itch.ioRank 11292026-11-06

Sidewords$4.99

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Velocity

0.000

Sidewords Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.01 to 0.00 (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 2026-11-06. 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 Sidewords, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-10-09 to 2026-11-07, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 111 to 112, up 1, most of that change came early in the window.100%50%0%Oct 9Nov 7Ratings

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 Oct 9 to Nov 7

  • Ratings — people finished and cared111 to 112up +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.

Daily counters for Sidewords across the charted window
DayRatings
Oct 9111
Oct 10111
Oct 11111
Oct 12111
Oct 13111
Oct 14111
Oct 15111
Oct 16111
Oct 17111
Oct 18111
Oct 19112
Oct 20112
Oct 21112
Oct 22112
Oct 23112
Oct 25112
Oct 26112
Oct 27112
Oct 28112
Oct 29112
Oct 30112
Oct 31112
Nov 1112
Nov 2112
Nov 3112
Nov 4112
Nov 5112
Nov 6112
Nov 7112
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-11-07
Current counters for Sidewords, with their 7- and 30-day changes
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion112unchanged 0up +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

All of itch.io: where itch.io's own charts have placed Sidewords
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellersposition 2,159not listed seven days agonot listed thirty days agoPosition on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 2 readings: slipping, #2004 to #2159 (best #2004, worst #2159).
On 1 tag chart
Tag charts: where itch.io's own charts have placed Sidewords
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #relaxingposition 320up +1up +9Position on itch.io's Top rated · #relaxing chart across 59 readings: climbing, #325 to #320 (best #320, worst #333).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
paid
Average rating
4.45 / 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.

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.