List of biopunk works

This is a list of works classified as biopunk, a subgenre of science fiction and derivative of the cyberpunk movement. Some works may only be centered around biotechnologies and not fit a more constrained definition of biopunk which may include additional cyberpunk or postcyberpunk elements.

Print media

Novels

• The Butterfly Effect by Rajat Chaudhuri^[1][2]
• Blood Music (1985) by Greg Bear^[1][2]
• Change Agent (novel) (2017) by Daniel Suarez^[3] − described as doing for biopunk what William Gibson did for cyberpunk^[3]
• Clade (2003) and Crache (2004) by Mark Budz^[1][4][5]
• Darwin series (1999–2003) by Greg Bear^[1]
• Holy Fire (1996) by Bruce Sterling^[5][6]
• Leviathan Trilogy (2009–11) by Scott Westerfeld^[7]
• The Xenogenesis trilogy (1987–89) by Octavia E. Butler^[1][8]
• The Movement of Mountains (1987) by Michael Blumlein^[9]
• Ribofunk (1996) by Paul Di Filippo^[10][11]
• Rifter series (1999–2004) by Peter Watts^[1]
• Schismatrix (1985) by Bruce Sterling^[1][2]
• Sleepless series (1991–99) by Nancy Kress^[1]
• The Sky Lords trilogy by John Brosnan.
• Unwind (2007) by Neal Shusterman
• Wetware (1988) by Rudy Rucker^[2]
• White Devils (2004) by Paul J. McAuley^{[1][5][12][13]}
• The Windup Girl (2009) by Paolo Bacigalupi^[1] − on Time's list "The Top 10 Everything of 2009"^[14]
• Winterlong (1990) by Elizabeth Hand^[5]

Short stories

• "The Brains of Rats" (1988) by Michael Blumlein^[9]
• The People of Sand and Slag (2004) by Paolo Bacigalupi^[15]
• "Gene Wars" (1991) by Paul J. McAuley^[16][17]

Graphic novels and comics

• Blame! (1998) by Tsutomu Nihei^[18]
• Doktor Sleepless (2007—present) by Warren Ellis^[19]
• Fluorescent Black (2008–2010) by M.F. Wilson and Nathan Fox^[20]

Film and television

Feature films

• Frankenstein (1931)^[21]
• Blade Runner (1982)^[1][22][23]
• Super Mario Bros. (1993)
• Gattaca (1997)^[1][24][22]
• eXistenZ (1999)^[22]
• Resident Evil series (2002–2016; 2021)^[1]
• Code 46 (2003)^[25][26]
• Tokyo Gore Police (2008)^[27]
• Splice (2009)^[1][22]
• Repo Men (2010)^[22][25]
• Antiviral (2012)^[28][29]
• Prometheus (2012)
• Vesper (2022)^[30]

Short films

• LOOM (2012) by Jake Scott^[31]

Television series

• Dark Angel (2000–2002)^[1][22][32]
• ReGenesis (2004–2008)
• Orphan Black (2013–2017)^[33][34]
  • Orphan Black – 7 Genes (2017–present)^[35][36]
• Kamen Rider Amazons (2016–2017)

Video games

• The Ooze (1995) developed by Sega Technical Institute where a scientist gets turned into a blob-like creature by a chemicals corporation seeking to unleash on the world a bioweapon in the form of a virus that only them possesses the cure for.
• Terranigma (Tenchi Sōzō) (1995) and Final Fantasy VII (1997) are Japanese RPGs which feature some biopunk elements: the mad scientist Beruga in Terranigma and the Shinra Corporation in Final Fantasy VII are trying to control the world via biotechnology and genetic manipulations.
• Panzer Dragoon series (1995-2002) developed by Team Andromeda/Smilebit and published by Sega
• Resident Evil series (1996–present) developed and published by Capcom^[1]
• Parasite Eve (1998) developed by Square and published by Square Electronic Arts
  • Parasite Eve II (2000) developed by Square and published by Square Electronic Arts
• SiN series (1998–2006) developed by Ritual Entertainment (except for the expansion pack Wages of Sin that was developed by 2015, Inc.) and published by Activision, features cyberpunk and biopunk elements.
• Evolva (2000) developed by Computer Artworks Ltd. and published by Interplay Entertainment
• Dark Angel (2001) developed by Radical Entertainment for the TV series of the same name
• Quake 4 (2005) developed by Raven Software and published by Activision
• Rogue Trooper (2006) developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Eidos Interactive
• Prey (2006) developed by Human Head Studios and published by 2K Games
• BioShock series (2007–present) developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games^[1]
• Fracture (2008) developed by Day 1 Studios and published by LucasArts
• Prototype (2009) developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision
• Killing Floor series (2009–present) developed and published by Tripwire Interactive
• Crysis 2 (2011) developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts
• The Deus Ex franchise (2000-2016), developed by Ion Storm and Eidos Montreal and published by Eidos Interactive and Square Enix Eu
• Cruelty Squad (2021), developed and published by Consumer Softproducts
• Scorn (2022), developed and published by Ebb Software

See also

• List of cyberpunk works
• Cyberpunk derivatives
• Genetic engineering in science fiction

References

This page was last edited on 8 April 2024, at 23:47