steam punk,
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a variation of
steampunk.
steampunknouna 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