Steampunk
A modern directory of harder to find Steampunk, Gaslamp, and Retrofuturism websites — curated across Victorian-future worlds, maker culture, fandom communities, events, fiction hubs, and creative resources.
Original Worlds
airships • victorian futures • gaslamp fantasy • scientific romance
Girl Genius
A flagship gaslamp fantasy universe built around mad science, sparks, alternate Europe, clanks, castles, and airship-era adventure.
girlgeniusonline.com
Gaslamp Pulp
A small fiction venue focused on turn-of-the-century pulp fantasy and science fiction shaped by gaslamp and steampunk sensibilities.
gaslamp-pulp.com
Abney Park
A pioneering steampunk creative project whose music, fiction, and airship-pirate worldbuilding helped define the subculture’s imaginative aesthetic.
abneypark.com
Space: 1889
A classic Victorian-era spacefaring setting of ether flyers, Mars colonies, imperial intrigue, and retrofuturist adventure.
peginc.com/space-1889
Mainstream Steampunk
magazines • directories • features • retrofuturist culture
The Steampunk Explorer
An online magazine and resource guide for steampunk enthusiasts, creators, events, performers, and community discovery.
steampunk-explorer.com
Steampunk Explorer — Resources
A curated steampunk resource page with links to communities, blogs, podcasts, events, and specialized corners of the subculture.
steampunk-explorer.com/resources/steampunk
Steampunk Tendencies
A large steampunk culture site curating art, fashion, engineering, architecture, and visual creativity from across the scene.
steampunktendencies.com
Never Was
An online magazine covering steampunk, dieselpunk, alternate history, and related retrofuturist genres.
neverwasmag.com
RetroFuturista
A free digital magazine focused on retrofuturist design, visual culture, essays, and the future-as-once-imagined aesthetic.
retrofuturista.com
Abneypedia
A creator-facing explainer and culture page framing steampunk as a broad artistic movement spanning music, film, art, literature, and fashion.
abneypark.com/abneypedia.html
Events & Communities
forums • festivals • gatherings • maker culture
Brass Goggles
A long-running steampunk forum with discussions on fashion, engineering, propmaking, fiction, events, and general community life.
brassgoggles.net
Galveston Steampunk Festival
A live steampunk festival built around makers, performers, panels, vendors, games, and immersive Victorian-future fun.
galvestonsteampunk.com
Steampunk Convention Calendar
A current convention calendar useful for discovering steampunk conventions, festivals, and recurring live gatherings.
steampunkcons.com
Steampunk Event News
An event-news entry point tracking dates and announcements for active steampunk festivals and conventions.
steampunk-explorer.com
Steampunk Tendencies — Home
A large online steampunk culture hub with broad reach across art, aesthetics, visual culture, and community participation.
steampunktendencies.com/home
Wikis & Reference
lore archives • fandom encyclopedias • subgenre reference
Girl Genius Wiki
A fan-created encyclopedia for Girl Genius, covering characters, sparks, chronology, devices, factions, and lore.
girlgenius.fandom.com
Steampunk Wiki
A fandom-style reference hub for steampunk concepts, creators, works, and subgenre terminology.
steampunk.fandom.com
Gaslamp Fantasy
A concise genre explanation connecting gaslamp fantasy to Victorian-age technology, fantasy logic, and romantic scientific adventure.
girlgenius.fandom.com
TV Tropes — Gaslamp Fantasy
A practical genre-reference page on gaslamp fantasy and how it overlaps with, and differs from, steampunk and historical fantasy.
tvtropes.org
Podcasts & Audio
audio drama • discussion • tabletop adventure • steampunk talk
Steampunk Podcasts
A curated resource page pointing to active steampunk podcasts, audio dramas, and related spoken-word projects.
steampunk-explorer.com/resources/steampunk-podcasts
The Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast
A long-running comedy adventure actual-play podcast set in a steampunk universe with worldbuilding and serialized play.
steamrollersadventurepodcast.libsyn.com
SRAP
The home site for the Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast, tied directly to the Heart of Bronze steampunk world.
riggstories.com/srap
The Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast
A listening entry point for one of the most visible steampunk actual-play podcasts still available to new listeners.
podcasts.apple.com
RPGs & Creative Tools
tabletop • victorian adventure • worldbuilding • maker resources
Space: 1889
A landmark tabletop setting for ether flyers, Mars canals, Venus jungles, and high-imperial scientific romance.
peginc.com/space-1889
Space: 1889 Resource Site
A dedicated resource page for Space: 1889 and the wider Victorian science-fiction adventure tradition.
heliograph.com/space1889
Steampunk Blogs, Websites, etc.
A useful discovery page for blogs, creator sites, cultural commentary, and adjacent resources relevant to steampunk makers and writers.
steampunk-explorer.com/resources/steampunk-blogs-websites-etc
Brass Goggles
One of the best places to explore steampunk propmaking, tactile design, engineering, art, and community knowledge exchange.
brassgoggles.net
