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itch.ioRank 12652026-10-17

Dear Substance of Kin

by Deconstructeam

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

Dear Substance of Kin 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 2026-10-17. 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 Dear Substance of Kin, 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: 159 throughout, no change at all.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 cared1591590
  • 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 18159
Sep 19159
Sep 20159
Sep 21159
Sep 22159
Sep 23159
Sep 24159
Sep 25159
Sep 26159
Sep 27159
Sep 28159
Sep 29159
Sep 30159
Oct 1159
Oct 2159
Oct 3159
Oct 4159
Oct 5159
Oct 6159
Oct 7159
Oct 8159
Oct 9159
Oct 10159
Oct 11159
Oct 12159
Oct 13159
Oct 14159
Oct 15159
Oct 16159
Oct 17159
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion15900

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 · Adventure458+2-9Position on itch.io's Top rated · Adventure chart across 50 readings: slipping, #445 to #458 (best #444, worst #460).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated2,510-11-46Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: slipping, #2426 to #2510 (best #2422, worst #2510).
On 8 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #ludum-dare-44700Position on itch.io's Top rated · #ludum-dare-44 chart across 39 readings: holding, #7 to #7 (best #7, worst #7).
Top rated · #non-linear700Position on itch.io's Top rated · #non-linear chart across 39 readings: holding, #7 to #7 (best #7, worst #7).
Top rated · #dark-fantasy5500Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dark-fantasy chart across 41 readings: slipping, #54 to #55 (best #54, worst #55).
Top rated · #exploration109+1-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #exploration chart across 40 readings: slipping, #106 to #109 (best #105, worst #113).
Top rated · #point-and-click1510-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #point-and-click chart across 39 readings: slipping, #144 to #151 (best #143, worst #151).
Top rated · #narrative186-1-5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #narrative chart across 39 readings: slipping, #177 to #186 (best #177, worst #186).
Top rated · #pixel-art5650-11Position on itch.io's Top rated · #pixel-art chart across 39 readings: slipping, #551 to #565 (best #551, worst #567).
Top rated · #horror585-6-16Position on itch.io's Top rated · #horror chart across 39 readings: slipping, #566 to #585 (best #565, worst #586).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.67 / 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.