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itch.ioRank 10212026-10-12

The Shape On The Ground$1.99

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Velocity

0.000

The Shape On The Ground 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 2026-10-12. Topic views and comments did not. We also have itch.io chart positions for it, which is the fourth component. It was observed on 13 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 Shape On The Ground, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-13 to 2026-10-12, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 58 throughout, no change at all.100%50%0%Sep 13Oct 12Ratings

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 13 to Oct 12

  • Ratings — people finished and cared58580
  • 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 1358
Sep 1458
Sep 1558
Sep 1658
Sep 1758
Sep 1858
Sep 1958
Sep 2058
Sep 2158
Sep 2258
Sep 2358
Sep 2458
Sep 2558
Sep 2658
Sep 2758
Sep 2858
Sep 2958
Sep 3058
Oct 158
Oct 258
Oct 358
Oct 458
Oct 558
Oct 658
Oct 758
Oct 858
Oct 958
Oct 1058
Oct 1158
Oct 1258
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-12
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion5800

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 sellers · Adventure969+7Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Adventure chart across 39 readings: slipping, #943 to #969 (best #943, worst #1008).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers4,169-55-196Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 55 readings: slipping, #3977 to #4169 (best #3829, worst #4169).
On 9 tag charts
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Top rated · #gothic114+1-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #gothic chart across 34 readings: slipping, #110 to #114 (best #110, worst #118).
Top rated · #halloween2870-7Position on itch.io's Top rated · #halloween chart across 34 readings: slipping, #281 to #287 (best #279, worst #288).
Top rated · #walking-simulator460+2-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #walking-simulator chart across 34 readings: slipping, #457 to #460 (best #457, worst #463).
Top rated · #artgame494+2-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #artgame chart across 52 readings: slipping, #488 to #494 (best #488, worst #496).
Top rated · #experimental6830-14Position on itch.io's Top rated · #experimental chart across 35 readings: slipping, #667 to #683 (best #667, worst #683).
Top rated · #exploration997+4-18Position on itch.io's Top rated · #exploration chart across 35 readings: slipping, #975 to #997 (best #975, worst #1004).
Top rated · #psychological-horror1,412-2-51Position on itch.io's Top rated · #psychological-horror chart across 34 readings: slipping, #1358 to #1412 (best #1358, worst #1426).
Top rated · #atmospheric2,673Position on itch.io's Top rated · #atmospheric chart across 4 readings: slipping, #2637 to #2673 (best #2637, worst #2680).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
paid
Average rating
4.29 / 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.