AI stickman animation generator for 10-minute survival stories
Write a disaster, a place and a number of days. StoryShort writes the story, draws the same stick figure in every shot, and adds supply cards, chapters, a voice and music. You get a video ready for YouTube.
8, 10 or 15 minutes, 16:9. You can edit every scene.
8:18 · 16:9 · 1080p · 18 chapters
One idea in, one episode out
No long ChatGPT prompts, no image tool, no clips to download one by one. Everything happens in one place.
01
Write the idea
The disaster, where you are, how many days. One line is enough.
02
We write the story
Told to you, day by day. Numbered problems, real survival facts, rules, a mystery and a cliffhanger.
At 06:40, the fire alarm in the stairwell stops mid-ring.
Not switched off.
Cut.
Then the building speaker crackles once.
03
Pick your survivor
Choose one of our stick figures or upload your own. He looks the same in every shot.
Moss
Ember
Volt
Tide
04
Get the episode
Scenes, info cards, narration, sound effects and music, cut to the voice.
8:18 · 137 scenes · 12 cards
Everything the format needs
The survival channels with millions of views all use the same parts. StoryShort makes each one for you.
Supply and threat cards
Water, food, the number of zombies at your door. The cards show the same numbers the narrator says.
0:24“You count what you have. Six litres of water in bottles.”
5:22“Outside, nine. You count the shadows under the door. Nine pairs of feet.”
One survivor in every shot
The same head, the same hat, the same colour, from day one to the last day.
0:28
2:39
4:35
6:15
Chapters for YouTube
One chapter per day, with the times of the real video. They go straight into your description.
Chapters
- 0:00Day 0: The Alarm Cuts
- 0:24Day 1: Counting Supplies
- 1:05Day 2: Power Dies
- 1:39Day 3: They Reach The Floor
- 2:03Day 4: Two At The Door
- 2:36Day 5: Food Gone Bad
- 2:59Day 6: Learning The Pattern
- …
Two art styles
Painted comic, with rich backgrounds and warm light. Or flat vector, clean and simple.
Painted comic
Flat vector
Sound that follows the story
Phone alarms, knocks on the door, wind and rain, under a calm voice and low music.
- 0:05A building intercom speaker crackling on once
- 0:55Two sharp taps on glass
- 1:25A heavy metal stairwell door banging shut far below
- 1:43A slow flat hand dragging down a wooden apartment door
- 1:58A wooden door creaking under slow steady weight
- 3:10Three slow metallic taps on a water pipe
Episodes
Make the next episode in one click. Same survivor, same supplies, and the story starts where it stopped.
Where the story stands
- Last day
- Day 21
- Supplies
- Water 40 L (as of day 17), Food 0 days (as of day 15)
- Threat
- 23+ creatures gathered in the courtyard as of day 19, can climb shafts and gangways
- With you
- Adil
- Mystery
- Who or what is the thing wearing the woman's coat, tapping her warning rhythm from the wrong side of the door
Watch a full episode
Made with StoryShort from the one line above. No scene was edited by hand.
Zombie Outbreak: 21 Days Trapped on the 30th Floor
Questions about stickman survival videos
What is a stickman survival video?
It is a story about surviving a disaster, told to the viewer day by day: "Day four. Eighteen litres. Six days of food." A stick figure lives the story on screen, and cards show the supplies and the threats. It is one of the faceless formats growing fastest on YouTube in 2026.
How long are the videos?
8, 10 or 15 minutes, in 16:9 for YouTube. A 10-minute episode has about 120 scenes and 15 to 20 chapters.
Does my stick figure look the same in every scene?
Yes. You pick one survivor, or upload your own, and every scene uses it as a reference. The companion and the zombies also keep the same look.
Is it real animation?
Most scenes are drawings with a slow camera move, like the top channels. The key moments, like a door that breaks or a climb, become short animated clips.
Can I make a series?
Yes. Open a finished episode and click Make the next episode. The new episode keeps the same survivor, the same supplies and the same rules, and starts where the last one ended.
Can YouTube monetize these videos?
YouTube does not pay for mass-produced, repetitive videos. Every StoryShort episode is a new story with its own events, facts and mystery. Change the disaster and the place often, and add your own touch to the title and the thumbnail.
How many credits does an episode use?
The create page shows the estimate before you start. It depends on the length: a longer episode has more scenes.
Can I make videos in my language?
Yes. Write your idea in your language: the story is written and read in it. Pick a voice that speaks that language.
Your first episode starts with one line
Write the disaster, the place and the days. StoryShort does the rest.
Make my episode