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itch.ioRank 8572026-10-16

HORROR/ROMANCE a slasher dating simulator

by Vital bones Studio

Open on itch.io

Velocity

+0.003

HORROR/ROMANCE a slasher dating simulator 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 HORROR/ROMANCE a slasher dating simulator, 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: 346 to 353, up 7, most of that change came late in the window.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 cared346353+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 18346
Sep 19346
Sep 20346
Sep 21346
Sep 22347
Sep 23347
Sep 24347
Sep 25347
Sep 26347
Sep 27347
Sep 28347
Sep 29347
Sep 30347
Oct 1347
Oct 2348
Oct 3348
Oct 4348
Oct 5350
Oct 6350
Oct 7350
Oct 8350
Oct 9350
Oct 10350
Oct 11351
Oct 12352
Oct 13352
Oct 14352
Oct 15352
Oct 16353
Oct 17353
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion353+3+7

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 · Visual Novel532-8-8Position on itch.io's Top rated · Visual Novel chart across 50 readings: slipping, #523 to #532 (best #512, worst #538).
Top sellers · Visual Novel850-761-666Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Visual Novel chart across 50 readings: slipping, #821 to #850 (best #66, worst #850).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated1,331-13-8Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: climbing, #1351 to #1331 (best #1289, worst #1363).
Top sellers6,106-5,605-4,779Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 58 readings: slipping, #1374 to #6106 (best #274, worst #6106).
On 5 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #slasher30+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #slasher chart across 38 readings: holding, #3 to #3 (best #3, worst #4).
Top rated · #dating-sim233-5-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dating-sim chart across 41 readings: slipping, #224 to #233 (best #223, worst #236).
Top rated · #horror324-2-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #horror chart across 39 readings: slipping, #311 to #324 (best #309, worst #327).
Top rated · #romance383-5-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #romance chart across 38 readings: slipping, #372 to #383 (best #370, worst #387).
Top rated · #no-ai574-5-13Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 39 readings: slipping, #536 to #574 (best #536, worst #585).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.64 / 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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