There's also the idea of a primordial force or entity creating the universe. In some science fiction, an all - powerful cosmic being or energy source is responsible for the creation. It might have motives and a consciousness that influence the development of the universe.
Another idea is the universe being a simulation. This concept has been explored in science fiction where the creation of the universe was actually the start - up of a complex computer program. In these stories, the rules of our physical world are just algorithms within the program.