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itch.ioRank 12652026-10-17

The Ballad of Devil's Creek

by MeltingPenguins

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Velocity

0.000

The Ballad of Devil's Creek Velocity, last 14 days: falling 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 Ballad of Devil's Creek, 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: 253 to 254, up 1, the change came at a steady pace.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 cared253254+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
Sep 18253
Sep 19253
Sep 20253
Sep 21253
Sep 22253
Sep 23253
Sep 24253
Sep 25253
Sep 26253
Sep 27253
Sep 28253
Sep 29253
Sep 30253
Oct 1253
Oct 2254
Oct 3254
Oct 4254
Oct 5254
Oct 6254
Oct 7254
Oct 8254
Oct 9254
Oct 10254
Oct 11254
Oct 12254
Oct 13254
Oct 14254
Oct 15254
Oct 16254
Oct 17254
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion2540+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

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated628-1-6Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: slipping, #617 to #628 (best #615, worst #630).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #alternate-history20-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #alternate-history chart across 58 readings: slipping, #1 to #2 (best #1, worst #2).
Top rated · #western300Position on itch.io's Top rated · #western chart across 39 readings: holding, #3 to #3 (best #3, worst #3).
Top rated · #historical600Position on itch.io's Top rated · #historical chart across 39 readings: holding, #6 to #6 (best #6, worst #6).
Top rated · #supernatural1600Position on itch.io's Top rated · #supernatural chart across 39 readings: climbing, #17 to #16 (best #16, worst #17).
Top rated · #character-customization320-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #character-customization chart across 41 readings: holding, #32 to #32 (best #31, worst #32).
Top rated · #meaningful-choices3300Position on itch.io's Top rated · #meaningful-choices chart across 39 readings: climbing, #34 to #33 (best #33, worst #34).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction1240-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 39 readings: slipping, #120 to #124 (best #120, worst #124).
Top rated · #horror1630-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #horror chart across 39 readings: slipping, #161 to #163 (best #160, worst #163).
Top rated · #no-ai2770-8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 39 readings: slipping, #269 to #277 (best #267, worst #278).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.85 / 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.