Random Story Idea Generator
We created this random story idea generator to provide inspiration to science fiction writers, roleplayers, or game makers. While a little imagination is required (as is 99.9% of the creative process), we hope you will find it a useful way to slap your muse around the face and engage your creativity.
The generator will display randomly generated sci-fi plot ideas, useful for short stories, or maybe to inspire a full novel. Simply press the button for more ideas.
Sci-fi Story ideas
On an asteroid, the crew of The ISV Southerm Daugherty explores an abandoned spaceship.
After doing battle with an enemy spaceship in a remote star system, The Piccard crash-lands on a lava planet. When the surviving crew scout the area around the crash site, they are surprised to discover that the enemy vessel has also crashed. The two crews will have to work together to survive.
An unknown alien intelligence establishes a base on Europa. Unable to communicate with the aliens, the Australian Military send a small team to deal with the threat. Before they are able to destroy the base, the team learn what the aliens are really doing on Europa; they are having a party.
When two super intelligent idiots fall in love, they are forbidden to see each other. They decide to protest with deadly weapons.
Two scientists become stranded on a swamp human colony. When they run out of supplies, one is forced to eat the other to survive.
After a number of suspicious deaths in a small European town, a workaholic talkshow host is suspected of murder.
Two princes become stranded on a desert theme park. When they run out of supplies, one is forced to eat the other to survive.
When a wizard finds himself trapped in a Chinese internment camp, he finds a tunnel built by underground creatures.
When a teenager with special powers finds himself trapped in a volcano, he is imprisoned for 15 years, then realises it was all an implanted memory for a crime he committed.
After a number of suspicious deaths aboard a NASA spaceship, a witty normal Human is suspected of murder.
After doing battle with an enemy spaceship in a remote star system, The HMS Lucius crash-lands on a sandy planet. When the surviving crew scout the area around the crash site, they are surprised to discover that the enemy vessel has also crashed. The two crews will have to work together to survive.
A story about two idiots who inspire Einstein.
A story about two clones who fight in the resistance against the aliens who invaded their planet.
When a successful astronaut is kidnapped & imprisoned in the hold of an alien spaceship, he is interrogated & probed by aliens.
An unknown alien intelligence establishes a base on Titania. Unable to communicate with the aliens, the Space Force send a small team to deal with the threat. Before they are able to destroy the base, the team learn what the aliens are really doing on Titania; they are building spaceships.