Cyberpunk

Hey Steampunkers,

what do you think about the Cyberpunk culture? Do you like it?

Steampunk, Dieselpunk and Atompunk videogames

I’m looking for some videogames (I don’t mind how old are them) with a steampunk, dieselpunk or atompunk style.

Any suggestion? What’s your favourite and why?

Who are your favourite steampunk writers?

Name 3 of your favourite steampunk writers.

Who are them?

Your favourite Steampunk movies

Some days ago I asked which one is your favourite steampunk movie. I’ve collected all the answers and this is the result:

#1. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (6 votes)
2003 - Directed by Stephen Norrington

In an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, SF and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.

#2. Wild Wild West (4 votes)
1999 - Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

The two best hired guns in the West must save President Grant from the clutches of a 19th century inventor-villain.

#3. Treasure Planet (4 votes)
2002 - Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker

A Disney animated version of “Treasure Island”. The only difference is that the film is set in outer space with alien worlds and other galactic wonders.

#4. Hugo (3 votes)
2011 - Directed by Martin Scorsese

Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

Watch the trailer.

#5. Howl’s Moving Castle (2 votes)
2004 - Directed by Hayao Miyazaki - Original title: Hauru no ugoku shiro

When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.

Watch the trailer.

#6. The Golden Compass (2 votes)
2007 - Directed by Chris Weitz

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

Watch the trailer.

#7. Franklyn (2 votes)
2008 - Directed by Gerald McMorrow

The film is a split narrative set simultaneously in contemporary London and in a future metropolis ruled by religious fervor. It’s the story of four lost souls, divided by two parallel worlds, on course for an explosive collision when a single bullet will decide all their fates.

Watch the trailer.

#8. Steamboy (2 votes)
2004 - Directed by Katsuhiro Ohtomo - Original title: Suchîmubôi