You’re under 18 or uncomfortable with pornographic content. Duh – but I have to say it. Nutaku is adults-only.

My Verdict – Is Nutaku Worth It in 2025?

So, is Nutaku worth it in 2025? 

After all my escapades on the platform, my honest answer is: 

Yes – but with some serious caveats, particularly if you are prone to splashing more cash than you can afford.

I’ve had a lot of fun on Nutaku – both as a gamer and as, well, a red-blooded adult who likes a slice of hentai on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Because why the hell not?!

In 2025, Nutaku is bigger than ever, with new games integrating things like AI-generated content and more ambitious graphics. The platform keeps evolving and I can’t see it going away anytime soon… certainly not with the powerful financial backing of Aylo driving it forwards.

However, whether it’s worth your time and money depends on you. If you’re the target audience, Nutaku can definitely be worth it – just watch your spending and don’t blow your mortgage chasing cute waifus.

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AUTHOR PROFILE

Mike Morris

Mike is the Games editor at AdultVisor. He is chiefly responsible for sourcing, playing and reviewing the hottest new adult gaming titles. There aren’t many adult gaming genres that Mike hasn’t dipped his shaggy beard into — from wholesome visual novels to ‘shag-your-step-sister’ porn simulators. He’s contributed to several popular lewd games, working in Ren’py as a techie/scriptwriting jack of all (smut) trades. Mike has also been spotted in the wild at Gamescom, the Tokyo Game Show, and on popular adult gaming forums (F95Zone, LewdCorner). He's our resident porn gaming connoisseur.
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