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itch.ioRank 11292026-11-06

Unnecessary Evil

by Eva Abollivier

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

Unnecessary Evil 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 2026-11-06. 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 Unnecessary Evil, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-10-09 to 2026-11-07, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 100 throughout, no change at all.100%50%0%Oct 9Nov 7Ratings

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 Oct 9 to Nov 7

  • Ratings — people finished and cared1001000
  • 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
Oct 9100
Oct 10100
Oct 11100
Oct 12100
Oct 13100
Oct 14100
Oct 15100
Oct 16100
Oct 17100
Oct 18100
Oct 19100
Oct 20100
Oct 21100
Oct 22100
Oct 23100
Oct 24100
Oct 25100
Oct 26100
Oct 27100
Oct 28100
Oct 29100
Oct 30100
Oct 31100
Nov 1100
Nov 2100
Nov 3100
Nov 4100
Nov 5100
Nov 6100
Nov 7100
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-11-07
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion10000

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

On 6 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #ludum-dare-43900Position on itch.io's Top rated · #ludum-dare-43 chart across 60 readings: holding, #9 to #9 (best #9, worst #9).
Top rated · #gore87-2+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #gore chart across 60 readings: slipping, #79 to #87 (best #79, worst #89).
Top rated · #dark-humor1050-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dark-humor chart across 62 readings: slipping, #103 to #105 (best #102, worst #105).
Top rated · #puzzle-platformer1210-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #puzzle-platformer chart across 59 readings: slipping, #120 to #121 (best #119, worst #121).
Top rated · #pixel-art1,764-8-28Position on itch.io's Top rated · #pixel-art chart across 59 readings: slipping, #1691 to #1764 (best #1691, worst #1765).
Top rated · #singleplayer1,772-11+22Position on itch.io's Top rated · #singleplayer chart across 59 readings: slipping, #1693 to #1772 (best #1693, worst #1796).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-09-07
Price
free
Average rating
4.52 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-09-07. 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.