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
When a nurse travels to a privately owned spacestation in search of a mortgage, he's mysteriously killed, & his sister has to investigate.
A bogeyman builds towers all over the world to control people's minds. a gay Human ambassador saves the day by by revealing the plot to the general public.
An emotionless military robot creates thousands of clones to control the world. a cheeky TV presenter saves the day by by revealing the plot to the general public.
When two dying princes fall in love, they are forbidden to see each other. They decide to escape to a parallel universe.
Dave Chapelle is abducted by aliens, & the Military have to figure out how to get him back.
A story about two black women who discover a new species of spider.
On a high-gravity world, the crew of The Heart of Shackleton explores an island of mysterious creatures.
When a clinically obese person travels to a hot underwater base in search of his estranged parents, he's kidnapped by ghosts.
When a schoolteacher is imprisoned by terrorists in a maximum security prison, he builds a weapon using instructions scratched into the wall.
In the near future, an physicist creates a gun that makes things disappear. She uses it against her rivals to gain political power, until someone uses it against her.
Patrick Stewart is kidnapped by aliens & forced to take part in a gameshow. People of Earth must vote what he should do to survive.
After a number of suspicious deaths in a small European town, a heterosexual pilgrim is suspected of murder.
When a celebrity finds himself trapped in an abandoned soviet prison, he tries to build a weapon using what he can find laying around.
When a hispanic man is imprisoned by terrorists in a volcano, he meets another captive & they work together to escape.
After a number of suspicious deaths aboard a Chinese spaceship, an unhappy talking dolphin is suspected of murder.