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itch.ioRank 22592026-10-17

Swordbird Song: The Iron Owl Tower

by freinicke

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Velocity

-0.009

Swordbird Song: The Iron Owl Tower 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 2026-10-17. 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 Swordbird Song: The Iron Owl Tower, 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: 110 to 111, up 1, 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 cared110111+1
  • 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 18110
Sep 19110
Sep 20110
Sep 21110
Sep 22110
Sep 23110
Sep 24110
Sep 25110
Sep 26110
Sep 27110
Sep 28110
Sep 29110
Sep 30110
Oct 1110
Oct 2110
Oct 3110
Oct 4110
Oct 5110
Oct 6111
Oct 7111
Oct 8111
Oct 9111
Oct 10111
Oct 11111
Oct 12111
Oct 13111
Oct 14111
Oct 15111
Oct 16111
Oct 17111
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion1110+1

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

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Top rated · Rpg559+11-61Position on itch.io's Top rated · Rpg chart across 50 readings: slipping, #506 to #559 (best #497, worst #571).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
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On 6 tag charts
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Top rated · #gameboy1030-12Position on itch.io's Top rated · #gameboy chart across 39 readings: slipping, #93 to #103 (best #91, worst #104).
Top rated · #retro776-3-95Position on itch.io's Top rated · #retro chart across 39 readings: slipping, #704 to #776 (best #679, worst #777).
Top rated · #2d1,879-22-207Position on itch.io's Top rated · #2d chart across 59 readings: slipping, #1677 to #1879 (best #1665, worst #1879).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.51 / 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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