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steam punk,

  • a variation of steampunk.
    steampunk
    noun
    a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.

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Fans of the popular attraction will find its special effects familiar: cavernous rooms pumped up with pulsing lights and sound, post-apocalyptic dioramas, steam punk scenery meant to be touched, clicked, climbed over and gawked at.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2021

There was a steam punk period, where every object was made from riveted aluminum, and a deconstructed period, when he sold shredded French balloon chairs.

From New York Times Sep. 19, 2018

Driving up the mountain to Wullbrandt's ranch in his old Mitsubishi SUV, the scene along the rocky, dirt road looks like a steam punk moonscape of blackened tree skeletons coated in gray ash.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2017

Once again there's a seamless integration of gothic, surreal and steam punk elements, and on current hardware it all looks stunning.

From The Guardian Apr. 13, 2011

The environments, meanwhile, have perfectly captured the extravagantly coloured lighting and offbeat steam punk technologies of the series.

From The Guardian Apr. 22, 2010

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