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
In the near future, an agronomist creates a gun that mind controls people. She uses it against her rivals to gain political power, until someone uses it against her.
A story about two spaceship captains who become popstars on an alien planet.
When a Human ambassador travels to a nearby cavern in search of money, he becomes entangled in a cult.
When a teenager is kidnapped & imprisoned in a terrorist camp, he meets other captives & starts to build an army.
In the near future, an inventor creates a virus that turns people to stone. When it is stolen by delivery drivers, she must try & stop it by any means necessary.
When a delivery driver is kidnapped & imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp, he finds a tunnel built by underground creatures.
A large alien armada arrives in Earth orbit. The aliens broadcast a message to the world, saying that they intend to heal all our sick. For a price.
After doing battle with an enemy spaceship in a remote star system, The UNS Galaxy crash-lands on a low-gravity 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.
A story about a smart-ass delivery driver who has to protect a cyborg rabbit from psycho kings.
A story about a witty white guy who is given a gun that turns people to stone, but has to escape from a gang of psycho gamers who want it for themselves.
A large alien armada arrives in Earth orbit. The aliens broadcast a message to the world, saying that they intend to use Humans as slaves.
Carol Foreman was on a path to obscurity, until they were bitten by a radioactive horse & developed the ability to turn into a giant lion.
When an average sports fan travels to an expensive planet in search of a new computer, he ends up owing money to a gang.
The British Prime Minister dies in an embarassing way. TV producers pretend he's still alive by showing old video clips.
The scientist who cured cancer is abducted by aliens, & a clone is created to replace him. The story is told from the perspective of both the original & the clone.