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itch.ioRank 21252026-10-09

Scratching an itch

by Arty Farty Games

Open on itch.io

Velocity

-0.009

Scratching an itch Velocity, last 14 days: falling 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 2026-10-09. 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 Scratching an itch, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-10 to 2026-10-09, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 224 to 227, up 3, the change came at a steady pace.100%50%0%Sep 10Oct 9Ratings

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 10 to Oct 9

  • Ratings — people finished and cared224227+3
  • 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 10224
Sep 11224
Sep 12224
Sep 13224
Sep 14224
Sep 15224
Sep 16224
Sep 17224
Sep 18224
Sep 19225
Sep 20225
Sep 21225
Sep 22225
Sep 23225
Sep 24225
Sep 25225
Sep 26225
Sep 27226
Sep 28226
Sep 29227
Sep 30227
Oct 1227
Oct 2227
Oct 3227
Oct 4227
Oct 5227
Oct 6227
Oct 7227
Oct 8227
Oct 9227
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-09
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion2270+3

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

On 8 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #anime649-16-21Position on itch.io's Top rated · #anime chart across 48 readings: climbing, #650 to #649 (best #625, worst #650).
Top rated · #comedy664-1-13Position on itch.io's Top rated · #comedy chart across 33 readings: slipping, #650 to #664 (best #650, worst #666).
Top rated · #indie713-20-53Position on itch.io's Top rated · #indie chart across 31 readings: slipping, #658 to #713 (best #658, worst #715).
Top rated · #dating-sim853-11-22Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dating-sim chart across 33 readings: slipping, #830 to #853 (best #830, worst #853).
Top rated · #story-rich1,347-9-39Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 31 readings: slipping, #1305 to #1347 (best #1305, worst #1349).
Top rated · #cute1,475-12-38Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cute chart across 28 readings: slipping, #1435 to #1475 (best #1435, worst #1477).
Top rated · #romance1,658-26-58Position on itch.io's Top rated · #romance chart across 30 readings: slipping, #1599 to #1658 (best #1599, worst #1658).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction1,746-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 18 readings: slipping, #1735 to #1746 (best #1734, worst #1761).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-21
Price
free
Average rating
4.27 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-08-21. 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.