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itch.ioRank 10312026-10-09

leaving the nest

by Fabi

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Velocity

0.000

leaving the nest 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 2026-10-09. Topic views and comments did not. We also have itch.io chart positions for it, which is the fourth component. It was observed on 13 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 leaving the nest, 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: 26 throughout, no change at all.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 cared26260
  • 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 1026
Sep 1126
Sep 1226
Sep 1326
Sep 1426
Sep 1526
Sep 1626
Sep 1726
Sep 1826
Sep 1926
Sep 2026
Sep 2126
Sep 2226
Sep 2326
Sep 2426
Sep 2526
Sep 2626
Sep 2726
Sep 2826
Sep 2926
Sep 3026
Oct 126
Oct 226
Oct 326
Oct 426
Oct 526
Oct 626
Oct 726
Oct 826
Oct 926
What the platform publishes

Counters

Read 2026-10-09
CounterNow7d30d
Ratings conversion2600

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

On 10 tag charts
ChartNow7d30dHistory
Top rated · #ludum-dare-542600Position on itch.io's Top rated · #ludum-dare-54 chart across 31 readings: holding, #26 to #26 (best #26, worst #26).
Top rated · #animals1500-3Position on itch.io's Top rated · #animals chart across 49 readings: slipping, #149 to #150 (best #147, worst #151).
Top rated · #hand-drawn283-5-14Position on itch.io's Top rated · #hand-drawn chart across 31 readings: slipping, #269 to #283 (best #268, worst #283).
Top rated · #relaxing3910-4Position on itch.io's Top rated · #relaxing chart across 31 readings: slipping, #385 to #391 (best #385, worst #393).
Top rated · #cozy396-7-17Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cozy chart across 33 readings: slipping, #376 to #396 (best #376, worst #396).
Top rated · #text-based434-2-7Position on itch.io's Top rated · #text-based chart across 31 readings: slipping, #427 to #434 (best #426, worst #434).
Top rated · #narrative978-6-22Position on itch.io's Top rated · #narrative chart across 31 readings: slipping, #957 to #978 (best #956, worst #978).
Top rated · #cute1,502-11-29Position on itch.io's Top rated · #cute chart across 28 readings: slipping, #1471 to #1502 (best #1471, worst #1502).
Top rated · #interactive-fiction1,769+2Position on itch.io's Top rated · #interactive-fiction chart across 18 readings: slipping, #1760 to #1769 (best #1760, worst #1771).
Top rated · #short2,496
Everything else we hold

Activity and where to go next

First seen by us
2026-08-21
Price
free
Average rating
4.69 / 5

No devlog has been posted since we started watching on 2026-08-21. 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.