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itch.ioRank 19022026-10-09

In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines

by Laura Hunt

Open on itch.io

Velocity

-0.005

In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.00 to -0.01 (low -0.01, high 0.01).

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

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 In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-10 to 2026-10-09, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 198 to 199, up 1, the change came at a steady pace.100%50%0%Sep 10Oct 9Ratings

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 10 to Oct 9

  • Ratings — people finished and cared198199+1
  • 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 10198
Sep 11198
Sep 12198
Sep 13198
Sep 14198
Sep 15198
Sep 16198
Sep 17198
Sep 18198
Sep 19198
Sep 20198
Sep 21198
Sep 22198
Sep 23198
Sep 24198
Sep 25198
Sep 26198
Sep 27199
Sep 28199
Sep 29199
Sep 30199
Oct 1199
Oct 2199
Oct 3199
Oct 4199
Oct 5199
Oct 6199
Oct 7199
Oct 8199
Oct 9199
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-09
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion1990+1

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 rated1,895-6-56Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 51 readings: slipping, #1761 to #1895 (best #1760, worst #1895).
On 12 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #forest300Position on itch.io's Top rated · #forest chart across 31 readings: holding, #3 to #3 (best #3, worst #3).
Top rated · #1-bit1400Position on itch.io's Top rated · #1-bit chart across 51 readings: holding, #14 to #14 (best #14, worst #14).
Top rated · #bitsy250-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #bitsy chart across 42 readings: slipping, #24 to #25 (best #22, worst #25).
Top rated · #minimalist3400Position on itch.io's Top rated · #minimalist chart across 31 readings: holding, #34 to #34 (best #34, worst #35).
Top rated · #dark1040-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dark chart across 33 readings: slipping, #102 to #104 (best #101, worst #105).
Top rated · #narrative145-2-7Position on itch.io's Top rated · #narrative chart across 31 readings: slipping, #138 to #145 (best #138, worst #145).
Top rated · #retro179-1-5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #retro chart across 31 readings: slipping, #174 to #179 (best #174, worst #179).
Top rated · #short344-1-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #short chart across 31 readings: slipping, #337 to #344 (best #337, worst #344).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction356-2-11Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 31 readings: slipping, #346 to #356 (best #345, worst #356).
Top rated · #pixel-art421-2-11Position on itch.io's Top rated · #pixel-art chart across 31 readings: slipping, #411 to #421 (best #410, worst #421).
Top rated · #2d486-2-15Position on itch.io's Top rated · #2d chart across 51 readings: slipping, #455 to #486 (best #455, worst #487).
Top rated · #no-ai821-7-39Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 31 readings: slipping, #782 to #821 (best #780, worst #821).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.68 / 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.