Alien Species/Race Generator
Need a fictional alien species in your sci-fi story, novel, or game? Here are some randomly generated alien suggestions! This Alien Species Generator has been designed to help writers & roleplayers come up with new ideas for alien races to include in their stories & games.
It will automatically create a randomly generated name for an alien species, along with a short description of the species’ physiology and/or society.
Need a name for the planet these aliens live on? Use our Planet Name Generator, or for the name of an alien character use the Alien Character Name Generator.
To generate more random alien species, press the button.
Random Alien Species
Name: Globkloren
Description: These are avians with very small ear lobes. They consider eating in public to be impolite. They spend most of their free time gardening. They have three genders. It takes all three to create an offspring.
Name: Moaela
Description: Time-travelling changelings who are obsessed with puzzles and games of mental arithmetic, which are considered to be works of art. Their entire society has been 'gamified'. They smell like strawberries.
Name: Teraato
Description: Optimistic bacteria who have twelve knees on each of their legs. They travel the galaxy by hitchiking. A social taboo forbids them to speak directly with members of other species. They are harmless.
Name: Jadaeks-rods
Description: Urchin leeches who produce silk from glands in their abdomens. They reproduce only once in their lives & seek to destroy all life in the universe.
Name: Roy'ed-bulans
Description: Fruit-like changelings who eat insects. They love bathing in chocolate. They control an empire of eight conquered worlds, but they rarely leave their home planet. Instead they control their alien subjects using artificially intelligent robots and drones.