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itch.ioRank 23382026-10-12

Ignore the blackbird (jam version)

by Ana Merz

Open on itch.io

Velocity

-0.017

Ignore the blackbird (jam version) Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.01 to -0.02 (low -0.02, high 0.02).

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 2026-10-12. 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 Ignore the blackbird (jam version), 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 294 to 302, up 8, the change came at a steady pace.100%50%0%Sep 14Oct 13Ratings

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 14 to Oct 13

  • Ratings — people finished and cared294302+8
  • 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 14294
Sep 15295
Sep 16295
Sep 17295
Sep 18295
Sep 19295
Sep 20295
Sep 21295
Sep 22295
Sep 23296
Sep 24296
Sep 25296
Sep 26296
Sep 27296
Sep 28297
Sep 29299
Sep 30301
Oct 1301
Oct 2301
Oct 3302
Oct 4302
Oct 5302
Oct 6302
Oct 7302
Oct 8302
Oct 9302
Oct 10302
Oct 11302
Oct 12302
Oct 13302
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-13
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion3020+8

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

Categories

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · Puzzle117+1-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · Puzzle chart across 46 readings: slipping, #116 to #117 (best #112, worst #119).
Top sellers · Puzzle230Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Puzzle chart across 7 readings: slipping, #75 to #230 (best #75, worst #230).
Top sellers · Visual Novel348Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Visual Novel chart across 7 readings: slipping, #146 to #348 (best #146, worst #348).
Top rated · Visual Novel371-1-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · Visual Novel chart across 46 readings: slipping, #360 to #371 (best #360, worst #374).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated8830-8Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 55 readings: slipping, #866 to #883 (best #862, worst #888).
Top sellers2,431Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 7 readings: slipping, #919 to #2431 (best #919, worst #2431).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #artgame180+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #artgame chart across 53 readings: slipping, #17 to #18 (best #17, worst #19).
Top rated · #hand-drawn2500Position on itch.io's Top rated · #hand-drawn chart across 35 readings: slipping, #24 to #25 (best #24, worst #25).
Top rated · #surreal2500Position on itch.io's Top rated · #surreal chart across 35 readings: holding, #25 to #25 (best #25, worst #25).
Top rated · #cozy430-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cozy chart across 37 readings: slipping, #42 to #43 (best #42, worst #43).
Top rated · #point-and-click540-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #point-and-click chart across 35 readings: slipping, #53 to #54 (best #53, worst #54).
Top rated · #mystery660+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mystery chart across 35 readings: climbing, #67 to #66 (best #66, worst #67).
Top rated · #atmospheric11400Position on itch.io's Top rated · #atmospheric chart across 53 readings: slipping, #113 to #114 (best #112, worst #115).
Top rated · #story-rich1520-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 35 readings: slipping, #149 to #152 (best #149, worst #153).
Top rated · #no-ai394+1-12Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 35 readings: slipping, #377 to #394 (best #377, worst #396).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.75 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-08-20. 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.