14 Punk Genres (That Aren't Cyberpunk or Steampunk)

As the person who coined the term “Dreadpunk,” I can verify that it is indeed a newfangled way of saying “Gothic horror.” I created it, fang-in-cheek, to describe the wave of Gothic horror that we saw a couple of years ago: Penny Dreadful, Crimson Peak, etc. I love that stuff but the term itself was largely a goof.

1:27 Dieselpunk 2:14 Decopunk 3:17 Atompunk 4:40 Raypunk 5:40 Biopunk 6:56 Clockpunk 8:12 Silkpunk 9:07 Stonepunk 10:05 Elfpunk 11:28 Myticpunk 12:34 Gothpunk 14:04 Cattlepunk 15:08 Sandalpunk 16:03 Steelpunk 17:40 Rest punks these are some punks that were not included or if more or less. Greenpunk Medievalpunk Airpunk: still in development Bitpunk Steampunk Chinese Finally, I want to add that nanopunk is a tiny technology to solve health problems, for example in the TV series like Magical Godfathers or Jimmy Neutron they make a chapter where they enter a person in a tiny ship

Just a speculation...but there's definitely alternate universes where each of these genres are an everyday reality and our reality is there science fiction

good video! another cool genre is 'frostpunk' maybe as an honorable mention or solarpunk which is basically an eco-friendly futuristic aesthetic.

Here are a couple more punk genres that are less thought about: Skypunk/sailpunk - this genre is classified by flying airships. Specifically Flying vessels reminiscent of boats crossed with blimps or hot air balloons. Basically lots of canvas, wood, rope, sails, and balloons. While it can be incorporated into steampunk and similar genres with steam-powered blimps and such, pure skypunk will primarily harness the wind to move the ships around like sailboats rather than some other major fuel source. Treasure Planet is probably the most notable work that falls within this genre. Oceanpunk - This genre is like steampunk but underwater. The style draws from the style of old diver helmets and nautical equipment designed to be submerged in the ocean. The movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire draws a bit from this aesthetic with its submarine. Gungan City in Star Wars also has many oceanpunk characteristics. One really cool source of a lot of these punk genres similar to steampunk is the Myst games. They have lots of steam, sky, and ocean punk elements throughout.

Also...the wolf among us is an excellent example of elfpunk genre too

The only one i did not see mention is stichpunk, probably cause it only really has 3 things(to my knowledge) that take the conecpt and run with it. Those being a movie called 9, little big planet, and a tabletop rpg called threadbare. Its basically, no humans, just plush,plastic, or ragdoll like characters who are all that remain of life most of the time.

my favourite genre is "Daft Punk"

Pretty awesome video. I have been wondering about the punk genres and this helps a lot

I love "SAILPUNK" inspired by the Age of Sail (1600-1800) so the focus is on Discovery, Adventure, Colonialism, imperialism, Piracy, Trade and exploitation. Airships are plentiful. Expect at least a small sprinkle of supernatural elements (think pirates of the Caribbean) The "Clockpunk" described here is similar, but that focuses more on the Renaissance/Baroque era (I know it as "Da Vinci Punk")

0:00 Intro+Cyberpunk/Steampunk overview 1:24 1. Dieselpunk 2:13 2. Decopunk 3:16 3. Atompunk 4:35 4. Raypunk 5:37 5. Biopunk 6:49 6. Clockpunk 8:09 7. Silkpunk 9:03 8. Stonepunk 10:01 9. Elfpunk 11:23 10. Mythpunk 12:31 11. Gothpunk 14:00 12. Cattlepunk 15:05 13. Sandalpunk 16:01 14. Steelpunk 17:27 Closing remarks + honorable mentions

Solarpunk is also pretty cool.

The only Punk genre I knew, other than Cyber and Steam, was Diesel Punk lmao; how tf do you only have 41 subs with videos this informative?

One that is probably really niche is Fleshpunk, in which living, organic components are used in technology, structures, and just the world itself. I remember a David Cronenberg movie about living video game controllers that you plug into yourself. And this genre has a couple video game mentions, such as Agony (and its upcoming sequel), where you travel through a Hell that is composed of fleshy terrain and squishy buildings, and then the upcoming game, Scorn, which has factories and machinery made of bone and flesh, and you even wield a living gun!

Solarpunk is the most recent punk genre that’s been popular in today’s fiction. Its athletic is having advanced technology meets with nature with a blend of African & Acient Asia culture. Think Wakanda from Black Panther, or read Jade City to get the feel of being in a Solarpunk.

Tim Burton & H.R. Giger.....that combo would make for a fantastic story setting.

You deserve more subs this was a good video

It occurred to me while I was re-watching this that there's another aspect to silkpunk you didn't mention--I'm guessing because you might not have known; I think it's kind of obscure. That's the idea that Far Eastern research into the development and application of gunpowder went a lot further than it did in reality, up to and including the use of gunpowder as a fuel in mechanical engines--basically think of a steam or piston engine that runs on gunpowder instead of coal or gasoline. The only example I can name is Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin.

I just want a blend of Steelpunk and Deiselpunk. I love the heavy industrial/war vibe

Highly informative. Never knew other Punk genres outside cyber and steam. Figured they were kind of listed under those two since you could easily splice the genres together into a cohesive world.