Hey, guys! So, we’re all familiar with Cyberpunk and Steampunk, but there are so many more alternate histories/speculative science fiction genres out there! I came across this handy-dandy infographic and figured I could share a bit of these punk genres for anyone interested.
- Steampunk
Roughly covers the Western world during the mid- to late-19th century (ie: Victorian era, US wild west, etc.), and sometimes up to the Edwardian era.- Dieselpunk
1920s up through WWII, ending at just about the Cold War.- Decopunk
A cleaner, artistic, more “optimistic” version of Dieselpunk (same time period)- Clockpunk
Covers the time of the Renaissance (think da Vinci)- Atompunk
Cold War era, ie: the Space Race- Teslapunk
Derivative of Steampunk, but focuses on electricity rather than steam.- Splatterpunk
Explicit horror and gore- Biopunk
Biotechnology, genetics (part science fiction, part real life)- Nanopunk
Nanotechnology, sometimes overlaps with Biopunk- Cyberpunk
The granddaddy of them all: computer technology, the internet, hackers, etc.Others not included in the infographic
- Elfpunk
Fantasy-based, features creatures like elves and fairies.- Mythpunk
Mythology and folklore, includes urban fantasy.- Seapunk?
- Stonepunk, Bronzepunk, Plaguepunk
