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itch.ioRank 12652026-10-17

Sandstorm

by Daniel Linssen

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Velocity

0.000

Sandstorm 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 Sandstorm, 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: 167 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 cared1671670
  • 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 18167
Sep 19167
Sep 20167
Sep 21167
Sep 22167
Sep 23167
Sep 24167
Sep 25167
Sep 26167
Sep 27167
Sep 28167
Sep 29167
Sep 30167
Oct 1167
Oct 2167
Oct 3167
Oct 4167
Oct 5167
Oct 6167
Oct 7167
Oct 8167
Oct 9167
Oct 10167
Oct 11167
Oct 12167
Oct 13167
Oct 14167
Oct 15167
Oct 16167
Oct 17167
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion16700

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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All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers3,043-292-386Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 59 readings: slipping, #2663 to #3043 (best #2494, worst #3043).
On 9 tag charts
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Top rated · #perma-death1800Position on itch.io's Top rated · #perma-death chart across 39 readings: slipping, #17 to #18 (best #17, worst #19).
Top rated · #secrets5000Position on itch.io's Top rated · #secrets chart across 39 readings: slipping, #49 to #50 (best #49, worst #51).
Top rated · #gamemaker1160-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #gamemaker chart across 39 readings: slipping, #113 to #116 (best #113, worst #116).
Top rated · #top-down2220-12Position on itch.io's Top rated · #top-down chart across 39 readings: slipping, #210 to #222 (best #209, worst #222).
Top rated · #weird2310-5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #weird chart across 39 readings: slipping, #221 to #231 (best #221, worst #231).
Top rated · #experimental2870-5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #experimental chart across 40 readings: slipping, #278 to #287 (best #278, worst #287).
Top rated · #exploration410-4-9Position on itch.io's Top rated · #exploration chart across 40 readings: slipping, #401 to #410 (best #400, worst #413).
Top rated · #atmospheric1,121-8-38Position on itch.io's Top rated · #atmospheric chart across 57 readings: slipping, #1085 to #1121 (best #1077, worst #1140).
Top rated · #pixel-art2,002-14-59Position on itch.io's Top rated · #pixel-art chart across 39 readings: slipping, #1934 to #2002 (best #1934, worst #2002).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.40 / 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.