List of science fiction universes

Several fictional universes exist in science fiction that serve as backstage for novels, short stories, motion pictures and games. This list includes:

• The Alex Benedict universe by Jack McDevitt
• The Alien Legion universe by Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, and Frank Cirocco
• The Alliance-Union universe by C. J. Cherryh
• The Alien Nation universe by Rockne S. O'Bannon
• The Babylon 5 universe, by J. Michael Straczynski
• The BattleTech universe, originally created by Jordan Weisman and Patrick Larkin and fleshed out by a multitude of other authors including Michael A. Stackpole, William H. Keith, Jr., Blaine Lee Pardoe, and Loren L. Coleman
• The Battlestar Galactica universe by Glen A. Larson.
• The Blade Runner universe by Philip K. Dick
• The Bolo universe by Keith Laumer.
• The Chronology of the Future universe by Ian Tataj.
• The CoDominium universe by Jerry Pournelle
• The Culture universe by Iain M. Banks
• The Commonwealth Saga universe by Peter F. Hamilton
• The Compass Arsenal Universe by Daniel Bailey
• The Dead Space Universe by Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey
• The Whoniverse co-created with Sydney Newman, Verity Lambert, Mervyn Pinfield, Anthony Coburn and C.E. Webber, among others
• The Dune universe by Frank Herbert
• The Terro-Human Future History universe by H. Beam Piper
• The Eight Worlds Universe by John Varley
• The Enderverse by Orson Scott Card
• The EVE Online Universe, New Eden, by CCP Games
• The Familias Regnant universe by Elizabeth Moon
• The Farscape universe by Rockne S. O'Bannon
• The Gaean Reach universe by Jack Vance
• The Gallatin universe by L. Neil Smith
• The Gundam universe by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise
• The Half-Life universe, by Valve
• The Halo universe, by Bungie and 343 Industries
• The Heritage Universe by Charles Sheffield
• The Heechee universe by Frederik Pohl
• The Honorverse by David Weber
• The Humanx Commonwealth Universe, by Alan Dean Foster
• The Hunger Games universe, by Suzanne Collins
• The Hyperion universe by Dan Simmons
• The Independence Day universe by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin
• The Instrumentality of Mankind universe, by Cordwainer Smith
• The Isaac's Universe, by Isaac Asimov
• The Known Space universe by Larry Niven
• The Liaden universe by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
• The Long Earth universe by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
• The Lost Fleet universe by John G. Hemry
• The Lost in Space universe by Irwin Allen
• The Lunar Chronicles universe, by Marissa Meyer
• The Mass Effect universe, by BioWare
• The Nineteen Eighty-Four Universe, By George Orwell
• The Noon Universe, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
• The Old Man's War universe, by John Scalzi
• The Orion's Arm universe, by M. Alan Kazlev, Donna Malcolm Hirsekorn, Bernd Helfert and Anders Sandberg
• The Planet of the Apes universe, by Pierre Boulle
• The Perryverse (Perryversum) of Perry Rhodan
• The Rafał Kosik's universe
• The Red Dwarf universe by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor
• The Revelation Space universe by Alastair Reynolds
• The Rifts Megaverse by Kevin Siembieda
• The Robot–Empire–Foundation universe, by Isaac Asimov
• The Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? universe, created by Greg Miller
• The Saga of the Skolian Empire universe, by Catherine Asaro
• The Science Adventure universe, created by Chiyomaru Shikura
• The Sector General universe by James White
• The Space: Above and Beyond universe by Glen Morgan and James Wong
• The StarCraft universe, by Blizzard Entertainment
• The Starflight universe, by Binary Systems
• The StarGate universe, by Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner
• The Starship Troopers universe, by Robert A. Heinlein
• The Star Trek universe, by Gene Roddenberry
• The Star Fleet Universe by Steven V. Cole
• The Traveller universe, by Game Designers' Workshop
• The Titanfall universe, by Respawn Entertainment
• The TekWar universe, by William Shatner
• The Uplift Universe by David Brin
• The V universe, by Kenneth Johnson
• The X-Files universe by Chris Carter
• The X-Universe by Egosoft
• The Xeelee universe, by Stephen Baxter
• The Zones of Thought universe, by Vernor Vinge

Some universes also include elements from other genres of speculative fiction such as fantasy or horror.

• The Star Wars universe, by George Lucas (space opera with some Tolkien influences [1])
• The Warhammer 40,000 universe by Games Workshop
• Bas-Lag by China Miéville