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
After doing battle with an enemy spaceship in a remote star system, The Swift Merrill 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.
Hugh Grant is kidnapped by aliens & forced to take part in a gameshow. People of Earth must vote what he should do to survive.
A lion with a robot head begins to experience memories of a past life in which it was a vacuum cleaner.
On a dwarf planet, the crew of The Silent Hansa explores an abandoned spacestation. They have to figure out why it was abandoned.
When a male archaeologist travels to a far away robot planet in search of his estranged parents, he's kidnapped by mermaids.
When a grumpy talkshow host finds himself trapped in a damp cave, he is rescued by a friendly alien.
A story about two con men who go head to head for the safety of their families.
The President of the European Union is cloned, allowing him to be in two places at once, but when the clone is murdered in public, the other has to go into hiding.
After a number of suspicious deaths aboard a NASA spaceship, a gay wizard is suspected of murder.
When a 3rd level technician travels to a commercial cavern in search of his missing sister, he goes missing, & the space police have to investigate.
An alien parasite tries to plant a bomb. a dejected doctor saves the day by seducing the villain's assistant to learn of the plan, then enlisting them to help stop it.
After a number of suspicious deaths on a Russian spacestation, a troubled pioneer is suspected of murder.
When two non-humanoid brothers fall in love, they are forbidden to see each other. They decide to escape the planet.
An unknown alien intelligence establishes a base on Miranda. Unable to communicate with the aliens, the UK Government 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 Miranda; they are building a hospital.
When two average thugs fall in love, they are forbidden to see each other. They decide to run away together.