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 normal delivery driver is kidnapped & imprisoned in an alien prison cell, he becomes friends with a ghost.
Jimmie Finley was on a path to obscurity, until they were bitten by a radioactive black widow spider & developed the ability to fly.
After doing battle with an enemy spaceship in a remote star system, The Silent Durham crash-lands on a jungle planet. When the surviving crew scout the area around the crash site, they are surprised to discover that the enemy vessel has also crashed. The two crews will have to work together to survive.
An intelligent ape tries to get elected as President of Earth. an alien robot saves the day by doing what they'd vowed never to do again.
A blob begins to experience memories of a past life in which it was a supercomputer.
A story about two alien doctors who inspire Einstein.
When a footballer finds himself trapped in a Chinese internment camp, he is interrogated & probed by aliens.
A large alien armada arrives in Earth orbit. The aliens broadcast a message to the world, saying that they intend to kill a half of the population to prevent overcrowding.
When a military general travels to a commercial underwater base in search of a new computer, he becomes a target for a mercenary.
A large alien armada arrives in Earth orbit. The aliens broadcast a message to the world, saying that they intend to use Human beings as batteries.
An unknown alien intelligence establishes a base on Titania. Unable to communicate with the aliens, the UK Armed Forces 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 Titania; they are building spaceships.
When a normal normal Human travels to a far away comet in search of a mysterious alien artifact, he becomes involved in a murder.
An unknown alien intelligence establishes a base on Charon. Unable to communicate with the aliens, the Chinese Military 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 cloning soldiers.
A story about two angels who become popstars on an alien planet.
When a teenager travels to an unexplored continent in search of a mortgage, he becomes entangled in a cult.