Steampunk – design inspiration

“Steampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date.” (Wikipedia)

Steampunk fantasy presents an alternate history with different technology in a completely imaginary fantasy realm, often populated by legendary creatures coexisting with steam-era or anachronistic technologies.


“An anachronism—from the Greek ??? (ana: against, anti-) and ?????? (chronos: time)—is an error in chronology, especially a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other. The item is often an object, but may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a custom, or anything else so closely associated with a particular period in time that it would be incorrect to place it outside its proper domain.” (Wikipedia)


I bet you all heard of “League of Extraordinary Gentleman”, this movie is a good steampunk universe examples.

You have to try Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, the pc game, if you are a fan of the genre, or i’ve got you interested in steampunk.

You can see steampunk even in Disney cartoons like:”Treasure Planet”, or in anime like “Steam Boy” or “Laputa – Castle in the Sky”.

More steampunk:

Amazing Steampunk Illustrations - great collection from Abduzeedo.com.


Do you know any other good Steampunk books or games? Share them with us.