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itch.ioRank 25352026-11-05

small duck solves a murder

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Velocity

-0.031

small duck solves a murder Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.00 to -0.03 (low -0.03, high 0.03).

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 2026-11-05. 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 small duck solves a murder, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 32 to 33, up 1, most of that change came late in the window.100%50%0%Oct 7Nov 5Ratings

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 Oct 7 to Nov 5

  • Ratings — people finished and cared3233+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
Oct 732
Oct 832
Oct 932
Oct 1032
Oct 1132
Oct 1232
Oct 1332
Oct 1432
Oct 1532
Oct 1632
Oct 1732
Oct 1832
Oct 1932
Oct 2032
Oct 2132
Oct 2232
Oct 2332
Oct 2432
Oct 2532
Oct 2632
Oct 2733
Oct 2833
Oct 2933
Oct 3033
Oct 3133
Nov 133
Nov 233
Nov 333
Nov 433
Nov 533
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-11-05
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion330+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

On 4 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #detective1530+4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #detective chart across 60 readings: holding, #153 to #153 (best #153, worst #159).
Top rated · #bitsy484-1+26Position on itch.io's Top rated · #bitsy chart across 66 readings: climbing, #507 to #484 (best #482, worst #510).
Top rated · #mystery739-2+25Position on itch.io's Top rated · #mystery chart across 58 readings: climbing, #744 to #739 (best #737, worst #765).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction1,959-11Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 30 readings: climbing, #1974 to #1959 (best #1948, worst #2024).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-27
Price
free
Average rating
4.61 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-08-27. 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.