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itch.ioRank 11042026-10-14

Buddy Simulator 1984$9.99

by Not a Sailor Studios

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

Buddy Simulator 1984 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 2026-10-14. 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 Buddy Simulator 1984, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-15 to 2026-10-14, each series scaled to its own change so the timing can be compared. Not enough of the ladder to compare. Ratings: 37 throughout, no change at all.100%50%0%Sep 15Oct 14Ratings

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 15 to Oct 14

  • Ratings — people finished and cared37370
  • 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 1537
Sep 1637
Sep 1737
Sep 1837
Sep 1937
Sep 2037
Sep 2137
Sep 2237
Sep 2337
Sep 2437
Sep 2537
Sep 2637
Sep 2737
Sep 2837
Sep 2937
Sep 3037
Oct 137
Oct 237
Oct 337
Oct 437
Oct 537
Oct 637
Oct 737
Oct 837
Oct 937
Oct 1037
Oct 1137
Oct 1237
Oct 1337
Oct 1437
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-14
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion3700

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 · Simulation269+4-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · Simulation chart across 47 readings: slipping, #258 to #269 (best #258, worst #275).
Top sellers · Simulation467-34-45Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Simulation chart across 47 readings: slipping, #405 to #467 (best #90, worst #467).
Top rated · Adventure595+11-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · Adventure chart across 47 readings: slipping, #590 to #595 (best #590, worst #606).
Top sellers · Adventure877+14+9Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Adventure chart across 47 readings: slipping, #843 to #877 (best #163, worst #934).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated3,159+15-41Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 56 readings: slipping, #3062 to #3159 (best #3062, worst #3177).
Top sellers3,876-154-261Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 56 readings: slipping, #3627 to #3876 (best #917, worst #3876).
On 4 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #retro304-2-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #retro chart across 36 readings: slipping, #300 to #304 (best #299, worst #304).
Top rated · #story-rich487+3-6Position on itch.io's Top rated · #story-rich chart across 36 readings: slipping, #478 to #487 (best #477, worst #490).
Top rated · #horror699+11-16Position on itch.io's Top rated · #horror chart across 36 readings: slipping, #682 to #699 (best #680, worst #710).
Top rated · #pixel-art7260-8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #pixel-art chart across 36 readings: slipping, #714 to #726 (best #714, worst #728).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
paid
Average rating
4.95 / 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

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