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itch.ioRank 4072026-10-16

A Dark Forest

by TinyTakinTeller

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Velocity

+0.010

A Dark Forest Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, -0.00 to 0.01 (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 A Dark Forest, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-18 to 2026-10-17, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 292 to 299, up 7, the change came at a steady pace.100%50%0%Sep 18Oct 17Ratings

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 18 to Oct 17

  • Ratings — people finished and cared292299+7
  • 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 18292
Sep 19292
Sep 20293
Sep 21294
Sep 22294
Sep 23294
Sep 24294
Sep 25294
Sep 26294
Sep 27295
Sep 28295
Sep 29295
Sep 30295
Oct 1295
Oct 2295
Oct 3295
Oct 4295
Oct 5295
Oct 6295
Oct 7295
Oct 8295
Oct 9295
Oct 10295
Oct 11296
Oct 12297
Oct 13298
Oct 14298
Oct 15298
Oct 16298
Oct 17299
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion299+3+8

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 · Adventure393-23-46Position on itch.io's Top rated · Adventure chart across 50 readings: slipping, #353 to #393 (best #341, worst #398).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated2,175-177-298Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: slipping, #1926 to #2175 (best #1858, worst #2200).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #open-source10-1-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #open-source chart across 39 readings: slipping, #9 to #10 (best #9, worst #10).
Top rated · #godot33-3-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #godot chart across 39 readings: slipping, #28 to #33 (best #27, worst #36).
Top rated · #incremental37-3-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #incremental chart across 39 readings: slipping, #31 to #37 (best #31, worst #37).
Top rated · #minimalist42-4-7Position on itch.io's Top rated · #minimalist chart across 39 readings: slipping, #35 to #42 (best #35, worst #43).
Top rated · #text-based98-11-15Position on itch.io's Top rated · #text-based chart across 39 readings: slipping, #85 to #98 (best #82, worst #99).
Top rated · #short409-46-64Position on itch.io's Top rated · #short chart across 39 readings: slipping, #346 to #409 (best #340, worst #417).
Top rated · #singleplayer482-44-66Position on itch.io's Top rated · #singleplayer chart across 39 readings: slipping, #416 to #482 (best #413, worst #487).
Top rated · #2d560-46-77Position on itch.io's Top rated · #2d chart across 59 readings: slipping, #497 to #560 (best #475, worst #571).
Top rated · #no-ai934-73-133Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 39 readings: slipping, #793 to #934 (best #793, worst #942).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.58 / 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

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