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.
To generate more random alien species, press the button.
Random Alien Species
Name: Morn
Description: Humanoid herbivores who mostly live on moons around populated planets. They only eat twice a year. They can see the entire electromagnetic spectrum. They have just invented the combustion engine.
Name: Olkkloren
Description: Burrowing lizards who have a soft underbelly. They smell like potassium. A mother abandons her offspring just after birth. It will be raised by the father.
Name: Nazoik
Description: A race of strange, seemingly immortal beings. When their body dies, their heads detach and grow new bodies, carrying memories with them. The new body may develop as a male or a female, regardless of the individual's previous gender. They often mate for life. They hunt in packs.
Name: Gois
Description: 8-legged plants who have 360-degree vision. The majority live in caverns, deep below the planet's crust. They invented spaghetti a thousand years before Humans.
Name: Sokruts
Description: Urchin fish who travel the galaxy by hitchiking. They are ruled by a gentle Queen. They have bio-luminescent glands in their tails.