Game idea generators

• Idea generators

  • Good ones

    • http://kevan.org/ludeme

      • "The Ludemetic (or Ludemic) Game Generator randomly combines categories and mechanics from those at BoardGameGeek to create new (and largely useless) game ideas, with arbitrarily appropriate titles."

    • http://www.polarcade.com/game-o-tron/

  • OK / run-of-the-mill ones

    • http://www.streamingcolour.com/blog/game-idea-generator/

    • http://orteil.dashnet.org/gamegen

      • http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=871205

    • https://generateit.github.io/game/

      • https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/4y7roh/video_game_idea_generator/

    • http://www.ludocraft.com/gigster/index.html

    • http://inventwithpython.com/blog/2012/07/30/need-a-game-idea-a-list-of-game-mechanics-and-a-random-mechanic-mixer/

    • https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/game-idea-generator/id1037629356?mt=8

    • https://twitter.com/gameideamachine?lang=en

    • https://twitter.com/game_generator

    • http://www.glaielgames.com/ideas/

    • http://www.cowfacegames.com/handytools/game-idea-generator

    • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.i.gameideagenerator&hl=en

    • http://www.doddsgamedev.net/

      • Scroll down to the 'Game Idea Generator'

    • http://www.impossibleland.com/genregen/randomgenre.py

      • https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=5791.0

  • Bad / simplistic / nonsensical ones

    • http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/1/9432663/verby-noun-game (based on 'Flappy Bird')

    • http://gameideagenerat.org/

    • http://www.insanityjam.com/idea/

    • https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/103154312/

  • Unknown / 404

    • https://github.com/repoman/gameideagen

    • http://gamejolt.com/f/game-idea-generator/3435 (the page it links to is now a 404)

    • pitch()

      • “My game is Starcraft meets System Shock but abstract.”

• Board game idea generators

  • http://www.boardgamizer.com/

  • http://abstractpuzzle.com/generator/

• Name generators

  • https://videogamena.me/

    • this one looks pretty

    • http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=373534

• Story generators

  • http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=storygen

• Misc other tools

  • http://yourgameideaistoobig.com/

    • not exactly an idea generator, but it's related, and it's a cool idea

  • https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/09/14/what-is-a-roguelike/

    • not exactly an idea generator

Misc articles

• http://www.darrellhardy.com/2015/08/25/generating-chaos/

• 2015.11.30 - Itch.io - Forum - Random Game Ideas