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itch.ioRank 10032026-10-10

Investigator and the Case of the Red Herring

by theskyandthesea

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

Investigator and the Case of the Red Herring Velocity, last 14 days: falling 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 2026-10-10. 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 Red Herring, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-11 to 2026-10-10, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 273 to 274, up 1, the change came at a steady pace.100%50%0%Sep 11Oct 10Ratings

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 11 to Oct 10

  • Ratings — people finished and cared273274+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 11273
Sep 12273
Sep 13273
Sep 14273
Sep 15273
Sep 16273
Sep 17273
Sep 18273
Sep 19273
Sep 20273
Sep 21273
Sep 22273
Sep 23273
Sep 24273
Sep 25273
Sep 26274
Sep 27274
Sep 28274
Sep 29274
Sep 30274
Oct 1274
Oct 2274
Oct 3274
Oct 4274
Oct 5274
Oct 6274
Oct 7274
Oct 8274
Oct 9274
Oct 10274
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-10
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion2740+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 · Adventure514-6-11Position on itch.io's Top rated · Adventure chart across 43 readings: slipping, #500 to #514 (best #500, worst #515).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated2,702-1-27Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 52 readings: slipping, #2663 to #2702 (best #2662, worst #2712).
On 8 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #ludum-dare-33200Position on itch.io's Top rated · #ludum-dare-33 chart across 32 readings: holding, #2 to #2 (best #2, worst #2).
Top rated · #touch-friendly13-1-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #touch-friendly chart across 32 readings: slipping, #12 to #13 (best #12, worst #13).
Top rated · #crime150+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #crime chart across 34 readings: climbing, #16 to #15 (best #15, worst #16).
Top rated · #detective42+1-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #detective chart across 34 readings: slipping, #39 to #42 (best #39, worst #43).
Top rated · #point-and-click165-3-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #point-and-click chart across 32 readings: slipping, #159 to #165 (best #159, worst #165).
Top rated · #mystery212+3-8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mystery chart across 32 readings: slipping, #205 to #212 (best #204, worst #215).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction4980-7Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 32 readings: slipping, #490 to #498 (best #490, worst #499).
Top rated · #2d713-2-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #2d chart across 52 readings: slipping, #708 to #713 (best #704, worst #717).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.55 / 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.