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title: "What is steampunk?"  
description: "A short summary of the concept of a steampunk world in movies, books, and games"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-16  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2506/what-is-steampunk  
category: "movies"  
tags: ["steampunk", "sci-fi", "science technology"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is steampunk?

![What is steampunk](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ca08092c-f78f-4fbe-9d98-f8dd47c2d26a/images/8a07552b-4f31-4b0a-976a-984c687f9c35.jpeg) ![What is steampunk](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ca08092c-f78f-4fbe-9d98-f8dd47c2d26a/images/4029e07f-ba1a-4168-9c61-b0ed6e64860c.jpeg) Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. ![What is steampunk](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ca08092c-f78f-4fbe-9d98-f8dd47c2d26a/images/b46e7d9c-8d0b-4ea8-9fd1-031bf564f20d.jpeg) It is often set in an alternative history of the Victorian era or the American "Wild West," where steam power remains in mainstream use. ![What is steampunk](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ca08092c-f78f-4fbe-9d98-f8dd47c2d26a/images/6eb1b28f-ac2a-4e44-8789-a3f424d87643.jpeg) Wild Wild West, Sherlock Holmes, and Van Helsing are some of the film's examples of steampunk. ![What is steampunk](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ca08092c-f78f-4fbe-9d98-f8dd47c2d26a/images/fee07b99-f4af-4cbb-a1ec-90041210d577.jpeg) Some steampunk works are set in a realistic alternative history, while others are set in fantastical worlds. ![What is steampunk](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ca08092c-f78f-4fbe-9d98-f8dd47c2d26a/images/8e3f2627-186b-474d-9b7e-440a47f646a6.jpeg) This genre is full of possibilities, and there is something for everyone to enjoy.

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