Hi there,

I'm not quite sure if my answer is correct, but i think the judgement will be based on the ratings itselves not the amount of ratings. So i think they will be taking the average rating (total points of ratings divided by amount of ratings) which would work out for games with less ratings as well.

Hi to clarify what I mean and how we understand how itch works: Itch.io’s rating system tries to balanc fairness by using the median number of ratings across the jam to prevent a few highly rated or widely rated games from skewing results. It also applies a Bayesian average, meaning games with very few ratings don’t automatically rank at the top, even if they have perfect scores. Instead, their score is weighted towards the jam’s overall average until they receive enough ratings to stabilize. This ensures rankings reflect both quality and rating volume fairly.