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

George Bush is abducted by aliens, & the Military have to figure out how to get him back.

When a humanoid hamster travels to a privately owned world in search of a powerful object, he's kidnapped by enemies from the past.

A story about an unhealthy stoner who steals a bag of money & has to escape with it.

An unknown alien intelligence establishes a base on Titan. Unable to communicate with the aliens, the Chinese 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 Titan; they are building a fleet of hospital ships that will cure the galaxy.

An artificial intelligence builds towers all over the world to control people's minds. a sad male archaeologist saves the day by discovering & using a new skill.

A story about two teenagers who lead an uprising against the state.

In the near future, an epidemiologist creates a virus that disintegrates someone with no trace. When it is stolen by princes, she must try & stop it by any means necessary.

A story about an alien 3rd level technician who is given a gun that pauses time, but has to escape from a gang of psycho kittens who want it for themselves.

After doing battle with an enemy spaceship in a remote star system, The Deadly Rutledge crash-lands on a rocky 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 sentient TV begins to experience memories of a past life in which it was a mad scientist.

A story about two injured people who accidentally launch a nuke.

After a number of suspicious deaths on an alien planet, a cheeky brave explorer is suspected of murder.

An unknown alien intelligence establishes a base on Mars. Unable to communicate with the aliens, the Indian 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 Mars; they are building a hospital.

Two members of a cult become stranded on a low-gravity planet. When they run out of supplies, one is forced to eat the other to survive.

When a hispanic man travels to an alien human colony in search of a powerful ally, he is kidnapped & imprisoned in a nightmarish virtual reality matrix. He realizes that killing himself is the only way to escape.