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itch.ioRank 11042026-10-14

Like roots in the soil

by SpaceBackyard

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Velocity

0.000

Like roots in the soil 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 Like roots in the soil, 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: 180 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 cared1801800
  • 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 15180
Sep 16180
Sep 17180
Sep 18180
Sep 19180
Sep 20180
Sep 21180
Sep 22180
Sep 23180
Sep 24180
Sep 25180
Sep 26180
Sep 27180
Sep 28180
Sep 29180
Sep 30180
Oct 1180
Oct 2180
Oct 3180
Oct 4180
Oct 5180
Oct 6180
Oct 7180
Oct 8180
Oct 9180
Oct 10180
Oct 11180
Oct 12180
Oct 13180
Oct 14180
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-14
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion18000

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 · Other381-3-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · Other chart across 47 readings: slipping, #373 to #381 (best #373, worst #381).
Top sellers · Other402+8-13Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Other chart across 47 readings: slipping, #387 to #402 (best #386, worst #416).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers6,295-95-295Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 55 readings: slipping, #6010 to #6295 (best #5885, worst #6295).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #post-apocalyptic51+2-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #post-apocalyptic chart across 36 readings: slipping, #48 to #51 (best #48, worst #53).
Top rated · #minigames700-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #minigames chart across 36 readings: slipping, #68 to #70 (best #68, worst #71).
Top rated · #mouse-only112+10Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mouse-only chart across 36 readings: holding, #112 to #112 (best #111, worst #113).
Top rated · #artgame13600Position on itch.io's Top rated · #artgame chart across 54 readings: slipping, #135 to #136 (best #135, worst #137).
Top rated · #low-poly177+4-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #low-poly chart across 36 readings: holding, #177 to #177 (best #176, worst #181).
Top rated · #experimental193+5-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #experimental chart across 37 readings: slipping, #189 to #193 (best #189, worst #198).
Top rated · #3d553+13-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #3d chart across 56 readings: slipping, #538 to #553 (best #538, worst #567).
Top rated · #atmospheric852+32-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #atmospheric chart across 54 readings: slipping, #844 to #852 (best #843, worst #884).
Top rated · #singleplayer1,476+60-26Position on itch.io's Top rated · #singleplayer chart across 36 readings: slipping, #1445 to #1476 (best #1444, worst #1536).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.44 / 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.