Now that the "Shocking" and "Axiom" contests have drawn to a close, a new competition is just around the corner. So what do YOU think the next contest's theme should be?
Posting your idea obviously does not guarantee the theme for use, but the Game Jolt admins will be looking at this topic, so your idea may actually be used!
I'll start off with some sample theme ideas:
"Surrealist"
"Poetry"
"The Ocean"
Please post your ideas! Thanks! 
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Games That Threaten The Player's Sexuality - self explanatory
Confusion - make a confusing game, though the confusion shouldn't be in complication
A.G.O. (Attention-Grabbing Opening) - make a game which begins with something that sucks you right in, even if the rest of the game is nowhere near as exciting
A.G.N. (Attention-Grabbing Name) - see KniteBlargh's profile
Poor Indie/Commercial/Film Remake - steal ideas from an indie/commercial game or a film and make a deliberately bad game out of them
Good Indie/Commercial/Film Remake - steal ideas from an indie/commercial game or a film, preferrably an awful one, and make a good game out of them
A Game Called "..." - create a game with a given title. All entries should have that same one title
Gimmicks - game should have a single gimmick which is basically the heart of the game
Where's the First? - the game should be the sequel to a game that doesn't exist. There could then be loads of back references that the player can't even begin to understand
Anti-Instinct - the game should go against what players would generally assume to be fact. For example, spikes and enemies could be harmless and walls could be one-hit kills, or bullets fired at a ship could be helpful, not harmful, with power-ups the opposite
Innuendo - had to be said. The game is a giant, cheesy sexual reference. Example: the player could be a damaged robot which, to repair itself, needs to suck nuts up and, at the end of every level, get screwed
Weird - Make a weird game. I'd love to see what kind of games people would make if this were a real contest.
Originality with a twist - I thought "original" would be a good contest idea, but then I thought how many boring games would come out. That's why I though of something else. Make a game that's original, and strange at the same time! Hard one.
Shmunique - Make a unique shoot em up game.
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RACIST=FUN - Make a game with at least one racist line (IT HAVE TO BE FUNNY).
MORAL CHOICE - U want to kill someone to save your own life? it is your choice.
LOLWUT GORE - Make a game with a lot of gore and blood (you could kill someone in real life, then take a pic, and use it as title screen).
MUSIC - Make a music based game.
Minimal - Don't tell the player what to do directly while still making if fun
GameJolt - A game based around the website, people, and/or content here
lol, here's an idea me and my friends came up with.
Bad graphics, good gameplay - make a game with terrible graphics, but fun gameplay.
I'm ruining the whole 'bold and then put a - and explain how the comp theme works'
I have an idea that gives everyone a fairish er chance and challenges them. Have knite make 10 random sprites (:P) and have someone make 5 sounds and 5 music tracks and you can only use those in your game, nothing else, no edited form, anything.
Make a game that's as close to Above the Sky as possible.
Kanosis: bad idea, all people would use gm decompiler.
Above the Sky is impervious to decompilation.
[Games That Threaten The Player's Sexuality - self explanatory] Haha!
[Where's the First? - the game should be the sequel to a game that doesn't exist. There could then be loads of back references that the player can't even begin to understand
Anti-Instinct - the game should go against what players would generally assume to be fact. For example, spikes and enemies could be harmless and walls could be one-hit kills, or bullets fired at a ship could be helpful, not harmful, with power-ups the opposite] Those are pretty good ideas!
[LOLWUT GORE - Make a game with a lot of gore and blood (you could kill someone in real life, then take a pic, and use it as title screen).] Oh man!! 
[MUSIC - Make a music based game.] Good idea.
I'll come up with some ideas later!
these are cool ideas, but nothing appropriate for an official contest. I'd make em more general like:
SPEED
POETIC
why not a contest about videogame-making art ?
2 other crazy ideas i made up!
Sprite Uno - Make a really good game that only uses one sprite! Hard one...
Never-ending simplicity - Make a game that is EXTREMELY simple and easy(with levels you could beat in 20 seconds)! But make it so that, no matter how many levels you beat, there's more. Simple game, tons of levels. But then again, judging could take forever. So maybe this is not such a good idea. =D
Game that everyone dislikes the most - Make an incredibly hard, punishing game
Dreamland Game - Make a game with strange physics and/or bizzare puzzles
Lies - Everything the player is told is false. Everything. The button it SAYS is for jumping might actually just kill you, etc.
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