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itch.ioRank 22842026-10-09

Ink & Brine

by gonzalocantos

Open on itch.io

Velocity

-0.014

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 2026-10-09. 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

22 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 Ink & Brine, 22 daysLead and lag over 22 days, 2026-09-19 to 2026-10-10, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 4 to 25, up 21, most of that change came early in the window.100%50%0%Sep 19Oct 10Ratings

Each line is scaled to its own change across these 22 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 19 to Oct 10

  • Ratings — people finished and cared425+21
  • 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 194
Sep 206
Sep 218
Sep 2211
Sep 2315
Sep 2417
Sep 2519
Sep 2620
Sep 2721
Sep 2821
Sep 2922
Sep 3022
Oct 122
Oct 222
Oct 323
Oct 423
Oct 524
Oct 624
Oct 724
Oct 824
Oct 925
Oct 1025
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-10
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion25+3

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 sellers · Simulation276Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Simulation chart across 7 readings: slipping, #93 to #276 (best #93, worst #276).
Top rated · Simulation919+8Position on itch.io's Top rated · Simulation chart across 19 readings: slipping, #758 to #919 (best #725, worst #933).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers2,318-1,644Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 8 readings: slipping, #674 to #2318 (best #674, worst #2318).
New & popular6,940-6,383Position on itch.io's New & popular chart across 12 readings: slipping, #47 to #6940 (best #47, worst #6940).
Newest7,072-5,447Position on itch.io's Newest chart across 10 readings: slipping, #174 to #7072 (best #174, worst #7072).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #underwater43+3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #underwater chart across 21 readings: climbing, #193 to #43 (best #32, worst #193).
Top rated · #ai-generated126-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #ai-generated chart across 21 readings: climbing, #572 to #126 (best #83, worst #572).
Top rated · #idle137-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #idle chart across 21 readings: climbing, #926 to #137 (best #111, worst #926).
Top rated · #incremental153-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #incremental chart across 21 readings: climbing, #1000 to #153 (best #131, worst #1000).
Top rated · #hand-drawn267+9Position on itch.io's Top rated · #hand-drawn chart across 20 readings: climbing, #685 to #267 (best #212, worst #685).
Top rated · #relaxing369+12Position on itch.io's Top rated · #relaxing chart across 18 readings: slipping, #321 to #369 (best #309, worst #381).
Top rated · #cozy377+6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cozy chart across 20 readings: climbing, #753 to #377 (best #289, worst #753).
Top rated · #exploration564-23Position on itch.io's Top rated · #exploration chart across 18 readings: climbing, #1390 to #564 (best #442, worst #1390).
Top rated · #singleplayer2,095
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-09-16
Price
free
Average rating
4.72 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-09-16. 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.