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itch.ioRank 18792026-10-14

Bug Dates: a bugs life

by Buggy. Inc studios

Open on itch.io

Velocity

-0.004

Bug Dates: a bugs life Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, -0.00 to -0.00 (low -0.00, high 0.00).

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 2026-10-14. 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 Bug Dates: a bugs life, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-15 to 2026-10-14, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 238 to 240, up 2, the change came at a steady pace.100%50%0%Sep 15Oct 14Ratings

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 15 to Oct 14

  • Ratings — people finished and cared238240+2
  • 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 15238
Sep 16238
Sep 17238
Sep 18238
Sep 19238
Sep 20239
Sep 21238
Sep 22238
Sep 23239
Sep 24239
Sep 25239
Sep 26239
Sep 27239
Sep 28239
Sep 29239
Sep 30239
Oct 1239
Oct 2239
Oct 3239
Oct 4239
Oct 5239
Oct 6239
Oct 7240
Oct 8240
Oct 9240
Oct 10240
Oct 11240
Oct 12240
Oct 13240
Oct 14240
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-14
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion2400+2

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 Novel837+11+11Position on itch.io's Top rated · Visual Novel chart across 47 readings: slipping, #808 to #837 (best #804, worst #850).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated2,2490+67Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 56 readings: slipping, #2157 to #2249 (best #2154, worst #2320).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #renpy140-1+4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #renpy chart across 36 readings: slipping, #139 to #140 (best #138, worst #144).
Top rated · #multiple-endings201+1-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #multiple-endings chart across 36 readings: slipping, #192 to #201 (best #191, worst #202).
Top rated · #dating-sim314+7+3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dating-sim chart across 38 readings: holding, #314 to #314 (best #310, worst #321).
Top rated · #lgbt344-1+6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #lgbt chart across 36 readings: slipping, #342 to #344 (best #338, worst #351).
Top rated · #cute359+4+13Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cute chart across 38 readings: climbing, #360 to #359 (best #353, worst #373).
Top rated · #short425-3+8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #short chart across 36 readings: slipping, #419 to #425 (best #414, worst #436).
Top rated · #pixel-art501+7+18Position on itch.io's Top rated · #pixel-art chart across 36 readings: climbing, #509 to #501 (best #497, worst #519).
Top rated · #romance551+13+9Position on itch.io's Top rated · #romance chart across 36 readings: slipping, #546 to #551 (best #543, worst #564).
Top rated · #2d583+7+26Position on itch.io's Top rated · #2d chart across 56 readings: slipping, #560 to #583 (best #560, worst #611).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.61 / 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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