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points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 2, 08:18 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Oct 26, 08:18 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 2points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in GAME this week
- #21of 56 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #295of 998 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 8.6%5/58 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 2Oct 26, 16:23 UTC
- Last reading
- 2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
- Readings
- 6over 127h
Grades · each graded against other Games & Entertainment launches from the same source
Momentum
C+0 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Better than 48% · vs 48 still-tracked Games & Entertainment · Show HN launches
Velocity
C0.04 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 50% · vs 205 Games & Entertainment · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
——
Comments per 10 points
Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise
Staying Power
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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs
Launch-day race · #54 of 150 Show HN launches on 2026-10-26
- #52Rewrite, a free editor that rewrites text and edits Word, LaTeX and PDF2 points
- #53ISPA2 points
- #54ShellSprint2 points
- #55A clipboard manager that protects secrets2 points
- #56FazerWM, a scrollable tiling window manager for macOS2 points
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works