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itch.ioRank 19442026-10-16

The Narrator Says We're Meant to Be!

by Meiri

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Velocity

-0.004

The Narrator Says We're Meant to Be! Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, -0.00 to -0.00 (low -0.01, 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 2026-10-16. 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 Narrator Says We're Meant to Be!, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-17 to 2026-10-16, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 233 to 239, up 6, the change came at a steady pace.100%50%0%Sep 17Oct 16Ratings

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 17 to Oct 16

  • Ratings — people finished and cared233239+6
  • 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 17233
Sep 18234
Sep 19234
Sep 20234
Sep 21234
Sep 22233
Sep 23233
Sep 24234
Sep 25234
Sep 26235
Sep 27235
Sep 28235
Sep 29235
Sep 30236
Oct 1236
Oct 2236
Oct 3236
Oct 4236
Oct 5236
Oct 6238
Oct 7238
Oct 8238
Oct 9238
Oct 10238
Oct 11238
Oct 12239
Oct 13239
Oct 14239
Oct 15239
Oct 16239
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-16
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion239+1+6

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 Novel345+3-5Position on itch.io's Top rated · Visual Novel chart across 49 readings: climbing, #366 to #345 (best #336, worst #366).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated791+8+11Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 58 readings: climbing, #838 to #791 (best #790, worst #890).
On 10 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #queer260-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #queer chart across 38 readings: slipping, #25 to #26 (best #25, worst #26).
Top rated · #meaningful-choices4300Position on itch.io's Top rated · #meaningful-choices chart across 38 readings: climbing, #44 to #43 (best #42, worst #44).
Top rated · #multiple-endings78+1-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #multiple-endings chart across 38 readings: climbing, #81 to #78 (best #76, worst #81).
Top rated · #amare88+10Position on itch.io's Top rated · #amare chart across 57 readings: climbing, #89 to #88 (best #86, worst #93).
Top rated · #otome129+20Position on itch.io's Top rated · #otome chart across 38 readings: climbing, #137 to #129 (best #129, worst #137).
Top rated · #lgbt143+1-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #lgbt chart across 38 readings: climbing, #145 to #143 (best #139, worst #145).
Top rated · #story-rich1440-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 38 readings: climbing, #146 to #144 (best #142, worst #146).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction161+1+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 38 readings: climbing, #168 to #161 (best #159, worst #168).
Top rated · #romance257+2-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #romance chart across 38 readings: climbing, #268 to #257 (best #253, worst #268).
Top rated · #no-ai355+4-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 38 readings: climbing, #369 to #355 (best #350, worst #369).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.82 / 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

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