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itch.ioRank 11612026-10-16

Walden, a game$9.99

by USC Game Innovation Lab

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

Walden, a game 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 2026-10-16. 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 Walden, a game, 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: 126 throughout, no change at all.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 cared1261260
  • 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 18126
Sep 19126
Sep 20126
Sep 21126
Sep 22126
Sep 23126
Sep 24126
Sep 25126
Sep 26126
Sep 27126
Sep 28126
Sep 29126
Sep 30126
Oct 1126
Oct 2126
Oct 3126
Oct 4126
Oct 5126
Oct 6126
Oct 7126
Oct 8126
Oct 9126
Oct 10126
Oct 11126
Oct 12126
Oct 13126
Oct 14126
Oct 15126
Oct 16126
Oct 17126
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion12600

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 sellers · Rpg133-28+142Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Rpg chart across 50 readings: climbing, #239 to #133 (best #42, worst #275).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers1,316-62+947Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 59 readings: climbing, #2303 to #1316 (best #382, worst #2445).
On 12 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #nature127-1-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #nature chart across 39 readings: slipping, #123 to #127 (best #123, worst #127).
Top rated · #voice-acting139-1-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #voice-acting chart across 39 readings: slipping, #133 to #139 (best #133, worst #139).
Top rated · #historical141-3-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #historical chart across 39 readings: slipping, #136 to #141 (best #136, worst #141).
Top rated · #life-simulation1470-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #life-simulation chart across 39 readings: holding, #147 to #147 (best #145, worst #148).
Top rated · #open-world155-2-7Position on itch.io's Top rated · #open-world chart across 39 readings: slipping, #147 to #155 (best #146, worst #155).
Top rated · #educational230-7-8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #educational chart across 41 readings: slipping, #221 to #230 (best #220, worst #230).
Top rated · #walking-simulator477-2-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #walking-simulator chart across 39 readings: slipping, #472 to #477 (best #472, worst #477).
Top rated · #artgame518-1-5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #artgame chart across 57 readings: slipping, #506 to #518 (best #506, worst #518).
Top rated · #experimental710-3-16Position on itch.io's Top rated · #experimental chart across 40 readings: slipping, #690 to #710 (best #690, worst #710).
Top rated · #exploration1,030-7-23Position on itch.io's Top rated · #exploration chart across 40 readings: slipping, #997 to #1030 (best #997, worst #1030).
Top rated · #first-person1,543-14-42Position on itch.io's Top rated · #first-person chart across 39 readings: slipping, #1498 to #1543 (best #1497, worst #1543).
Top rated · #atmospheric2,754Position on itch.io's Top rated · #atmospheric chart across 4 readings: slipping, #2717 to #2754 (best #2717, worst #2759).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
paid
Average rating
4.14 / 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.