List of works of fiction set in 2015

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Literature

"Runaround" (1941), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, is set in this year.
"Earthlight" (1951), a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, is set in this year.
The Carbon Diaries: 2015 (2009), a teenage diary series about climate change, is set in this year.
Part of Alex Scarrow's second TimeRiders book, Day of the Predator (2010), is set at a scientific institute in Texas in this year.

Back to the Future II & III NES (1990): Part of the game is set in 2015.
Star Control (1990): The Small War of 2015 takes place, in which many of humanity's nuclear weapons are used.
Doom (1993): The Union Aerospace Corporation is founded in 2015.^[1]
Alien Soldier Genesis (1995).
The Terminator: Future Shock PC (1995).
Gungriffon Sega Saturn (1996).
Hunter Hunted PC (1996).
Jetfighter 2015 (2005).
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Nintendo DS (2005): The SL-9 incident is concluded in 19 February 2015, as serial killer Joe Dante allegedly killed prosecutor Neil Marshall, his 6th and final victim. Dante was found guilty and given the death sentence, despite the evidence not being conclussive at the time of the trial.
Earth Defense Force 2017 (2006): The Earth Defense Force is set up in 2015.
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (2007).
Ninja Blade (2009).
MAG: Massive Action Game (2010): The war between Valor, Raven and S.V.E.R. starts in 2015.
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (2011).
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012): The events of the game begin in March 2015.

Firebird 2015 AD (1981).^[2]
Back to the Future Part II (1989): Dr. Emmett Brown, Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker time travel to October 21 of this year, the latest date in the Back to the Future Trilogy. Lawyers are abolished, automated clothing is in vogue and people travel in flying cars and on hoverboards.
Memory Run (AKA Synapse) (1995).
Event Horizon (1997): The first permanent colony is said to be established on the Moon in 2015.
The 6th Day (2000).
Shank (2010).
Underworld: Awakening (2012).
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth & The End of Evangelion (1997).

Defenders of the Earth (1986).
Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991).
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996): The main events of the series take place in this year.
Space: Above and Beyond (1995–1996): The aerospace and defense supplier Aero-Tech is founded.
FlashForward (2009–2010): At the end of the series finale, "Future Shock", a sign saying "Happy New Year 2015" is visible in a montage.
Fringe (2008–2013): "The Purge" occurs and the posthuman Observers take control of Earth.
Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010): The fifth season is set in the years 2014-15.
Pepper Ann (1997–2000): The final episode for this series was set in the year 2015. Pepper Ann is now an educational toy maker.

.hack: A fire occurs at the main CC Corp building in 2015, resulting in a large loss of data and forcing original version of the online game known as The World to be shut down and replaced with The World: R2.