155 EPfinish for$27.92
ShortMax
Genre · 25 series
Sci Fi Short Dramas
Twenty-one series, the only genre outside Fantasy that both catalogued platforms use in any volume — 18 from ShortMax, 3 from NetShort. Median 61 episodes and a 47-episode floor: this format does not do short science fiction.
- Series
- 25
- Median to finish
- $29.97
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Filter them allWhere to start
Ranked by our editor score; ties broken by cost to finish, then by whether the series is complete. Every figure comes from the same database that powers the cost calculator.
243 EPfinish for$19.98
NetShort
The Expired Fruit King
360 EPfinish for$29.94
ShortMax
SSS: Rise of the Ocean General
450 EPfinish for$24.43
ShortMax
Last RV: Infinite Upgrade
561 EPfinish for$29.94
ShortMax
[Dubbed]The Golden Fortress
- 01[Dubbed] Escape the Python Neststill releasing — 55 episodes so far, $27.92 to catch up
- 02The Expired Fruit Kingstill releasing — 43 episodes so far, $19.98 to catch up
- 03SSS: Rise of the Ocean Generalstill releasing — 60 episodes so far, $29.94 to catch up
- 04Last RV: Infinite Upgradestill releasing — 50 episodes so far, $24.43 to catch up
- 05[Dubbed]The Golden Fortressstill releasing — 61 episodes so far, $29.94 to catch up
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The extremes
| Series | Platform | Episodes | Runtime | To finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest to finish | King of Mars：Markus‘s Revenge | NetShort | 32 | — | $14.99 |
| Most expensive | Eat, Evolve, Rule the World | ShortMax | 105 | — | $59.33 |
| Shortest | Upgrade | NetShort | 30 | — | $14.99 |
| Longest | Eat, Evolve, Rule the World | ShortMax | 105 | — | $59.33 |
| Most free episodes | [Dubbed] Escape the Python Nest | ShortMax | 55 | — | $27.92 |
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Adjust the assumptionsWhat it costs to watch all of it
$862.18to finish all 25
—total viewing
64average episodes
Median series here costs $29.97 and runs —. We do not hold a completed-or-ongoing status for these, so treat the totals as what is published today.Estimates assume no free coins and the cheapest coin-pack combination on each platform.
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Where to find them
18 of the 25 are on ShortMax, the rest spread across 1 other app.
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Open in the finderAll 25
75 EPfinish for$39.96
NetShort
I Overcharged Every Weak Mecha Maiden
32 EPfinish for$14.99
NetShort
King of Mars：Markus‘s Revenge
59 EPfinish for$29.97
NetShort
Marshal of Star Thunder
60 EPfinish for$29.97
NetShort
Reborn: Survive The Game Doomsday
43 EPfinish for$19.98
NetShort
The Expired Fruit King
30 EPfinish for$14.99
NetShort
Upgrade
47 EPfinish for$29.97
NetShort
Wasteland Sovereign
76 EPfinish for$41.88
ShortMax
[Dubbed] Afterlife: The Zombie Commander
55 EPfinish for$27.92
ShortMax
[Dubbed] Escape the Python Nest
70 EPfinish for$38.39
ShortMax
[Dubbed] From a Serpent to a Dragon
65 EPfinish for$34.90
ShortMax
[Dubbed] My Zombie Dad
88 EPfinish for$49.90
ShortMax
[Dubbed] Why Are All the Sentinels Obsessed With Me?
56 EPfinish for$29.94
ShortMax
[Dubbed]My S-Rank Mutant Students in Apocalypse
95 EPfinish for$54.89
ShortMax
[Dubbed]Once A Snake, Now A Dragon
61 EPfinish for$29.94
ShortMax
[Dubbed]The Golden Fortress
76 EPfinish for$41.88
ShortMax
An Echo of Ashes and Verse
53 EPfinish for$29.94
ShortMax
Crazy Ant, Endless Evolution
105 EPfinish for$59.33
ShortMax
Eat, Evolve, Rule the World
61 EPfinish for$31.41
ShortMax
I Raised a Goddess
50 EPfinish for$24.43
ShortMax
Last RV: Infinite Upgrade
85 EPfinish for$44.91
ShortMax
Loot to Godhood
95 EPfinish for$54.89
ShortMax
Once A Snake, Now A Dragon
50 EPfinish for$27.92
ShortMax
Paradise Cage
60 EPfinish for$29.94
ShortMax
SSS: Rise of the Ocean General
57 EPfinish for$29.94
ShortMax
The Muggle Kingpin
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How this page was built
The 25 series on this page carry Sci Fi as a genre label in the catalogue of the platform that publishes them. We do not tag series ourselves, which means this page is exactly as complete, and as inconsistent, as the platforms' own labelling. Episode counts and runtimes are read from each platform's listing for that specific series; coin prices come from the in-app purchase tiers Apple publishes for each app. We hold complete pricing for all 25. Nothing on this page is a paid placement, and we do not rank by anything we were given for free.