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itch.ioRank 12552026-10-16

Investigator and the Case of the Chekhov's Gun

by theskyandthesea

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

Investigator and the Case of the Chekhov's Gun Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, -0.00 to -0.00 (low -0.01, 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 2026-10-16. 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 Investigator and the Case of the Chekhov's Gun, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-17 to 2026-10-16, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 282 to 286, up 4, the change came at a steady pace.100%50%0%Sep 17Oct 16Ratings

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 17 to Oct 16

  • Ratings — people finished and cared282286+4
  • 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 17282
Sep 18282
Sep 19282
Sep 20282
Sep 21282
Sep 22282
Sep 23282
Sep 24282
Sep 25282
Sep 26283
Sep 27284
Sep 28284
Sep 29284
Sep 30284
Oct 1284
Oct 2284
Oct 3284
Oct 4284
Oct 5284
Oct 6285
Oct 7285
Oct 8285
Oct 9285
Oct 10286
Oct 11286
Oct 12286
Oct 13286
Oct 14286
Oct 15286
Oct 16286
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-16
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion286+1+4

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 · Adventure238-15-18Position on itch.io's Top rated · Adventure chart across 49 readings: slipping, #225 to #238 (best #220, worst #238).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated1,357-80-63Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 58 readings: slipping, #1274 to #1357 (best #1274, worst #1357).
On 8 tag charts
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Top rated · #ludum-dare-34200Position on itch.io's Top rated · #ludum-dare-34 chart across 38 readings: holding, #2 to #2 (best #2, worst #2).
Top rated · #crime8-10Position on itch.io's Top rated · #crime chart across 40 readings: holding, #8 to #8 (best #7, worst #8).
Top rated · #touch-friendly900Position on itch.io's Top rated · #touch-friendly chart across 38 readings: holding, #9 to #9 (best #9, worst #9).
Top rated · #detective22-1+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #detective chart across 40 readings: holding, #22 to #22 (best #21, worst #23).
Top rated · #point-and-click83-4-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #point-and-click chart across 38 readings: slipping, #80 to #83 (best #77, worst #83).
Top rated · #mystery113-10-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mystery chart across 38 readings: slipping, #105 to #113 (best #103, worst #115).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction256-10-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 38 readings: slipping, #249 to #256 (best #246, worst #258).
Top rated · #2d352-24-22Position on itch.io's Top rated · #2d chart across 58 readings: slipping, #322 to #352 (best #322, worst #352).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.68 / 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.