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itch.ioRank 11042026-10-14

The Contrarian Press

by scott

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Velocity

0.000

The Contrarian Press 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 2026-10-14. 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 Contrarian Press, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-15 to 2026-10-14, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 87 throughout, no change at all.100%50%0%Sep 15Oct 14Ratings

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 15 to Oct 14

  • Ratings — people finished and cared87870
  • 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 1587
Sep 1687
Sep 1787
Sep 1887
Sep 1987
Sep 2087
Sep 2187
Sep 2287
Sep 2387
Sep 2487
Sep 2587
Sep 2687
Sep 2787
Sep 2887
Sep 2987
Sep 3087
Oct 187
Oct 287
Oct 387
Oct 487
Oct 587
Oct 687
Oct 787
Oct 887
Oct 987
Oct 1087
Oct 1187
Oct 1287
Oct 1387
Oct 1487
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-14
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion8700

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 · Simulation613+18-12Position on itch.io's Top rated · Simulation chart across 47 readings: slipping, #550 to #613 (best #550, worst #633).
Top rated · Puzzle1,008
On 5 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #gmtkjam8300Position on itch.io's Top rated · #gmtkjam chart across 36 readings: holding, #83 to #83 (best #82, worst #83).
Top rated · #funny314-3-9Position on itch.io's Top rated · #funny chart across 36 readings: slipping, #304 to #314 (best #304, worst #314).
Top rated · #comedy475-1-7Position on itch.io's Top rated · #comedy chart across 38 readings: slipping, #468 to #475 (best #466, worst #475).
Top rated · #first-person496+11-9Position on itch.io's Top rated · #first-person chart across 37 readings: slipping, #487 to #496 (best #485, worst #507).
Top rated · #singleplayer1,785+56-41Position on itch.io's Top rated · #singleplayer chart across 36 readings: slipping, #1736 to #1785 (best #1736, worst #1841).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-29
Price
free
Average rating
4.54 / 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.