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itch.ioRank 23202026-10-09

VIRICIDAL (DEMO)

by linglyum

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Velocity

-0.015

VIRICIDAL (DEMO) Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, -0.08 to -0.02 (low -0.11, high 0.04).

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 VIRICIDAL (DEMO), 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: 63 to 71, up 8, 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 cared6371+8
  • 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 1063
Sep 1163
Sep 1263
Sep 1363
Sep 1464
Sep 1565
Sep 1665
Sep 1765
Sep 1866
Sep 1968
Sep 2069
Sep 2169
Sep 2268
Sep 2368
Sep 2468
Sep 2568
Sep 2668
Sep 2768
Sep 2868
Sep 2968
Sep 3068
Oct 169
Oct 270
Oct 370
Oct 470
Oct 570
Oct 670
Oct 771
Oct 871
Oct 971
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-09
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion71+1+8

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 · Visual Novel528+11+52Position on itch.io's Top rated · Visual Novel chart across 42 readings: climbing, #601 to #528 (best #527, worst #601).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated1,330+12+161Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 51 readings: climbing, #1758 to #1330 (best #1327, worst #1758).
On 7 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #anime103+3+13Position on itch.io's Top rated · #anime chart across 49 readings: climbing, #126 to #103 (best #103, worst #127).
Top rated · #mystery113+2+9Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mystery chart across 31 readings: climbing, #123 to #113 (best #111, worst #123).
Top rated · #psychological-horror114-3+12Position on itch.io's Top rated · #psychological-horror chart across 31 readings: climbing, #126 to #114 (best #110, worst #126).
Top rated · #otome189+4+11Position on itch.io's Top rated · #otome chart across 31 readings: climbing, #201 to #189 (best #189, worst #201).
Top rated · #dating-sim230+7+15Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dating-sim chart across 33 readings: climbing, #247 to #230 (best #230, worst #247).
Top rated · #romance380+7+33Position on itch.io's Top rated · #romance chart across 31 readings: climbing, #415 to #380 (best #380, worst #415).
Top rated · #no-ai573+13+70Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 31 readings: climbing, #644 to #573 (best #572, worst #644).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.99 / 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.