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Mined phrase2026-10-13

“the dark”

Mined from titles — no platform category yet

72 scored titles carry the phrase “the dark” right now — a naming wave neither itch.io's tags nor Roblox's genres have a category for yet. Combined 7-day cross-source movement: +5.

Titles
72
7d movement
+5
Velocity
+0.001

Velocity, last 14d

“the dark” Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).

Titles, last 14d

“the dark” member count, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 73.00 to 72.00 (low 71.00, high 73.00).

Share isn't shown for mined phrases: an n-gram trend can include games from both sources, and one title can match several overlapping phrases, so there is no clean denominator to divide by. The Titles figure is an exact count of member games. Velocity is a rate of change, and movement can add both platforms' units together, so neither of those is a count.

That combines itch.io rating movement with Roblox visit movement when a phrase appears on both — read it as directional, not as one consistent unit.

Ranked by Velocity

itch.io games

2026-10-13
#GameVelocity14dConfidenceTags
556
Room before the dark · Provisional
+0.006Room before the dark Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.01 (low -0.01, high 0.01).provisionalatmosphericcreepycute
1,082
Whisper in the Dark · Whisper Game
0.000Whisper in the Dark Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).provisionalfantasyinteractive-fictionlgbtqia
1,082
What Girls Do in the Dark · olivebranche
0.000What Girls Do in the Dark Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.01 to 0.00 (low -0.01, high 0.01).provisionalhorrorinteractive-fictionmystery
1,082
Shot in the Dark · Possum House Games$9.99
0.000Shot in the Dark Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).provisional2datmosphericdifficult
1,082
BROCCOLI QUEST II: THE DARK SACRAMENT · natch
0.000BROCCOLI QUEST II: THE DARK SACRAMENT Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, -0.06 to 0.00 (low -0.06, high 0.00).provisional2dbitsycasual
1,082
Rituals in the Dark · ebi-hime$6.99
0.000Rituals in the Dark Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).provisionalanimeatmosphericcreepy
1,082
Barking From The Dark (Demo) · Shoft
0.000Barking From The Dark (Demo) Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).provisional3dchristmascreepy
1,082
Inside The Dark · Cody Larkin
0.000Inside The Dark Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).provisional3datmosphericdark
1,082
The Case of the Dark Strangler · Feverdream Johnny
0.000The Case of the Dark Strangler Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).provisional3d-platformerhorrorparody
1,082
Bad Witch and the Dark Magic Temptations · Strange Girl Studios18+
0.000Bad Witch and the Dark Magic Temptations Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.03 to 0.00 (low -0.03, high 0.03).provisionaladulterogeerotic
1,082
Milking in the dark · TurboMilfs Dev18+
0.000Milking in the dark Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.02 to 0.00 (low -0.02, high 0.02).provisionaladultAdventure
1,082
Lurking in the Dark · kotob
0.000Lurking in the Dark Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).provisionalatmosphericdarkgmtkjam
1,082
I Have Low Stats But My Class Is "Leader", So I Recruited Everyone I Know To Fight The Dark Lord · Damien Crawford$14.99
0.000I Have Low Stats But My Class Is "Leader", So I Recruited Everyone I Know To Fight The Dark Lord Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to 0.00 (low 0.00, high 0.00).provisionaljrpgRole Playing
1,085
The Dark Queen of Mortholme · Mosu
0.000The Dark Queen of Mortholme Velocity, last 14 days: rising across 14 days, -0.00 to -0.00 (low -0.00, high 0.00).2datmosphericboss-battle
1,203
Swallow the Dark · ForgottenNames
0.000Swallow the Dark Velocity, last 14 days: flat across 14 days, 0.00 to -0.00 (low -0.00, high 0.00).provisionalcharacter-customizationdarkdetective
2,323
Melone in the Dark · Marius Winter
-0.014Melone in the Dark Velocity, last 14 days: falling across 14 days, 0.00 to -0.01 (low -0.01, high 0.01).provisionalatmospherichorrorshort