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itch.ioRank 15672026-10-17

On the Cusp of Nether

by Akua

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Velocity

0.000

On the Cusp of Nether Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, -0.11 to -0.00 (low -0.11, high 0.04).

Confidence 20%

Confidence is the share of Velocity’s four components that could be measured for this game, scaled down again when there is less than a fortnight to measure over. Here, ratings had a measurable acceleration on 2026-10-17. Topic views and comments did not. We also have itch.io chart positions for it, which is the fourth component. It was observed on 14 of the last 14 days. How this is computed.

Which counter moved first

Lead and lag

30 days

Not enough of the ladder to compare.

Only ratings could be plotted, so there is no second counter to compare the timing against.

Lead and lag for On the Cusp of Nether, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-18 to 2026-10-17, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 47 to 54, up 7, most of that change came early in the window.100%50%0%Sep 18Oct 17Ratings

Each line is scaled to its own change across these 30 days, so counters that differ by orders of magnitude can be compared by shape. The vertical gap is what matters: a line higher on the left took its change earlier. The real counts are in the legend, and the day-by-day numbers are below.

Series — over Sep 18 to Oct 17

  • Ratings — people finished and cared4754+7
  • Topic views are not recorded for this game, so that rung is unmeasured — not zero.
  • Comments are not recorded for this game, so that rung is unmeasured — not zero.
The numbers behind the chart

The counter as we recorded it that day, and beside it the share of the window’s change it had reached — the value the chart plots.

DayRatings
Sep 1847
Sep 1947
Sep 2047
Sep 2148
Sep 2249
Sep 2350
Sep 2451
Sep 2552
Sep 2652
Sep 2752
Sep 2852
Sep 2952
Sep 3052
Oct 152
Oct 252
Oct 352
Oct 452
Oct 552
Oct 652
Oct 753
Oct 853
Oct 953
Oct 1053
Oct 1153
Oct 1254
Oct 1354
Oct 1454
Oct 1554
Oct 1654
Oct 1754
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion54+1+7

A blank change is not a zero: the scoring pass refuses a window whose nearest observation is too stale to compare, rather than differencing two points that are not seven days apart.

Not our number

On itch.io's own charts

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated4,737+1,297Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 12 readings: climbing, #6011 to #4737 (best #4737, worst #6034).
New & popular6,870-5,159Position on itch.io's New & popular chart across 17 readings: slipping, #11 to #6870 (best #10, worst #6870).
Newest7,088-6,480Position on itch.io's Newest chart across 8 readings: slipping, #608 to #7088 (best #608, worst #7088).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #folklore13+1-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #folklore chart across 39 readings: slipping, #12 to #13 (best #11, worst #17).
Top rated · #scary39+1-5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #scary chart across 39 readings: slipping, #38 to #39 (best #34, worst #43).
Top rated · #suspense49+2-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #suspense chart across 39 readings: climbing, #51 to #49 (best #43, worst #57).
Top rated · #dark-fantasy1380-12Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dark-fantasy chart across 41 readings: climbing, #147 to #138 (best #125, worst #161).
Top rated · #mystery502+7-43Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mystery chart across 39 readings: climbing, #508 to #502 (best #459, worst #544).
Top rated · #multiple-endings579+1-58Position on itch.io's Top rated · #multiple-endings chart across 39 readings: slipping, #577 to #579 (best #521, worst #630).
Top rated · #narrative669+17-73Position on itch.io's Top rated · #narrative chart across 39 readings: climbing, #690 to #669 (best #596, worst #737).
Top rated · #atmospheric1,067+27-107Position on itch.io's Top rated · #atmospheric chart across 57 readings: slipping, #808 to #1067 (best #686, worst #1192).
Top rated · #horror1,628+30-151Position on itch.io's Top rated · #horror chart across 39 readings: climbing, #1676 to #1628 (best #1477, worst #1812).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-21
Price
free
Average rating
4.63 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-08-21. itch.io publishes only the most recent devlog date, so anything posted before then leaves no trace here.

Go to the source

We hold counters and metadata only. Nothing on the game’s own page — its description, its screenshots, its build — is republished here, and everything worth reading about it is behind those links.