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itch.ioRank 12652026-10-17

The Skin Stapler

by TaintedPact Games

Open on itch.io

Velocity

0.000

The Skin Stapler Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, -0.02 to 0.00 (low -0.02, 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 Skin Stapler, 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: 61 to 62, up 1, most of that change came early in the window.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 cared6162+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 1861
Sep 1961
Sep 2061
Sep 2161
Sep 2261
Sep 2361
Sep 2461
Sep 2561
Sep 2661
Sep 2762
Sep 2862
Sep 2962
Sep 3062
Oct 162
Oct 262
Oct 362
Oct 462
Oct 562
Oct 662
Oct 762
Oct 862
Oct 962
Oct 1062
Oct 1162
Oct 1262
Oct 1362
Oct 1462
Oct 1562
Oct 1662
Oct 1762
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-17
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion620+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

Categories

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers · Action264-48Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Action chart across 28 readings: slipping, #220 to #264 (best #37, worst #300).
Top rated · Action428-1+8Position on itch.io's Top rated · Action chart across 50 readings: climbing, #450 to #428 (best #419, worst #455).
Top sellers · Adventure455-92Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Adventure chart across 28 readings: slipping, #375 to #455 (best #96, worst #494).
Top rated · Adventure887+26+18Position on itch.io's Top rated · Adventure chart across 50 readings: climbing, #926 to #887 (best #879, worst #930).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top sellers3,301-2,768-1,933Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 40 readings: slipping, #416 to #3301 (best #141, worst #3301).
Top rated4,789-32+64Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 59 readings: slipping, #3818 to #4789 (best #3818, worst #5035).
On 11 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #slasher13-10Position on itch.io's Top rated · #slasher chart across 39 readings: holding, #13 to #13 (best #12, worst #13).
Top rated · #scary23-1+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #scary chart across 39 readings: climbing, #25 to #23 (best #22, worst #25).
Top rated · #thriller73-2-2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #thriller chart across 39 readings: climbing, #74 to #73 (best #69, worst #74).
Top rated · #creepy298-3+11Position on itch.io's Top rated · #creepy chart across 41 readings: climbing, #321 to #298 (best #293, worst #323).
Top rated · #comedy329-1+8Position on itch.io's Top rated · #comedy chart across 41 readings: climbing, #343 to #329 (best #323, worst #345).
Top rated · #3d414-1+11Position on itch.io's Top rated · #3d chart across 59 readings: slipping, #322 to #414 (best #322, worst #443).
Top rated · #retro501-5+7Position on itch.io's Top rated · #retro chart across 39 readings: climbing, #530 to #501 (best #493, worst #530).
Top rated · #atmospheric663-4+4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #atmospheric chart across 57 readings: slipping, #519 to #663 (best #519, worst #699).
Top rated · #horror1,017-7+14Position on itch.io's Top rated · #horror chart across 39 readings: climbing, #1059 to #1017 (best #1010, worst #1065).
Top rated · #singleplayer1,111-8+24Position on itch.io's Top rated · #singleplayer chart across 39 readings: climbing, #1169 to #1111 (best #1103, worst #1173).
Top rated · #no-ai1,974-23-10Position on itch.io's Top rated · #no-ai chart across 39 readings: climbing, #2024 to #1974 (best #1930, worst #2030).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.73 / 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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