To make is easier to track what themes have been suggested, this will be a central location for proposing themes for future Screenshot of the Week contests.
Please limit answers to one theme per answer to allow for voting on individual themes. For submission, please have a short summary like "Glitches and bugs", followed by a small summary.
Theme idea: Game Over Screens.
Similar to "Loading Screens", some are funny, some are sad, I'm sure there are hidden masterpieces out there.
Theme idea: Into the storm!
Rain, snow, sand, flower petals, arrows, or anything at all that could be considered a storm worthy to remember.
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Theme idea: Video Game Toilets.
As inspired by this recent viral question, we want to see the best toilets as featured in a video game. This somehow seems like a worthwhile theme to try out for one of the weeks!
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Theme idea: Wildlife
Any cool, cute, creepy, terrifying, etc animals, monsters, and other assortments of wildlife.
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Theme idea: Cameo
Any spotted appearance of a well-known person/character/sprite from another videogame (or universe).
Theme idea: Shiny things!
Stuff that glows, glitters, and sparkles, and that a Magpie would like to steal.
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Theme idea: Selfies
Just like in real life: your character face with something interesting on the background
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Theme Idea: How Fashionable!
Check out these duds! Showcase your character wearing their fanciest, funniest, rarest, coolest, grungiest -- whatever attire you'd like to show off.
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Theme idea: Small but powerful
A pint-sized character that packs a surprising punch.
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Theme idea: Heroic Women
Any heroic-looking female character!
Theme Idea: Romance
Living in the sunlight, loving in the moonlight, having a wonderful time!
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Theme idea: Modding/Mods
Mods add a whole new experience to games. Show us yours!
Theme idea: Character Customization
Show us those amazing characters that you've spent hours/days creating.
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Theme: Sweet Rides
Show off your wheels (or other vehicles) in your favorite game!
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Theme Idea: Constructive Buildings
The best buildings or infrastructures you can find.
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Theme Idea: Conquering Nature
The reverse of my previous idea, Screenshots of the devastation to nature for your own personal gain like how much of a forest you demolished for your village, how flattened a mountain got for you to get some ore.
Theme idea: Reactions
The kind of images you could use as a response to a situation
Theme idea: Bosses
Submit a screenshot of a boss character from a video game.
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Theme: "Wait, that's illegal"
Show us moments or things that feel illegal (in the context and scope of the game), but are completely legal
Theme idea: Traitor
From Sylvanas from World of Warcraft to Loki from Avengers, may the best back-stabbing character win this round!
Theme: I got your back
The main character often gets all the attention, but let's look at moments when a side character gets their "15-minutes-of-fame"
Theme Idea: Favourite Companion
This can be any companion; from loyal animal companions, an odd couple entwined eternal in an unpredictable world... to an android friend follower, equally invested in your shared escapades, giving ever-welcome bites of sage advice and backup muscle just when you really need it. ...and everything in between!
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Theme Idea Weapon Customization
Do trick out your sword to burn your foes with blue flames on a hit, or have you somehow managed to fit five different scopes on your gun, or perhaps you've decided to use a tool that isn't really supposed to be a weapon in the first place.
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Theme idea: Food
What delicious morsels exist in your game? Is it a mountain of meat? A world made of cake? Would you eat that meal if it was on your plate?
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Theme: Going Fast!
Screenshots of really fast things!
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Theme idea: Cats!
Purrtagonist felids or support kitties, stray cats or slugcats, Khajiit or Miqo’te, cuddly kittens or Cheshire Cats: please share your (encounter with a) feline character!
Theme idea: UI
Another semi-fixed option, but (well-designed / beautiful / hopelessly complex / terrible) UIs need a little love too, every now and then.
Theme idea: Physics
The joy of ragdolls, completely destructible environments, rigid/soft bodies, real-time simulated particles, ballistics, aerodynamics, &c.
Theme Idea: Out of Context
Let's face it, video game characters are notorious for doing outrageous things in the heat of the moment. The context given during gameplay typically makes their actions appropriate or at the very least, justified. But, sometimes, when these situations are viewed out of context, they become questionable in many different ways. Sometimes games will even remove context from a situation on purpose, just for the sake of entertainment. Regardless of the situation, the perception is generally the same to a wide audience. Some situations are taken in a spicy manner:
Don't touch me, I'm sterile. - Patrick Star
While others make you question what was happening entirely:
Show us something in your game that made you or someone else question the situation due to a lack of context. As always, the code of conduct should be followed, so keep the imagery clean!
Theme Idea: Difficult decisions
Games often ask us to make hard and meaningful choices. Let's collect the moments in gaming which had us put down the controller and think hard about what's the right course of action.
