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itch.ioRank 26442026-10-17

Dearest Darling Dragon (DEMO)

by bigmamafatcat

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Velocity

-0.050

Dearest Darling Dragon (DEMO) Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.04 to -0.05 (low -0.10, high 0.15).

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 Dearest Darling Dragon (DEMO), 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: 80 to 98, up 18, 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 cared8098+18
  • 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 1880
Sep 1980
Sep 2081
Sep 2181
Sep 2281
Sep 2381
Sep 2482
Sep 2582
Sep 2682
Sep 2782
Sep 2882
Sep 2982
Sep 3082
Oct 182
Oct 282
Oct 386
Oct 487
Oct 590
Oct 691
Oct 792
Oct 894
Oct 994
Oct 1094
Oct 1195
Oct 1296
Oct 1397
Oct 1497
Oct 1598
Oct 1698
Oct 1798
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion98+4+18

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 · Simulation145+19+60Position on itch.io's Top rated · Simulation chart across 50 readings: climbing, #224 to #145 (best #145, worst #224).
Top rated · Visual Novel608+65+254Position on itch.io's Top rated · Visual Novel chart across 50 readings: climbing, #948 to #608 (best #608, worst #948).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated1,593+185+749Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: climbing, #2855 to #1593 (best #1592, worst #2855).
On 10 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #dragons4+1+3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dragons chart across 41 readings: climbing, #8 to #4 (best #4, worst #8).
Top rated · #management210Position on itch.io's Top rated · #management chart across 25 readings: climbing, #22 to #21 (best #21, worst #22).
Top rated · #voice-acting21+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #voice-acting chart across 14 readings: climbing, #25 to #21 (best #21, worst #25).
Top rated · #anime118+11+46Position on itch.io's Top rated · #anime chart across 56 readings: climbing, #203 to #118 (best #118, worst #203).
Top rated · #amare129+13+34Position on itch.io's Top rated · #amare chart across 58 readings: climbing, #184 to #129 (best #129, worst #184).
Top rated · #otome205+19+60Position on itch.io's Top rated · #otome chart across 39 readings: climbing, #271 to #205 (best #205, worst #272).
Top rated · #fantasy212+23+73Position on itch.io's Top rated · #fantasy chart across 40 readings: climbing, #290 to #212 (best #212, worst #292).
Top rated · #dating-sim258+20+64Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dating-sim chart across 41 readings: climbing, #330 to #258 (best #258, worst #332).
Top rated · #romance432+35+132Position on itch.io's Top rated · #romance chart across 39 readings: climbing, #572 to #432 (best #432, worst #574).
Top rated · #no-ai692+80+278Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 39 readings: climbing, #975 to #692 (best #692, worst #979).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.87 / 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.