Joshua Rothman discusses the science-fiction subgenre of steampunk, with its analog and mechanical vibes, and its lessons for our digital world.

Mechanical engineer Ian Davis has built an extraordinary mechanical prosthetic that is somehow both steampunk and cyberpunk AF. Ian Davis Originally published on June 6, 2020.

Teslagrad tells a deeply personal and tragic story through magnetic puzzles and beautifully animated steampunk machinery. F.I.S.T. offers deep combat, metroidvania progression, and steampunk vibes ...

Mechanical adding machines have given way to silicon, right? Wrong. A group of US researchers have gone all steampunk and outlined a design for a tiny nanomachine the size of a computer chip ...

For Jake von Slatt, steampunk mechanical hacker, both the do-it-yourself and steampunk movements are driven by the same obsession: the idea that a single mad engineer working in his lab can help ...

The Octopod steampunk octopus clock doesn't just tell the time. It tells the world how cool mechanical sculptures can be. This eight-legged clock was co-created by MB&F and L'Epée 1839. The legs ...

Ironcast, a steampunk match-3 game where players pilot Victorian-era mechs, will be releasing on PS4 on March 1 (or 2nd, depending on your region).

Ironcast is a turn-based steampunk mech puzzler. On paper it sounds like a bizarre combination and, well, frankly, in action it looks like a bizarre combination. However, it appears to have the ...

Quantum steampunk is a retrofuturistic field of physics where thermodynamics and electrons meet. Here's what you need to know about this fascinating field.

Steampunk has come to be associated with over-decorated, cog-encrusted Victoriana, but artist Andrew Chase has arguably taken it to its purist roots. His mechanical horse is… ...