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itch.ioRank 7402026-10-17

Swallow the Dark

by ForgottenNames

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Velocity

+0.004

Swallow the Dark 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 2026-10-17. 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 Swallow the Dark, 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: 234 to 236, up 2, 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 cared234236+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 18234
Sep 19234
Sep 20234
Sep 21234
Sep 22234
Sep 23234
Sep 24234
Sep 25234
Sep 26234
Sep 27234
Sep 28234
Sep 29234
Sep 30234
Oct 1234
Oct 2235
Oct 3235
Oct 4235
Oct 5235
Oct 6235
Oct 7235
Oct 8235
Oct 9235
Oct 10235
Oct 11236
Oct 12236
Oct 13236
Oct 14236
Oct 15236
Oct 16236
Oct 17236
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion236+1+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

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated854+4+2Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: slipping, #834 to #854 (best #833, worst #868).
On 11 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #detective1800Position on itch.io's Top rated · #detective chart across 41 readings: slipping, #17 to #18 (best #17, worst #18).
Top rated · #lgbtqia2300Position on itch.io's Top rated · #lgbtqia chart across 39 readings: holding, #23 to #23 (best #23, worst #23).
Top rated · #character-customization3800Position on itch.io's Top rated · #character-customization chart across 41 readings: holding, #38 to #38 (best #37, worst #38).
Top rated · #twine3800Position on itch.io's Top rated · #twine chart across 39 readings: holding, #38 to #38 (best #38, worst #38).
Top rated · #meaningful-choices4500Position on itch.io's Top rated · #meaningful-choices chart across 39 readings: holding, #45 to #45 (best #44, worst #45).
Top rated · #dark53-2-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #dark chart across 41 readings: slipping, #51 to #53 (best #51, worst #53).
Top rated · #mystery650+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mystery chart across 39 readings: climbing, #66 to #65 (best #65, worst #66).
Top rated · #story-rich1500-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 39 readings: slipping, #147 to #150 (best #147, worst #150).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction170+2+2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 39 readings: slipping, #169 to #170 (best #168, worst #174).
Top rated · #romance274+1-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #romance chart across 39 readings: slipping, #269 to #274 (best #267, worst #275).
Top rated · #no-ai384+1-8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 39 readings: slipping, #370 to #384 (best #369, worst #385).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.81 / 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.