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itch.ioRank 10672026-10-09

THE BUTTERFLY

by Kerineia

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

THE BUTTERFLY Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.01 to -0.00 (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 2026-10-09. 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 BUTTERFLY, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-10 to 2026-10-09, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 426 to 434, up 8, the change came at a steady pace.100%50%0%Sep 10Oct 9Ratings

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 10 to Oct 9

  • Ratings — people finished and cared426434+8
  • 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 10426
Sep 11426
Sep 12426
Sep 13426
Sep 14426
Sep 15426
Sep 16426
Sep 17426
Sep 18427
Sep 19427
Sep 20429
Sep 21430
Sep 22430
Sep 23431
Sep 24431
Sep 25431
Sep 26431
Sep 27431
Sep 28431
Sep 29432
Sep 30432
Oct 1432
Oct 2432
Oct 3432
Oct 4432
Oct 5432
Oct 6432
Oct 7432
Oct 8433
Oct 9434
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-09
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion434+1+7

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 · Adventure1080+2Position on itch.io's Top rated · Adventure chart across 42 readings: climbing, #117 to #108 (best #108, worst #117).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated711-3+3Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 51 readings: climbing, #727 to #711 (best #707, worst #735).
On 11 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #psx110+2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #psx chart across 31 readings: climbing, #13 to #11 (best #11, worst #13).
Top rated · #walking-simulator170+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #walking-simulator chart across 31 readings: climbing, #18 to #17 (best #17, worst #18).
Top rated · #first-person340+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #first-person chart across 32 readings: climbing, #35 to #34 (best #34, worst #35).
Top rated · #creepy4600Position on itch.io's Top rated · #creepy chart across 33 readings: slipping, #45 to #46 (best #45, worst #46).
Top rated · #retro590+2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #retro chart across 31 readings: climbing, #61 to #59 (best #59, worst #61).
Top rated · #psychological-horror63-2-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #psychological-horror chart across 31 readings: slipping, #58 to #63 (best #58, worst #63).
Top rated · #atmospheric8700Position on itch.io's Top rated · #atmospheric chart across 49 readings: climbing, #89 to #87 (best #85, worst #90).
Top rated · #short112-1+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #short chart across 31 readings: climbing, #114 to #112 (best #109, worst #114).
Top rated · #story-rich127-10Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 31 readings: climbing, #128 to #127 (best #126, worst #128).
Top rated · #horror179-1-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #horror chart across 31 readings: slipping, #178 to #179 (best #176, worst #179).
Top rated · #no-ai317-4-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 31 readings: slipping, #313 to #317 (best #308, worst #317).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.72 / 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.