Alien Species/Race Generator
Need a fictional alien species in your sci-fi story, novel, or game? Here are some randomly generated alien suggestions! This Alien Species Generator has been designed to help writers & roleplayers come up with new ideas for alien races to include in their stories & games.
It will automatically create a randomly generated name for an alien species, along with a short description of the species’ physiology and/or society.
Need a name for the planet these aliens live on? Use our Planet Name Generator, or for the name of an alien character use the Alien Character Name Generator.
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Random Alien Species
Name: Grelertoni-aelans
Description: A race of brachiopod with weak arms. Their claws are strong enough to open a can of peaches. They love canned peaches.
Name: Zeyorian
Description: Charming echiniderms who have a long proboscis for eating. The oldest members of the society are ritually slaughtered & fed to the young. They are harmless.
Name: Odorron
Description: Burrowing worms who have 3 eyes. They don't wear clothes on leap years. They are not known to be harmful to Humans.
Name: Neleux
Description: Telepathic urchins who have retractable teeth. They grow hair in winter, but this sheds in spring. They have bio-luminescent glands in their tails.
Name: Kaytors-eds
Description: Tiny worms who have infrared vision. They mostly live on moons around populated planets. The entire species is addicted to a plant pollon that is common on their world. The microscopic pollen is carried on the wind and reaches every island and continent. They are extremely dangerous.