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The Itch

Dane Sherman · MAGIC Spell Studios · 2019-09-02

Steam

AdventureFree To PlayIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 02, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Itch is a 2D platformer centered around using heart rate as a resource to make objects move, grow, and shoot in order to find a doctor who can cure a deadly virus. The path to the doctor is full of obstacles as you traverse cavernous environments filled with plant life and people.

89%
positive of 99 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (26 reviews).
  • · Top 45% of 23,347 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420192026Week of 2019-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Player tags

IndieAdventurePlatformerFree to Play

Census log

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