I do not think there is doubt that this is a bug of some kind. Look at #1 and last place on those two lists.
https://itch.io/games/tag-incremental/year-2022
https://itch.io/games/top-rated/tag-incremental/year-2022
The question is, what kind of bug and in which system. And if it is systematic, or if it will go away by itself. Like a one time loss of data due to some mishap.