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The last 100 recently updated worlds under the genre

Terminal Abyss

The Terminal Abyss universe is a dark and expansive realm, where the light of human civilization flickers amidst the vast darkness of space. The catalyst for humanity's leap into the stars was the arrival of the @[Observers](species:c4472c39-c8cc-43b...

Cyberpunk Horror Science Fiction Space Opera Transhumanism

Athena Minerva

A slight alteration in the history of mammals causes a subtle but powerful shift in human societies far into the future. As early human women are much more likely to survive childbirth, (and perhaps a bit more self-centered than the human women of P...

Adult 18+ Cyberpunk Hard Science Science Fiction Solarpunk

custom Void Walkers

In a galactic sector under the shadow of war, new technologies emerge that blur the line between advanced science and the magic of souls. An international institution is created to research and operate Void Walkers, conscious beings created from...

Science Fiction Soft Magic Space Opera

Hyper lane Galaxy

Cyberpunk Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Arta

A historically referenced fantasy tale with floating continent and cosmic deities. The planet of Arta is ruled by a flow of energy maintained and directed by the three patron Uvaran entities of this planet, Moyadeen, Thrane, and Terrus. It is their b...

Alternative History Dieselpunk Fantasy Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Didome

A planet where the day lasts almost half an Earth year, and human civilizations have adapted to the unique climate.

Hard Science Medieval Science Fiction Speculative

Marcher: Empires at War

[p]The year is 1938, and an archduke of the Holy Roman Empire lies dead in the streets of Paris, his blood cooling to the cries of the revolution, and the terrible engines of war waking once more. The Great Powers make ready for battle on land,...

Alternative History Dieselpunk Military Science Fiction

Down and Out, A Bulletproof Blues

It is 21XX, and you are a member of the next step in humanity, the NuType. Today, you learn that your transfer to UCAA has been approved, and you may begin the process of migrating to @[Pacific...

Neo Noir Science Fiction Superheroic

The Kaleidoscope System

That Which Changes. Larevok. Caléidóscópa. Miraqùl'òrò. This swirling cloud of colors has many names. Located at the outer rim of the star system, it floods the worlds within with a wide spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. Energy th...

Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical Horror

THF Universe

[aloud]In a world driven by military and technological advancements across the galaxies, the many alien factions vie with each other over precursor technology left over from a time long past. hidden, forgotten, and potentially world-ending in the wro...

Hard Science Mystery Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Peleus Theta "The Reach"

The discovery of the crohn particle led to two inventions which changed humanity forever: gravity manipulation, and shortly afterwards faster-than-light travel. Two keys to the cosmos unlocked at once, and everything followed from there: the endless...

Science Fiction

Gods in Space

[p]For centuries, people thought the ancient gods dead. They were not. And now one can come across a manticore, a dragon or a demigod as easily as one can pass by a cyborg or a green-skinned alien. You might even cross paths with a god.[/p]

Ancient Cyberpunk Science Fantasy Science Fiction

The Frontier

Humanity has been driven to the edge of extinction at the hands of natural phenomena, hostile aliens and our own hubris. The Age of Strife is over, now a fractured humanity seeks to rebuild but with no central government and our home world lost and n...

Exploration Science Fiction

Thenia

Science Fiction

Kingsmaker

Kingsmaker is a science-fantasy setting set on the planet Prius, whose arcane is formed through the omnipotent aura of the Veil. Roughly 5000 years ago, after the great unknown reset everything Prius h...

Cyberpunk Fantasy MagiPunk Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Endeavour

Fantasy Medieval Science Fiction

Shadowrun 5te Deutsch

Dies ist eine Zusammenstellung unterschiedlicher Bücher und Artikel des [url:https://www.shadowiki.de/Hauptseite]https://www.shadowiki.de/Hauptseite]Shadowiki für Shadowruns 5te Edition mi...

Cyberpunk Fantasy, Dark Science Fiction

KTN: Armageddon

Welcome to Kill Team Narrative (KTN) Armageddon! In the midst of the cataclysmic 2nd Ork invasion, your team of elite operatives stands as a beacon of hope amidst the chaos. As seasoned veterans of covert operations, you're tasked with executing miss...

Gothic Military Science Fiction Space Opera Transhumanism

The Age of Convergence

Humanity has officially recovered from the Cozine Disaster. On the 500th anniversary of the defeat of the Cozine-07 AI, the Pan-Solar Consortium government has decided that it's time to unite the human diaspora. While adventurers and prospectors...

Science Fiction Space Opera

Vazdimet

Centuries have passed since the War for Enlightenment released forbidden knowledge into the hands of everyday citizens. Magic and technology revealed in the aftermath unlocked long-buried secrets, leading to space travel and an altered understanding...

Military Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

The Divided States

The United States approximately 1,000 years in the future after the Faro Plague caused by Ted Faro(HZD). After the extinction of life on earth, CYAN was instructed by GAIA, to activate the Yellowstone volcano, burying the inactive machinery under lay...

Alternative History Dystopia Fantasy, Urban Military Modern

Osiron

[p]Osiron.[/p] [p]A new enterprise. A new dawn.[/p] [p]This is our chance to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. A chance to traverse the stars, to settle on a whole new world, in a whole new galaxy, and start a legacy for the Human ra...

Science Fiction

Star Wars: Fate of the Galaxy

[p][currentdate:36bb9d41-de9e-4298-9d49-43698f7208f6][/p] [p]It is a dark time in the galaxy. The Galactic Empire rules with ruthless strength, crushing rebellion and spreading fear. But something even darker stirs beyond Imperial reach—ancie...

Cyberpunk Horror Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Fallout: Vault 93

A campaign setting in development that spans the territories from Asheville, NC, north to Bristol, TN, and east to Charlotte, NC.

Dystopia Fantasy, Urban Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Orpheus Gaze

First time here? Read the Dynasty Primer

Military Political Science Fiction Transhumanism

The Stars Beyond

We are seekers after the mysteries of the galaxy. We shall fathom the depth of the unknown though it take us to the farthest stars, and The Stars Beyond.

Science Fiction

White Reach

Overview In the distant future, mankind has gone to the stars, and taken war with them. As they spread out across hundreds of star systems, a unifying presence came to exist with the Star League. From Terra, the First Lord was supposed...

Hard Science Mecha Military Political Science Fiction

Aeloria

In the Name of Aeloria, We Rise! [p][/p] Planet Veridera [p]Veridera—a planet of breathtaking vistas and sprawling megacities—serves as home, refuge, and cage to its people. Beneath the shimmering skyline and meticulously manicured...

Dystopia Mecha Science Fiction Science Fiction, Modern

The Third Imperium of Mankind.

Welcome to Charted Space Humaniti has reached the stars—and found them crowded. Alien empires, strange life forms, and rival civilizations fill the voids between the stars. Science and technology have advanced far beyond the present day, yet the...

Exploration Science Fiction Space Opera

Verandin

[IMPORTANT] Access Modifiers Verandin is a very big place with lots of information that is only known to specific characters and access modifiers are used to separate what different characters know. There are three access modifi...

Exploration Fantasy, Low Magic Science Fiction Steampunk

The Tellurian Diaspora

Human colonization of space has been underway for 500 years. Initially, colony ships leaving Tellus/Earth were mostly one-way, until transuranic-powered tachyon supralight drives reconnected the early colonies and unleashed a Second Wave of colonizat...

Science Fiction Space Opera Young Adult (YA)

The Delta Space

The Delta Space is a 'triangle' of mapped-out space in the known galaxy that is inhabited by a numerous swath of beings including the ageing but still woefully naive humanoid races of the Founders, that left, and subsequently lost the...

Fantasy Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Weird

wow that's a lot of stars

During the golden age of interstellar expansion, a cataclysmic event destroyed humanity's means to traverse the stars, isolating thousands of planets, moons, and asteroids and the trillions living on them. After nearly four hundred years, these ten p...

Science Fiction

Megastructure

For a long time, scientists all over explored space were puzzled why the known spacefaring species emerged only relatively recently, and why so many of them are so similar in many aspects. The discovery of an ancient starship of technology vastly...

Cyberpunk Science Fiction

Cairn Sector

[container:col-md-4] [container:hpimage1] [container:nobackground] [/container] [/container] [/container] [container:col-md-8] The Cairn Sector is located about 33,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way Gala...

Exploration Science Fiction

Iron Stars

Seven years have passed since The Scream, a psionic disaster responsible for killing trillions across the galaxy in one swift stroke. Marooned on failing worlds both human and alien alike do what they can to endure the collapse of society, the shorta...

Alternative History Child Safe Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Science Fiction

A Strange New World

This world takes its inspiration from classic Rifts from before the war for Tolkeen. I've taken extensive liberty to modify the source material to make this my own world, adding geography, religion, races and lore that do not exist in either the orig...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Era of Expansion

[p]World Anvil project abandonded. Still developing game. Embark on a journey during a future golden age of humanity, ripe with scientific discovery, exploration, danger, and profit.[/p] [p]Many are but a Cog in the expansive...

Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Ordo Templaris Universe

The universe in which the stories of the Ordo Templaris takes place. This website covers the IC lore of the Ordo Templaris and is to be considered the IC archives of the guild. New information wil...

Science Fiction

Superheroes Assorted

Superheroes! (The name of the world to be tweaked eventually.) An optimistic, colorful world where good wins. Eventually. After a lot of work and catastrophe. This guide to the world is written by @[Ruby Gray](person:4b997853-73b4-4294-a12b-5d4c9...

Science Fiction Superheroic Young Adult (YA)

Solaria: The Miriandynus Galaxy

(CSS is currently being redesigned, a lot of things may look ugly until it is completed) Solaria is an alt Sci-Fi series involving dogs, avians, humans, and galactic warfare. Solaria mixes fantasy, sci-fi,...

Exploration Hard Magic Medieval Science Fiction Transhumanism

The Freedomverse

Who hasn’t wanted to be a superhero at one time or another? Who hasn’t wanted amazing powers of super-strength, invulnerability, or—most of all—the power to fly? Superheroes have been a part of our culture for generations. They have become a kind of...

Fantasy, Urban Modern Science Fiction Superheroic

Alore

[quote] Alore is a Sci-fi/Fantasy hybrid in which anything could exist, everyone has a story, and anyone can become a legend, be it through the tactical use of superior weapons, mastery over @[arcane...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction Speculative

Derkomai

Medieval Science Fiction Soft Magic Sword & Sorcery

The Audacity

Here, But Slightly to the Left.

Comedy Cyberpunk Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Chordas System

The Chordas System across the Milky Way galaxy galactic center from the Sol System is about a third of the way up its galactic arm. Humans arrived in the Chordas System by accident, having reverse-engineered alien technology to produce an inter...

Science Fiction Speculative

Star Wars: Knights of the Dice Rolls

Inspired by Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2 as well as Pathfinder. In this story the players will traverse across the Galaxy on their quest. Along the way they will come across fantastical lands, perilous dungeons, societies on the brink of collaps...

Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Rogue Odyssey

Campaign Primer New players start here

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction Sword & Sorcery

The Chronicles of Tanit

[p]"Systems! Get me Systems! Systems! Protocol Closed Harbour! I say again! Protocol Closed Harbour Now! Sensors detect radiation and thermal spikes consistent with multiple supernovas! We have a complete loss of communications with HSTG! PROTOCOL...

Afrofuturism Biopunk Exploration Science Fiction Solarpunk

Les Voileterres

Partout sur ces terres immenses balayées par des poches d’une dangereuse et mystérieuse brume qui plie les êtres vivants à ses rudes lois, les survivants se sont rassemblés pour construire des villes et former des nations. Certains d’...

Exploration Fantasy Science Fiction Soft Magic

Excilior

[container:formattedBlockBigger] In a sprawling technological society, the Absents struggle to rid themselves of undesirable citizens. The solution is @[Excilior](location:1014b68f-58ab...

Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Science Fiction

The Realm of the Physical

Often simply refered to as 'The Universe'. The Realm of the Physical is the expanse of time and space that originated from an event often called the Big Bang. The Realm of the Physical is host to matter and energy, both of which serve as suitable ves...

Science Fantasy Science Fiction Superheroic Sword & Sorcery

Aurora

The world of the Variants, from my middle grade magical girl sci-fi novel Soul Devs.

Child Safe Science Fiction Speculative

Etharai

A shattered world, with a beating heart. A community of people holding on to hope and to each other. The sun once again shines on Etharai, but it is up to her people to accept its warmth.

Fantasy Fantasy, Urban Science Fantasy Science Fiction Solarpunk

Siaken

Siaken is a world were aggressive civilizations are carving up kingdoms. They battle viciously for territorial advantage and dominance. The inhabitants are developing new techniques in metallurgy, writing systems and irrigation. A event has transp...

Science Fiction

Nebula Burning

[container: row] [container:col-lg-12 box-color] [color:#009AD9]Oh, hello there! I'm Prodigy, your local AI guide. You can call me DG for short. Welcome to Nebula Burning! This is a world of science and fantasy...

Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Yuruida

[p]A semi-realistic science fantasy setting, Yuruida showcases the entire history of the saikkots, a species of sapient reptiles. Follow along from pre-sapience to space.[/p] [p]This world is a HEAVY work in progress. Pretty much every page is a stu...

Fantasy, Low Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction Speculative

Caelum Prime

Prophecy of Caelum Prime [quote]When the Shadowsong Messenger lands and speaks the words “The Night of Lightning,” the Dust Rain sha...

Alternative History Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fiction Supernatural

Aqualon

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Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Hard Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction

The Bubble

A history of humanity entering the galactic community and what happened in the core of settled worlds they called the Bubble.

Science Fiction

House of Prism

People always ask me, "What is the meaning?" Every life has a beginning... My eyes shoot open as I wake from another nightmare. Cocoon inches up, as I rise...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction Sword & Sorcery

Space Opera

[p]Since the discovery of space travel and advancements in faster-than-light travel, the galaxy has become more and more connected; With the different species and cultures from the numerous planets being able to interact and intertwine together.[/p]...

Biopunk Science Fantasy Science Fiction Solarpunk Space Opera

Ruartei

Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Sleipner sector

The ultimate compendium for everything that is linked to this little area of the Imperium. For three centuries, the Sleipner Sector has been dominated by the mighty Ork warlord @[Grimskul](person:7...

Gothic Military Science Fiction

Echoes of the Cosmos

Welcome to InfoDump, the largest collection of information on the cloud. Here you can find information about the vast history of the Founder Galaxy and its inhabitants. This wiki is in-universe meaning that everything you read, your characters can re...

Exploration Fantasy Science Fiction

Exocore

Exocores are the future of development, construction and warfare. Remote piloted suits that allow their pilot safety while working in extreme environments or combat situations. Through these mass produced combat ready units warfare has become the sta...

Mecha Military Post-modern Science Fiction

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

Fallout

Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction

Opposition: Mars

They say Mars is the graveyard of ambitions. Partially terraformed and populated largely by tribes of genetically modified colonists, one might wonder why the nations of Earth have any interest in a hostile planet like Mars. For a diverse group of No...

Hard Science Military Political Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction

The Emerald Company: A Battletech Game

Mecha Medieval Military Science Fiction Slice of Life

Third Horizon

The campaign will take place in the network of star systems called the Third Horizon – or, more commonly, just the Horizon. Via the ancient portal fields, interstellar travel connects the people of the Horizon through commerce and cultural exchange....

Science Fiction

The Churn

The Churn is a multi-dimensional setting where nearly anything that can be imagined can be found and explored. The setting uses FUDGE as a rule base. This is a rules light system with emphasis on fun over complexity. The main backdrop of the setting...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction Weird

Earth 530

Science Fiction Superheroic

Aedeva

Hello and welcome to Aedeva. My name is Reagan and I will be your guide. If you like epic, gritty, science-fantasy stories; if you like heroes that are actually heroes but still have issues to deal with; if you like interesting magic systems and stra...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Science Fiction

Solaris

Winner of Most Beautiful New World 2022, a wondrous reimagining of our Solar System. Solaris is retro science fiction with a queer and artistic twist. Written and illustrated by Annie Stein, with the help of Sol's best fiancée Skairunner.

Exploration Romance Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Cosmos

War. War never changes. Since the dawn of humankind, when our ancestors first discovered the killing power of rock and bone, blood has been spilled in the name of everything: from God to justice to simple, psychotic rage. Humanity dest...

Alternative History Fanfiction Political Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction

The Trident Coalition

Millenia ago several ancient human civilizations developed interstellar travel, individually of each other, and colonized thousands of systems across the Milky Way galaxy. The stories I write are primarily set in the Trident Coalition, formed by t...

Comedy Science Fiction Space Opera

The Galaxy

[aloud]What is The Galaxy as a setting? In short, it is modernized Star Trek[/aloud] [p]The year is 2370. Humanity is organized into the United Republic of Earth and its Colonies, a federal state that ensures that neither Earth nor any of the...

Military Science Fiction Science Fiction, Modern Space Opera

Interstellar Wars

Science Fiction

Astra Planeta

Astra Planeta is a hopeful exploration of humanity’s future path to the stars, and the connections we may forge with the other peoples and worlds of the local stellar group.

Exploration Hard Science Science Fiction Speculative

Ather

A futuristic Sci-Fi world set roughly 400 years into the future. After the discovery of fuel more potent and powerful than oil, a second space race was kicked off with Russia, China, and the United States competing to see who could get their hand...

Science Fiction Science Fiction, Modern Space Opera Speculative

Stories of a Galaxy

There once was a galaxy spanning empire, made up of humans, it settled and colonized the galaxy as it explored it, conquering, enslaving or otherwise subjugated any species it encountered on its way. eventually it became complacent and the expansion...

Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Traveller: Second Contact

Traveller: Second Contact is based on the Traveller Univserse. The PCs start as the crew of Earth's first space ship, a ramjet sent to a nearby star. But it turns out that the Universe is not empty... Eventually the PCs will reveal they believe...

Science Fiction

Perillel

Science Fiction

Hoomanland

A bunch of silly masked aliens.

Science Fiction Weird

The Outer Systems

A hundred years ago, all of charted space was dominated by The United Leagues of Earth. The Antimatter Crisis changed that. Unable to supply power...

Science Fiction

The New Frontier

[quote] The Earth is dead, and Old Sol no longer rules the galaxy. After an age of barbarism, the New World rises, and The New Frontier awaits. [/quote] The New Frontier is a post post apocalyptic science fiction world set in t...

Science Fiction

The Angellonian Sagas

The Angellonian sagas tell the story of the Angellonian Empire from their origins to their modern day galactic conquests. It will also have the stories of the other star nations within this galaxy; but they will have a minor spotlight overall, yet th...

Ancient Fantasy Hard Magic Religious Science Fiction

Exflora

A world where colonization never occurred.Think of the Earth without the European Colonisation.Asia, Africa, the Americas would have their original cultures still thriving.This is the society...

Fantasy Medieval Post-modern Science Fiction Sword & Sorcery

The Haunted Stars

The year is 2180. Humanity has spread to all the planets of the solar system, laying colonies down in the most inhospitable places they had ever seen. Humanity has broken the light-speed barrier, spreading to the very stars, laying claim to planets...

Cyberpunk Horror Mecha Science Fiction Space Opera

Dark Heresy

The 41st Millennium., a Dark Age like no other. Humanity has took to the stars, and created a realm of perpetual war. Darkness rules, and a strong arm is always needed. This is especially true in the Imperium of Man, the domain of the God-Emperor. Le...

Dystopia Science Fiction

The Sol System

Hard Science Science Fiction Space Opera

Galaxies End

A legacy of humanity [p]In the year 2034 AD, global tensions rose to conflict and open warfare. In what became historically known as 'The Third War', or 'The Final War' to some, major superpowers of Earth vied for political control of the p...

Dystopia Military Political Post-modern Science Fiction

Scrapjack Universe

The Way of Things ... Late in the 21st century, mankind left the cradle of Earth, migrating to the stars. They took with them dreams of a better tomorrow, settling dozens of worlds. While teeming with plant and...

Cyberpunk Science Fiction Space Opera Transhumanism

Livastia

Livastia is a branch-off of the timeline of our own Earth where a breakthrough in the advancement of artificial intelligence was made much sooner - around the early 90's - by a company called CoreAegis. In their work, they managed to create an AI not...

Mecha Military Post-modern Science Fiction Urban

Lumen Expanded Universe

[youtube:https://youtu.be/9VkPYuGQ57Y?si=_6aYjDpKAkP1cWuz] [p]Welcome, to the Lumen Universe—a cosmos where truth is not a single star, but a constellation perceived differently by every eye, every civilization, across a history stretching ni...

Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Speculative Evolution

Iridescence

The galaxy of Aethys, shrouded in mystery. Ancient empires rise and fall, while a machine slumbers, waiting to break the cycle. All images not credited otherwise are from Stellaris and belong to Paradox Entertainment. Welcome to @[Mo...

Science Fiction

Space Adventurer's Fleet University

Fantasy, High Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Steampunk

Age of Defiance

We’ve fought too hard for our happiness. We’ve suffered too much for our freedom. We won’t surrender our will or our lives without a fight! When evil bites us, we’ll bite back, with a vengeance! This isn’t an age of terror,...

Fanfiction Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Sword & Sorcery