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itch.ioRank 4352026-10-09

Melanie and the Magic Forest

by Toadstool Picnic

Open on itch.io

Velocity

+0.008

Melanie and the Magic Forest Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.01 (low 0.00, 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 2026-10-09. 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

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 Melanie and the Magic Forest, 30 daysLead and lag over 30 days, 2026-09-10 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: 126 to 127, up 1, most of that change came late in the window.100%50%0%Sep 10Oct 9Ratings

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 10 to Oct 9

  • Ratings — people finished and cared126127+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 10126
Sep 11126
Sep 12126
Sep 13126
Sep 14126
Sep 15126
Sep 16126
Sep 17126
Sep 18126
Sep 19126
Sep 20126
Sep 21126
Sep 22126
Sep 23126
Sep 24126
Sep 25126
Sep 26126
Sep 27126
Sep 28126
Sep 29126
Sep 30126
Oct 1126
Oct 2126
Oct 3126
Oct 4126
Oct 5126
Oct 6126
Oct 7126
Oct 8127
Oct 9127
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-09
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion127+1+2

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 · Adventure318+6+5Position on itch.io's Top rated · Adventure chart across 42 readings: climbing, #329 to #318 (best #316, worst #329).
Top sellers · Adventure531Position on itch.io's Top sellers · Adventure chart across 16 readings: slipping, #404 to #531 (best #158, worst #531).

All of itch.io

ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated1,752+28+25Position on itch.io's Top rated chart across 51 readings: climbing, #1803 to #1752 (best #1752, worst #1809).
Top sellers6,429-60-4,830Position on itch.io's Top sellers chart across 49 readings: slipping, #6340 to #6429 (best #663, worst #6429).
On 9 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #16-bit1300Position on itch.io's Top rated · #16-bit chart across 51 readings: climbing, #14 to #13 (best #13, worst #14).
Top rated · #gameboy1600Position on itch.io's Top rated · #gameboy chart across 31 readings: holding, #16 to #16 (best #16, worst #16).
Top rated · #non-violent22+1+2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #non-violent chart across 31 readings: climbing, #24 to #22 (best #22, worst #24).
Top rated · #magic250-1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #magic chart across 31 readings: holding, #25 to #25 (best #24, worst #25).
Top rated · #retro163+2+3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #retro chart across 31 readings: climbing, #166 to #163 (best #162, worst #166).
Top rated · #fantasy234+2+1Position on itch.io's Top rated · #fantasy chart across 32 readings: climbing, #235 to #234 (best #232, worst #236).
Top rated · #cute283+3+5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cute chart across 33 readings: climbing, #288 to #283 (best #283, worst #290).
Top rated · #short320+2+5Position on itch.io's Top rated · #short chart across 31 readings: climbing, #326 to #320 (best #320, worst #326).
Top rated · #pixel-art390+5+4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #pixel-art chart across 31 readings: climbing, #395 to #390 (best #390, worst #395).
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-20
Price
free
Average rating
4.79 / 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.