{"author_link":"\/users\/lev-ramburg","author_name":"Lev Ramburg","author_uid":"lev-ramburg","comments":[],"epoch":1778405224,"event":"LD59","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":432704,"likes":13,"metadata":{"p_key":"97041","p_author":"Lev Ramburg","p_authorkey":"1413537","p_urlkey":"312692","p_title":"A Strange Ending to a Great Jam","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD59","p_time":"1778405224","p_likes":"13","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1413537","us_name":"LDJam user 413537","us_username":"413537","event_start":"1776470400","event_key":"113","event_name":"Ludum Dare 59"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD59","removed_author":false},"_superparent":424249,"_trust":1,"author":413537,"body":"We wanted to share a small update about the weird situation with our Ludum Dare 59 game \n[Almost the Same](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/almost-the-same)\n\nAt this point we\u2019ve mostly come to terms with the fact that, because of a strange bug, our ratings\/results probably won\u2019t be counted properly.\n\nOf course it\u2019s sad. The whole team put an absurd amount of energy into this project over those few days, and seeing the game suddenly end up outside the Jam category right before results was honestly pretty heartbreaking.\n\nBut at the same time \u2014 jams are really about participation, making something weird and exciting together, and sharing it with other people. And in that sense, we still feel very much like participants of this Ludum Dare \u2764\ufe0f\n![02.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/16f\/46\/z\/73426.jpg)\n\nWe\u2019re genuinely happy with the feedback we received, especially all the comments and discussions around the game. We still hope we might somehow be able to see the actual category scores players gave us, because that kind of feedback is just as valuable to us as written comments.\n\nOn our side, we did everything we could: wrote emails, contacted people, tried to explain the situation \u2014 but so far we haven\u2019t received a response yet, and honestly we don\u2019t know if anything can still be changed.\n\nEither way, this was an amazing jam.\n\nAnd you\u2019re all amazing. Seriously. Seeing so many creative, strange, funny and inspiring games in just a few days is always something special.\n\nThank you \u2764\ufe0f\n![03.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/16f\/46\/z\/73427.jpg)\n\n\n[More details about the bug here](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/almost-the-same\/bug)\n\n","comments":5,"comments-timestamp":"2026-05-10T15:12:27Z","created":"2026-05-10T09:09:03Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":432704,"love":13,"love-timestamp":"2026-05-11T10:14:16Z","meta":[],"modified":"2026-05-11T10:14:16Z","name":"A Strange Ending to a Great Jam","node-timestamp":"2026-05-10T09:28:14Z","parent":427157,"parents":[1,5,9,424249,427157],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/almost-the-same\/a-strange-ending-to-a-great-jam","published":"2026-05-10T09:27:04Z","scope":"public","slug":"a-strange-ending-to-a-great-jam","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1375338},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"432704","n_urlkey":"312692","n_parent":"427157","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/almost-the-same\/a-strange-ending-to-a-great-jam","n_slug":"a-strange-ending-to-a-great-jam","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"413537","n_created":"1778404143","n_modified":"1778494456","n_version":"1375338","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/almost-the-same\/a-strange-ending-to-a-great-jam","text":"We wanted to share a small update about the weird situation with our Ludum Dare 59 game \n[Almost the Same](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/almost-the-same)\n\nAt this point we\u2019ve mostly come to terms with the fact that, because of a strange bug, our ratings\/results probably won\u2019t be counted properly.\n\nOf course it\u2019s sad. The whole team put an absurd amount of energy into this project over those few days, and seeing the game suddenly end up outside the Jam category right before results was honestly pretty heartbreaking.\n\nBut at the same time \u2014 jams are really about participation, making something weird and exciting together, and sharing it with other people. And in that sense, we still feel very much like participants of this Ludum Dare \u2764\ufe0f\n![02.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/16f\/46\/z\/73426.jpg)\n\nWe\u2019re genuinely happy with the feedback we received, especially all the comments and discussions around the game. We still hope we might somehow be able to see the actual category scores players gave us, because that kind of feedback is just as valuable to us as written comments.\n\nOn our side, we did everything we could: wrote emails, contacted people, tried to explain the situation \u2014 but so far we haven\u2019t received a response yet, and honestly we don\u2019t know if anything can still be changed.\n\nEither way, this was an amazing jam.\n\nAnd you\u2019re all amazing. Seriously. Seeing so many creative, strange, funny and inspiring games in just a few days is always something special.\n\nThank you \u2764\ufe0f\n![03.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/16f\/46\/z\/73427.jpg)\n\n\n[More details about the bug here](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/almost-the-same\/bug)\n\n","title":"A Strange Ending to a Great Jam","wayback_source":[]}