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itch.ioRank 5902026-10-17

Fossil Quest

by Unsigned Double

Open on itch.io

Velocity

+0.006

Fossil Quest Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, -0.01 to 0.01 (low -0.03, high 0.02).

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 2026-10-17. 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 Fossil Quest, 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: 303 to 319, up 16, 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 cared303319+16
  • 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 18303
Sep 19303
Sep 20303
Sep 21303
Sep 22304
Sep 23305
Sep 24307
Sep 25307
Sep 26309
Sep 27310
Sep 28312
Sep 29312
Sep 30312
Oct 1312
Oct 2312
Oct 3313
Oct 4313
Oct 5313
Oct 6313
Oct 7313
Oct 8313
Oct 9314
Oct 10315
Oct 11315
Oct 12316
Oct 13319
Oct 14319
Oct 15319
Oct 16319
Oct 17319
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion319+4+16

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 · Simulation820-40Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Simulation chart across 49 readings: climbing, #122 to #82 (best #25, worst #593).
Top rated · Simulation124+3-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · Simulation chart across 50 readings: slipping, #123 to #124 (best #120, worst #130).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers602+105-323Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 59 readings: climbing, #5899 to #602 (best #122, worst #5935).
Top rated1,353+44-13Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: climbing, #1491 to #1353 (best #1333, worst #1491).
On 10 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #dinosaurs400Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dinosaurs chart across 41 readings: holding, #4 to #4 (best #3, worst #4).
Top rated · #isometric700Position on itch.io's Top rated · #isometric chart across 39 readings: slipping, #6 to #7 (best #6, worst #7).
Top rated · #management16+2+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #management chart across 39 readings: holding, #16 to #16 (best #16, worst #18).
Top rated · #non-violent1700Position on itch.io's Top rated · #non-violent chart across 39 readings: holding, #17 to #17 (best #17, worst #17).
Top rated · #relaxing55+30Position on itch.io's Top rated · #relaxing chart across 39 readings: holding, #55 to #55 (best #54, worst #60).
Top rated · #exploration60+3+3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #exploration chart across 40 readings: climbing, #63 to #60 (best #60, worst #64).
Top rated · #cozy620-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cozy chart across 41 readings: slipping, #58 to #62 (best #58, worst #64).
Top rated · #casual84+3+2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #casual chart across 41 readings: climbing, #85 to #84 (best #84, worst #90).
Top rated · #cute217+4+2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cute chart across 41 readings: holding, #217 to #217 (best #215, worst #231).
Top rated · #no-ai586+14-11Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 39 readings: slipping, #563 to #586 (best #557, worst #617).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.66 / 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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