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