Sci-Fi Countdown
Treating fictional timelines as if they were real future history.
Choose a story and event from the dropdown boxes to see a live countdown.
Explore live countdowns to major in-universe events from beloved science-fiction stories including Star Trek, Alien, Dune, Fallout, The Matrix, Blade Runner, and Terminator. Switch stories, pick events, and watch the timer tick towards (or away from) history.
Sci-Fi Timelines
Each franchise below has its own timeline hub with detailed records of key events, exact dates, and individual countdown pages. Click any card to explore.
From the Blog
And we're live!
What started as a little 'this will be fun to make' 1-page countdown, escalated into something much bigger as I disappeared down the rabbit hole and then, after some time... VOILA! Here is Sci Fi Countdown! A little timer that ticks away to future (Or past) events in sci-fi, as if they're grounded in reality, just because... for fun.
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