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itch.ioRank 10212026-10-12

Ikigai University

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Velocity

0.000

Ikigai University Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, -0.10 to 0.00 (low -0.10, 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 2026-10-12. 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 Ikigai University, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-13 to 2026-10-12, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 30 to 34, up 4, most of that change came early in the window.100%50%0%Sep 13Oct 12Ratings

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 13 to Oct 12

  • Ratings — people finished and cared3034+4
  • 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 1330
Sep 1430
Sep 1530
Sep 1630
Sep 1730
Sep 1832
Sep 1933
Sep 2033
Sep 2133
Sep 2233
Sep 2333
Sep 2433
Sep 2533
Sep 2633
Sep 2733
Sep 2833
Sep 2933
Sep 3033
Oct 133
Oct 233
Oct 333
Oct 433
Oct 533
Oct 633
Oct 733
Oct 833
Oct 933
Oct 1033
Oct 1133
Oct 1234
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-12
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion340+4

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 · Visual Novel343-25Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Visual Novel chart across 25 readings: slipping, #213 to #343 (best #116, worst #343).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers2,856-278Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 34 readings: slipping, #972 to #2856 (best #632, worst #4914).
Top rated5,110+257+875Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 31 readings: climbing, #5985 to #5110 (best #4633, worst #5985).
Newest7,048-4,833Position on itch.io's Newest chart across 11 readings: slipping, #185 to #7048 (best #185, worst #7048).
New & popular7,137-5,683Position on itch.io's New & popular chart across 17 readings: holding, #7082 to #7137 (best #6, worst #7137).
On 10 tag charts
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Top rated · #yaoi106-12+6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #yaoi chart across 34 readings: climbing, #130 to #106 (best #94, worst #130).
Top rated · #furry191-23+24Position on itch.io's Top rated · #furry chart across 34 readings: climbing, #251 to #191 (best #164, worst #251).
Top rated · #slice-of-life193-16+12Position on itch.io's Top rated · #slice-of-life chart across 34 readings: climbing, #248 to #193 (best #174, worst #248).
Top rated · #gay226-16+32Position on itch.io's Top rated · #gay chart across 34 readings: climbing, #294 to #226 (best #207, worst #294).
Top rated · #anime329-23+35Position on itch.io's Top rated · #anime chart across 51 readings: climbing, #383 to #329 (best #292, worst #474).
Top rated · #mystery348-24+33Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mystery chart across 34 readings: climbing, #461 to #348 (best #316, worst #461).
Top rated · #lgbt691-56+65Position on itch.io's Top rated · #lgbt chart across 34 readings: climbing, #879 to #691 (best #620, worst #879).
Top rated · #cute751-70+75Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cute chart across 36 readings: climbing, #997 to #751 (best #675, worst #998).
Top rated · #no-ai2,206-251+236Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 30 readings: climbing, #2442 to #2206 (best #1871, worst #2442).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.85 / 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.