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itch.ioRank 4512026-10-17

The Rock the Paper and the Scissors

by Zi

Open on itch.io

Velocity

+0.009

The Rock the Paper and the Scissors Velocity, last 14 days: rising 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 2026-10-17. 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 The Rock the Paper and the Scissors, 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: 107 to 108, up 1, most of that change came late in the window.100%50%0%-100%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. The axis runs past its ends because a counter went beyond its final value inside the window and came back — a deleted comment, a withdrawn rating. The scale is widened rather than the curve clipped, so the round trip stays visible.

Series — over Sep 18 to Oct 17

  • Ratings — people finished and cared107108+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 18107
Sep 19107
Sep 20107
Sep 21107
Sep 22106
Sep 23107
Sep 24107
Sep 25107
Sep 26107
Sep 27107
Sep 28107
Sep 29107
Sep 30107
Oct 1107
Oct 2107
Oct 3107
Oct 4107
Oct 5107
Oct 6107
Oct 7107
Oct 8107
Oct 9107
Oct 10107
Oct 11107
Oct 12107
Oct 13107
Oct 14107
Oct 15108
Oct 16108
Oct 17108
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion108+1+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 rated5,092-128+44Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: slipping, #4766 to #5092 (best #4766, worst #5145).
Top sellers5,096-255-384Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 58 readings: slipping, #4677 to #5096 (best #4551, worst #5096).
On 5 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #ludum-dare-32400Position on itch.io's Top rated · #ludum-dare-32 chart across 39 readings: holding, #4 to #4 (best #4, worst #4).
Top rated · #western16-10Position on itch.io's Top rated · #western chart across 39 readings: slipping, #15 to #16 (best #14, worst #16).
Top rated · #rhythm58-20Position on itch.io's Top rated · #rhythm chart across 39 readings: slipping, #53 to #58 (best #53, worst #58).
Top rated · #music89-2+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #music chart across 39 readings: slipping, #86 to #89 (best #86, worst #90).
Top rated · #arcade180-4-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #arcade chart across 57 readings: slipping, #164 to #180 (best #164, worst #180).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.59 / 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.