Steam punk is a counter-intuitive sci-if concept. It’s about the future, but set in the past, usually Victorian era England. The technology is per-digital and steam-powered, but it’s also quite modern and computer-driven. Analog computers, that is, that float over cities on dirigibles. See? Confusing. Let’s stick to the aesthetics of it.

If you enjoyed the look of City of Lost Children, Van Helling, Howl’s Moving Castle or Lemony Snicker, then you like steam punk. One of the most distinctive visual characteristics is a quasi-Victorian mechanism, with lots of polished brass and clockworks.