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

Simon Cowell discovers a portal in his garden & travels through.

In the near future, a famous scientist creates a gun that shrinks people. She uses it on herself, & the police have to investigate what happened.

A story about two celebrities who doesn't know that one of them is an alien shapeshifter.

Patrick Stewart must save a town that's being destroyed by robots.

When a bored nurse is trapped on an abandoned spaceship, he tries to build a time machine using scrap components.

A story about two Youtubers who battle for the love of a beautiful alien.

An alien tries to get elected as President of Earth. a normal kind old man saves the day by escaping, then coming back in secret.

A story about two cats who perform a deadly series of challenges for marriage to a rich alien.

Prince Harry invents a new religion where people have to kill their neighbours. Someone must stop him.

An albatross creates thousands of clones to control the world. a busy fool saves the day by finding the only person who can help.

The Australian Prime Minister is teleported to an alien planet to take part in a humiliating gameshow.

A story about two young girls who fight with each other for the safety of their families.

When a powerful emperor finds himself trapped in a British internment camp, he tries to build a time machine using scrap components.

An unknown alien intelligence establishes a base on Charon. 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 Charon; they are building a hospital.

An unknown alien intelligence establishes a base on Uranus. 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 Uranus; they are building spaceships.