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itch.ioRank 26812026-10-09

I used to be a black artist

by nzumbi

Open on itch.io

Velocity

-0.159

I used to be a black artist Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 7 days, -1.62 to -0.16 (low -1.62, high -0.16).

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

21 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 I used to be a black artist, 21 daysLead and lag over 21 days, 2026-09-19 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: 61 to 216, up 155, most of that change came early in the window.100%50%0%Sep 19Oct 9Ratings

Each line is scaled to its own change across these 21 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 19 to Oct 9

  • Ratings — people finished and cared61216+155
  • 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 1961
Sep 2090
Sep 21110
Sep 22133
Sep 23143
Sep 24155
Sep 25163
Sep 26171
Sep 27177
Sep 28180
Sep 29186
Sep 30194
Oct 1197
Oct 2201
Oct 3203
Oct 4203
Oct 5205
Oct 6207
Oct 7212
Oct 8214
Oct 9216
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-09
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion216+15

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 · Visual Novel210+22Position on itch.io's Top rated · Visual Novel chart across 20 readings: climbing, #482 to #210 (best #210, worst #482).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated452+56Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 21 readings: climbing, #1451 to #452 (best #452, worst #1451).
On 5 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #indie27+2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #indie chart across 20 readings: climbing, #403 to #27 (best #27, worst #403).
Top rated · #short72+8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #short chart across 20 readings: climbing, #1336 to #72 (best #72, worst #1336).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction90+10Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 20 readings: climbing, #1077 to #90 (best #90, worst #1077).
Top rated · #2d119+15Position on itch.io's Top rated · #2d chart across 21 readings: climbing, #1764 to #119 (best #119, worst #1764).
Top rated · #no-ai203+27Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 20 readings: climbing, #2732 to #203 (best #203, worst #2732).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-09-19
Price
free
Average rating
4.94 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-09-19. 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.