93 Dystopian writing prompts

Daily Dystopian Prompt

Write about a society where sickness is considered a crime.

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Dystopian genre imagines societies in decline, marked by oppression, corruption, or post-apocalyptic settings. These narratives explore themes of power, survival, and the human spirit under dire circumstances.

1. In a world where emotions are criminalized, one child is born who is unable to suppress their feelings.
2. After the last tree on Earth dies, a group of rebels begin a desperate quest to find rumored seed vaults.
3. Write about a society where the life expectancy is strictly 50 years. How do people spend their last days?
4. Following an apocalyptic event, humans have lost the ability to sleep. Describe their struggle for sanity.
5. In a world of forced equality, everyone's abilities are muted to the lowest common denominator. Explore the life of a brilliant scientist in this society.
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6. As the last literate person, you stumble upon a library. What happens next?
7. Everyone is allowed to commit one legal crime in their lifetime. What crime would your protagonist commit and why?
8. After the last internet server shuts down, humanity is plunged into a pre-digital age.
9. Society develops technology to erase specific memories. What would your protagonist choose to forget and why?
10. The government controls the weather. One day, it starts to snow in July and doesn't stop.
11. Your character wakes up one day and finds that everyone else has disappeared. How do they cope?
12. As Earth's resources dwindle, one corporation holds a monopoly on oxygen.
13. People are no longer born, they are engineered. Describe the plight of a 'flawed' individual.
14. In a future where humans coexist with their clones, a murder has taken place. Who is the real culprit?
15. As a punishment for rebellion, an entire city is forced to live underground. How do they survive?
16. In a world where dreams can be broadcasted, your protagonist starts having prophetic nightmares.
17. All books are banned except for one. Which one is it and why?
18. Your character is the last survivor in a city controlled by artificial intelligence.
19. To maintain order, citizens are not allowed to leave their assigned districts. Your protagonist receives an anonymous invitation to cross the borders.
20. The government rations time. The rich get more hours in their day while the poor struggle to make ends meet.
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21. Your character wakes up in a world where every human being is completely identical. How do they react?
22. A futuristic society is divided by the languages they speak. Your character is a universal translator.
23. After a massive war, the survivors are left with selective amnesia. How does this impact society?
24. A city is divided by a giant wall, with extreme poverty on one side and excess on the other. Your character finds a door.
25. The population is forced to take a drug that suppresses individuality. Your protagonist develops immunity.
26. Humans are only allowed to live in skyscrapers while the ground is reserved for animals.
27. In a world where music is banned, a group of rebels form a secret orchestra.
28. An epidemic of silence takes over the world. No one can speak, shout or sing.
29. In a world where love is considered a disease, your protagonist falls in love for the first time.
30. Your character discovers they are living in a simulation controlled by superior beings.
31. People no longer age naturally. Age is bought and sold. Write about an old man saving up for his youth.
32. In a world where humans and machines have blurred into one, your protagonist wants to remain fully human.
33. The apocalypse is televised. Your protagonist is the cameraperson.
34. Everyone is assigned a job at birth. Your protagonist hates theirs and decides to rebel.
35. The government decides the length of each season. What happens when they extend winter indefinitely?
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36. A group of survivors find a fully functional city, but there's nobody around.
37. Human emotions are sold as commodities. What happens when your protagonist can't afford to be happy?
38. In a world without natural light, the rich live in eternal daylight while the poor are plunged into darkness.
39. In a dystopian future, eating meat is illegal. What does the black market look like?
40. In a world where water is more valuable than gold, your character uncovers a hidden oasis.
41. The government mandates a new language. Your protagonist refuses to give up their mother tongue.
42. A society where the concept of family doesn't exist. People are grouped by their skills and abilities.
43. After a global catastrophe, the world is covered in dense fog. What's hidden within?
44. Children are raised by the state. At 18, they choose whether to join society or live in solitude.
45. Human consciousness can be uploaded to a digital cloud at death. Your character is afraid of heights.
46. In a world where physical pain has been eradicated, your character starts to feel something strange.
47. A disease wipes out all animals on Earth. Humans turn to genetic engineering to replace them.
48. The world is divided into zones based on IQ. Your protagonist gets an unexpected test result.
49. A city beneath the sea is humanity's last refuge. Your character is claustrophobic.
50. Technology allows people to swap lives. Write about a poor man who swaps lives with a billionaire.
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51. The government chooses your spouse for you. Your protagonist is in love with someone else.
52. Write about a society where sickness is considered a crime.
53. In a world where all land is owned, your character discovers an uncharted island.
54. Time travel tourism becomes possible, but only for the rich. Where would your character go if they could afford it?
55. A dystopian society where it's mandatory to wear masks. One day, your protagonist sees someone without one.
56. In a society where everyone's life span is predetermined, your protagonist is about to turn the age at which they're meant to die.
57. Your protagonist lives in a world where each person's lifespan is visible as a countdown above their head.
58. In a world where color is regulated, your character sees a color they're not supposed to.
59. Society is divided by night owls and day walkers. There's no contact allowed between the two. Until now.
60. In a dystopian future, the world is overrun by sentient plants. How do humans adapt?
61. Write a story about a world where the sky changes color based on the predominant emotion of the people below.
62. An oppressive regime bans all forms of art. A secret group of artists attempts to resist.
63. People are divided by their blood type. What happens when your protagonist's blood type changes?
64. In a world where everyone is permanently connected to the internet through their minds, your protagonist decides to go offline.
65. People can communicate only through telepathy. Your protagonist starts hearing a voice no one else can.
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66. Humans are no longer born naturally, they are 3D printed. Write about a print error.
67. In a world where aging is reversible, your protagonist wants to grow old naturally.
68. An authoritarian regime controls the weather. One day, it starts raining and doesn't stop.
69. In a world where stars have disappeared, a single star appears one night.
70. The government issues a decree: all 'useless' knowledge is to be deleted from human minds.
71. As part of a twisted game show, contestants are hunted for sport. Your character is selected.
72. After a pandemic, touch becomes lethal. Explore how society evolves.
73. A massive wall surrounds the city. Nobody remembers what lies beyond it.
74. People are forced to live in floating cities. Your character suffers from vertigo.
75. All memories are stored and can be replayed at will. Your character wants to forget.
76. In a society where reading is obsolete, your character finds an old book.
77. A dystopian society that is controlled by one massive corporation. How does the rebellion start?
78. In a world where children are raised by machines, your protagonist is a faulty unit.
79. Write a story about a society that values happiness above all else, even at the expense of truth.
80. The government has decided to control population growth. Your protagonist is expecting twins.
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81. Write a story about a society where lies are impossible.
82. In a world where the seas have dried up, your protagonist is a diver in the desert.
83. A dystopian society where a person's worth is determined by their productivity.
84. Your protagonist lives in a world where each person can only speak 1000 words per day.
85. In a world with no natural death, your protagonist is an elderly person longing for rest.
86. A society where humans are not allowed to make physical contact. How do they express love and friendship?
87. People can 'upload' skills directly into their brains. Your character wants to learn the old way.
88. Your protagonist wakes up to find that they are the only person in their city.
89. In a world where humans live in virtual realities of their own design, your protagonist chooses to live in the real world.
90. Humanity now lives underground. Your character dreams of the sky.
91. In a world where every thought is audible, silence is the ultimate luxury.
92. A society where sleep is seen as a luxury for the rich, leaving the poor in a state of permanent exhaustion.
93. After the 'Great Dimming', humans have lost the ability to see color. One day, your protagonist sees a flash of red.
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