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itch.ioRank 14102026-10-17

The Virus Game

by oofteriz

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

The Virus Game Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, -0.01 to -0.00 (low -0.01, high 0.01).

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 Virus Game, 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: 171 to 176, up 5, 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 cared171176+5
  • 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 18171
Sep 19171
Sep 20171
Sep 21171
Sep 22171
Sep 23172
Sep 24172
Sep 25172
Sep 26172
Sep 27173
Sep 28173
Sep 29173
Sep 30173
Oct 1173
Oct 2174
Oct 3174
Oct 4174
Oct 5174
Oct 6175
Oct 7175
Oct 8175
Oct 9175
Oct 10175
Oct 11175
Oct 12176
Oct 13176
Oct 14176
Oct 15176
Oct 16176
Oct 17176
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion176+1+5

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
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All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated1,937+24-61Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: slipping, #1784 to #1937 (best #1781, worst #2005).
On 9 tag charts
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Top rated · #relationship90+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #relationship chart across 39 readings: climbing, #10 to #9 (best #9, worst #10).
Top rated · #weird480-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #weird chart across 39 readings: slipping, #46 to #48 (best #46, worst #49).
Top rated · #funny91+1-9Position on itch.io's Top rated · #funny chart across 39 readings: slipping, #80 to #91 (best #80, worst #95).
Top rated · #renpy1220-9Position on itch.io's Top rated · #renpy chart across 39 readings: slipping, #112 to #122 (best #111, worst #125).
Top rated · #indie125+1-10Position on itch.io's Top rated · #indie chart across 39 readings: slipping, #112 to #125 (best #112, worst #129).
Top rated · #comedy149+2-16Position on itch.io's Top rated · #comedy chart across 41 readings: slipping, #131 to #149 (best #130, worst #153).
Top rated · #short354+2-24Position on itch.io's Top rated · #short chart across 39 readings: slipping, #330 to #354 (best #329, worst #369).
Top rated · #horror458+8-28Position on itch.io's Top rated · #horror chart across 39 readings: slipping, #421 to #458 (best #419, worst #480).
Top rated · #2d499+5-32Position on itch.io's Top rated · #2d chart across 59 readings: slipping, #459 to #499 (best #456, worst #512).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.70 / 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.