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
A large alien armada arrives in Earth orbit. The aliens broadcast a message to the world, saying that they intend to uses technology to prevent everyone from sleeping.
When two flamboyant maths teachers fall in love, they are forbidden to see each other. They decide to run away together.
When a foreign scientist travels to a cold planetoid in search of his long lost sister, he becomes involved in a murder.
A story about two princes who play dirty to save their daughters.
Two 3rd level technicians become stranded on a hot theme park. When they run out of supplies, one is forced to eat the other to survive.
A story about two dentists who enter a driving competition.
A large alien armada arrives in Earth orbit. The aliens broadcast a message to the world, saying that they intend to force us into servitude.
A story about two ex-zombies who meet Elvis.
A ship carrying a cargo of deactivated robots crash-lands on a robot planet. Only two of the crew survive, but they activate the robots to help them survive. They become best friends.
In the upper atmosphere of a gas giant, the crew of The Hansa explores a colony of attractive people.
A story about a dangerous computer programmer who steals a diamond & has to escape with it.
An alien parasite builds towers all over the world to control people's minds. a haunted robot saves the day by stealing something precious to the villain, & escaping with it.
A story about two biologists who go head to head to save their daughters.
In the clouds of an alien planet, the crew of The Blazing Aces explores a mysterious temple.
A story about an unwashed normal Human who inherits an advanced robot but a group of angry genetically enhanced apes want it instead.