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itch.ioRank 25172026-10-09

The Shadow Whisperer

by Mustjoe

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Velocity

-0.031

The Shadow Whisperer Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.03 to -0.03 (low -0.03, high 0.03).

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 The Shadow Whisperer, 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: 32 to 33, up 1, 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 cared3233+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 1032
Sep 1132
Sep 1232
Sep 1332
Sep 1432
Sep 1532
Sep 1632
Sep 1732
Sep 1832
Sep 1932
Sep 2032
Sep 2132
Sep 2232
Sep 2332
Sep 2432
Sep 2532
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
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-09
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion330+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

Categories

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · Rpg629-5+10Position on itch.io's Top rated · Rpg chart across 42 readings: climbing, #636 to #629 (best #609, worst #652).
On 7 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #meaningful-choices215-2+5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #meaningful-choices chart across 31 readings: climbing, #220 to #215 (best #212, worst #220).
Top rated · #dark387-9-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dark chart across 33 readings: slipping, #384 to #387 (best #373, worst #399).
Top rated · #psychological-horror556-14-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #psychological-horror chart across 31 readings: slipping, #553 to #556 (best #530, worst #567).
Top rated · #female-protagonist696-4+26Position on itch.io's Top rated · #female-protagonist chart across 32 readings: climbing, #722 to #696 (best #691, worst #731).
Top rated · #story-rich962-7+20Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 31 readings: climbing, #979 to #962 (best #946, worst #995).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction1,199-9+50Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 31 readings: climbing, #1247 to #1199 (best #1187, worst #1262).
Top rated · #romance1,296-21-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #romance chart across 31 readings: slipping, #1293 to #1296 (best #1265, worst #1305).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-29
Price
free
Average rating
4.76 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-08-29. 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.