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itch.ioRank 12652026-10-17

The Search$3.99

by Jason Godbey

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

The Search 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 The Search, 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: 191 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 cared1911910
  • 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 18191
Sep 19191
Sep 20191
Sep 21191
Sep 22191
Sep 23191
Sep 24191
Sep 25191
Sep 26191
Sep 27191
Sep 28191
Sep 29191
Sep 30191
Oct 1191
Oct 2191
Oct 3191
Oct 4191
Oct 5191
Oct 6191
Oct 7191
Oct 8191
Oct 9191
Oct 10191
Oct 11191
Oct 12191
Oct 13191
Oct 14191
Oct 15191
Oct 16191
Oct 17191
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion19100

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 · Adventure801-33-21Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Adventure chart across 50 readings: slipping, #731 to #801 (best #731, worst #824).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers3,580-284-374Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 59 readings: slipping, #3192 to #3580 (best #3036, worst #3580).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #photorealistic5300Position on itch.io's Top rated · #photorealistic chart across 39 readings: climbing, #54 to #53 (best #52, worst #54).
Top rated · #voice-acting1630-5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #voice-acting chart across 39 readings: slipping, #157 to #163 (best #157, worst #164).
Top rated · #walking-simulator591+2-12Position on itch.io's Top rated · #walking-simulator chart across 39 readings: slipping, #580 to #591 (best #579, worst #596).
Top rated · #artgame615-2-8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #artgame chart across 57 readings: slipping, #600 to #615 (best #600, worst #615).
Top rated · #surreal650-5-16Position on itch.io's Top rated · #surreal chart across 38 readings: slipping, #634 to #650 (best #633, worst #650).
Top rated · #experimental856-6-21Position on itch.io's Top rated · #experimental chart across 40 readings: slipping, #830 to #856 (best #830, worst #856).
Top rated · #point-and-click1,145-8-19Position on itch.io's Top rated · #point-and-click chart across 39 readings: slipping, #1119 to #1145 (best #1119, worst #1145).
Top rated · #mystery1,246+4-20Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mystery chart across 31 readings: slipping, #1219 to #1246 (best #1219, worst #1252).
Top rated · #casual1,360-11-26Position on itch.io's Top rated · #casual chart across 40 readings: slipping, #1319 to #1360 (best #1319, worst #1360).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
paid
Average rating
3.97 / 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.