Just a friendly reminder, as I have seen people agonize over the theme choice. You can mix and match themes that work with the chosen theme. OR per the rules, you can also choose to not follow the theme, you just cant enter certain categories. It is not ideal, but an option.

But for example. Shelter, Sanctuary, and Underground have a lot of overlap, so minimal tweaking between ideas. Keep the light on could be mixed with Signal, Folklore, or the above 3.

You can even take Shelter, Sancturary, and Underground, mix it with Keep the Light On, and throw in Strange Machines. And you've got yourself a variation of Dome Keeper, a Tower Defense, or something.

Strange Machines can mix with Tiny Creatures and Overgrown? Who said the machines couldn't be Biomechanical?

Salvage can be thrown into the above things, and include a crafting or digging aspect.

Sure some ideas aren't novel, but if you then take out a thesaurus or find other ways to play with the words, you can come up with some unique things.

Just wanted to remind those that are stuck, that it isn't black and white and you can play with things a bit more.