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Steampunk gamesGroup DescriptionSteampunk refers to a genre of fiction where the beginnings of the industrial revolution (punctuated by steam powered-engines, though other "early inventions" may also be features) mix with fantasy, magic, the future, or a mixture of all three. As such, many steampunk games are set in the late 19th century. The writings of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells are usually cited as inspiration for steampunk. Possibly the easiest definition of steampunk is: Modern technology as depicted using an earlier form of technology. Typically this includes a lot of cranks, gears and clockwork mechanisms, but might also feature basic electricity gathered from hydroelectric, geothermal or other sources.
| Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | MobyScore |
| Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal | 1996 | DOS, Macintosh | Blizzard Entertainment Inc. | 3.69 |
| The Gene Machine | 1996 | DOS | Vic Tokai, Inc. | 3.35 |
| The Chaos Engine 2 | 1996 | Amiga | Renegade Software | 3.70 |
| Lighthouse: The Dark Being | 1996 | DOS, Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | Sierra On-Line, Inc. | 3.70 |
| Angst: Rahz's Revenge | 1996 | DOS | Learning Company, The | 2.56 |
| Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall | 1995 | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | Mindscape, Inc. | 3.40 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 1995 | Windows, Windows 3.x | U.S. Gold Ltd. | ... |
| World of Aden: Thunderscape | 1995 | DOS | Mindscape, Inc. | 3.92 |
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 1995 | DOS, Macintosh | Blizzard Entertainment Inc. | 3.96 |
| Final Fantasy III | 1994 | Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, SNES | Nintendo of America Inc. | 3.74 |
| The Chaos Engine | 1993 | Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, DOS, Genesis, J2ME, SNES | Renegade Software | 3.62 |
| The Steel Empire | 1992 | Game Boy Advance, Genesis | Flying Edge, Inc. | ... |
| Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams | 1991 | DOS | ORIGIN Systems, Inc. | 3.92 |
| Space 1889 | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | MicroProse Software, Inc. | 3.30 |
| Viaje Al Centro De La Tierra | 1989 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum | Topo Soft | ... |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | 1988 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS | Coktel Vision | 3.19 |
| Seastalker | 1984 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, PC Booter, TRS-80 CoCo | Infocom, Inc. | 3.21 |
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