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itch.ioRank 12082026-10-21

Lads in Distress (New Demo)

by Catfish Crew

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Velocity

0.000

Lads in Distress (New Demo) Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).

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 2026-10-21. 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 Lads in Distress (New Demo), 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-22 to 2026-10-21, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 140 throughout, no change at all.100%50%0%Sep 22Oct 21Ratings

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 22 to Oct 21

  • Ratings — people finished and cared1401400
  • 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 22140
Sep 23140
Sep 24140
Sep 25140
Sep 26140
Sep 27140
Sep 28140
Sep 29140
Sep 30140
Oct 1140
Oct 2140
Oct 3140
Oct 4140
Oct 5140
Oct 6140
Oct 7140
Oct 8140
Oct 9140
Oct 10140
Oct 11140
Oct 12140
Oct 13140
Oct 14140
Oct 15140
Oct 16140
Oct 17140
Oct 18140
Oct 19140
Oct 20140
Oct 21140
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-21
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion14000

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 rated5,814-50-105Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 47 readings: slipping, #5617 to #5814 (best #5617, worst #5823).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
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Top rated · #comedy3810-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #comedy chart across 45 readings: slipping, #376 to #381 (best #376, worst #384).
Top rated · #otome444-1-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #otome chart across 43 readings: slipping, #440 to #444 (best #440, worst #446).
Top rated · #multiple-endings455-7-17Position on itch.io's Top rated · #multiple-endings chart across 43 readings: slipping, #435 to #455 (best #435, worst #455).
Top rated · #female-protagonist544+1-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #female-protagonist chart across 44 readings: slipping, #540 to #544 (best #539, worst #548).
Top rated · #dating-sim575-2-12Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dating-sim chart across 45 readings: slipping, #560 to #575 (best #560, worst #576).
Top rated · #fantasy582-2-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #fantasy chart across 44 readings: slipping, #573 to #582 (best #573, worst #594).
Top rated · #story-rich775-9-18Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 43 readings: slipping, #749 to #775 (best #749, worst #777).
Top rated · #romance1,086-10-30Position on itch.io's Top rated · #romance chart across 43 readings: slipping, #1053 to #1086 (best #1053, worst #1087).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-22
Price
free
Average rating
4.51 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-08-22. itch.io publishes only the most recent devlog date, so anything posted before then leaves no trace here.

Go to the source

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