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itch.ioRank 3912026-10-17

The Drifter - Chapter 1

by Powerhoof

Open on itch.io

Velocity

+0.012

The Drifter - Chapter 1 Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.01 (low 0.00, 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 2026-10-17. 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 Drifter - Chapter 1, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-18 to 2026-10-17, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 86 to 87, up 1, most of that change came late in the window.100%50%0%Sep 18Oct 17Ratings

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 18 to Oct 17

  • Ratings — people finished and cared8687+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 1886
Sep 1986
Sep 2086
Sep 2186
Sep 2286
Sep 2386
Sep 2486
Sep 2586
Sep 2686
Sep 2786
Sep 2886
Sep 2986
Sep 3086
Oct 186
Oct 286
Oct 386
Oct 486
Oct 586
Oct 686
Oct 786
Oct 886
Oct 986
Oct 1086
Oct 1186
Oct 1286
Oct 1386
Oct 1486
Oct 1586
Oct 1687
Oct 1787
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion87+1+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 · Adventure391+80Position on itch.io's Top rated · Adventure chart across 50 readings: climbing, #401 to #391 (best #391, worst #405).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated2,158+28+8Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: climbing, #2219 to #2158 (best #2154, worst #2235).
On 7 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #thriller400-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #thriller chart across 39 readings: slipping, #39 to #40 (best #39, worst #40).
Top rated · #science-fiction91+2+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #science-fiction chart across 39 readings: climbing, #93 to #91 (best #91, worst #93).
Top rated · #point-and-click133+3-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #point-and-click chart across 39 readings: climbing, #136 to #133 (best #132, worst #136).
Top rated · #story-rich345+4-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 39 readings: climbing, #347 to #345 (best #343, worst #352).
Top rated · #pixel-art480+8+8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #pixel-art chart across 39 readings: climbing, #502 to #480 (best #480, worst #502).
Top rated · #horror513+5-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #horror chart across 39 readings: climbing, #519 to #513 (best #512, worst #522).
Top rated · #no-ai923+9-17Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 39 readings: slipping, #916 to #923 (best #906, worst #941).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.83 / 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.