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itch.ioRank 12512026-10-18

hic est nihilum

by nightingale-writes

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

hic est nihilum Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, 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 2026-10-18. 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 hic est nihilum, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-19 to 2026-10-18, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 28 throughout, no change at all.100%50%0%Sep 19Oct 18Ratings

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 19 to Oct 18

  • Ratings — people finished and cared28280
  • 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 1928
Sep 2028
Sep 2128
Sep 2228
Sep 2328
Sep 2428
Sep 2528
Sep 2628
Sep 2728
Sep 2828
Sep 2928
Sep 3028
Oct 128
Oct 228
Oct 328
Oct 428
Oct 528
Oct 628
Oct 728
Oct 828
Oct 928
Oct 1028
Oct 1128
Oct 1228
Oct 1328
Oct 1428
Oct 1528
Oct 1628
Oct 1728
Oct 1828
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-18
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion2800

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

On 10 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #post-apocalyptic650-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #post-apocalyptic chart across 40 readings: slipping, #61 to #65 (best #61, worst #67).
Top rated · #action-adventure940-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #action-adventure chart across 60 readings: slipping, #92 to #94 (best #92, worst #94).
Top rated · #character-customization140-1-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #character-customization chart across 42 readings: slipping, #138 to #140 (best #138, worst #141).
Top rated · #meaningful-choices223-3-7Position on itch.io's Top rated · #meaningful-choices chart across 40 readings: slipping, #217 to #223 (best #216, worst #223).
Top rated · #twine271-2-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #twine chart across 40 readings: slipping, #268 to #271 (best #268, worst #271).
Top rated · #text-based311-1-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #text-based chart across 40 readings: slipping, #309 to #311 (best #307, worst #313).
Top rated · #fantasy752-1-17Position on itch.io's Top rated · #fantasy chart across 41 readings: slipping, #732 to #752 (best #732, worst #764).
Top rated · #lgbt941-7-22Position on itch.io's Top rated · #lgbt chart across 39 readings: slipping, #914 to #941 (best #914, worst #941).
Top rated · #story-rich1,007-8-26Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 40 readings: slipping, #972 to #1007 (best #972, worst #1011).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction1,281-15-33Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 40 readings: slipping, #1238 to #1281 (best #1238, worst #1281).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.79 / 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.