I agree with what you're saying with the the "the game is a" part. I felt it was really restricting, especially for if you follow the theme as best you can. It would be really sad if it was just the strange wording that was thrown together for no good reason, because something like this is quite impactful. Although, overall I felt that this specific theme will really bring out the top games that fit it the theme well, compared to the ones that fit just mildly. It was a good challenge :)
https://anthonymitchell.itch.io/he-lies p.s. (My game if you wanted to check it out, no download required)