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

Two 3rd level technicians become stranded on a lava moon. When they run out of supplies, one is forced to eat the other to survive.

A story about two drug dealers who join the military & are ordered on a suicide mission.

A disgraced celebrity plans on stealing a powerful weapon. a grumpy webdesigner 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 in a rural village, a grumpy normal teenager is suspected of murder.

A story about two black women who go to war to save their daughters.

When a talking dog travels to an abandoned continent in search of his missing brother, he ends up owing money to a gang.

Ruby Koch was on a path to obscurity, until they were bitten by a radioactive sewer rat & developed the ability to climb walls.

Stephen O'Neil was on a path to obscurity, until they were bitten by a radioactive time travelling victorian man & developed the ability to turn into a tiger.

A story about a haunted millionaire who steals a mobile fortress & has to escape with it.

After a number of suspicious deaths on a NASA spacestation, a robot humanoid hamster is suspected of murder.

A story about two ex-zombies who go head to head for a new home after their homeworld was destroyed.

An intelligent ape tries to plant a bomb. a cheeky trainee astronaut saves the day by using the power of pop music.

A story about a dying brave explorer who steals a device that makes you irresistible to the opposite sex & has to escape with it.

A story about two ex-zombies who risk a dangerous assault course to save their brother.

A large alien armada arrives in Earth orbit. The aliens broadcast a message to the world, saying that they intend to recruit us into their army.