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A genre of science fiction set in a lawless subculture in an oppressive society dominated by computer technology and big corporations.


What is cyberpunk?

A genre of science fiction and a lawless subculture in an oppressive society dominated by computer technology and big corporations.


Guidelines

  • NO music. Post instead to /r/Cyberpunk_music

  • NO photographs of modern cities

  • Neon and/or pink and purple filters does NOT make something Cyberpunk

  • NO posting artwork or photos of scantily clad women. Try r/cyberbooty instead

  • NO posts about, or relating to the video game Cyberpunk 2077

  • NO posting content that has 'Cyberpunk Vibes'. If the post only has vibes than it probably is not cyberpunk

  • Please credit the artist. Posted artwork should include the actual name of the piece and artist's name in the title while also having a link to the source in the comments.

  • Personal attacks, name calling, bigotry and extreme negativity are subject to removal and or banning, If you spot this use the report button or mod message to alert moderators.

  • If it's truly cyberpunk, you can post it, no matter the year or the style of the content, political articles, social discussions, latest novels, you name it, you can post it. If it's NSFW then tag it.

  • NO SPAM. If you want to promote your cyberpunk website, blog or forum, please contact the moderators, we will say yes more likely than not. Although if you're looking to sell T-shirts, the answer will probably be a no.

  • Moderators reserve the right to remove posts and comments as they see fit.

  • Please do not report things just because you disagree with them downvote and move on, remember Information wants to be free.


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    Cyberpunk Narratives TTRPG via Instagram

    For Cyberpunk TTRPG fans,

    We’ve just launched a unique crowd-sourced TTRPG experience set in Neo-Miami, a neon-lit megacity filled with mystery, danger, and high-tech intrigue. The best part? You control the story.

    The way it works is:

    • Every week, we post a new GM narration introducing a challenge or situation.
    • You comment with how your character would act—the most creative responses will shape the direction of the story.
    • We follow up each post based on the top comment, so your choices directly impact the adventure.

    Ready to jump in?

    Check out our Instagram account #cyberpunknarratives and dive into our first post to get started.

    Feel free to reach out with any questions or suggestions. We’re all about building an inclusive and fun community, and we’d love to have you on this adventure.

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    2025/01/02
    20:24 UTC

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    So, ehat do you guys think about Neo Berlin 2087?

    I mean, it kinda looks like asset flip of Cyberpunk 2077, but damn, if its at least half as good Id actually buy it. What do you think?

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    2025/01/02
    19:52 UTC

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    Which scenario is more fitting for corporations?

    Currently worldbuilding, and I would like to know which scenario is preferred for a cyberpunk setting when describing corporate influence in government.

    Would corporations seek to be enumerated into the government, as in their power is concrete and a part of the law of a country, not to be considered criminal, or on the other hand, corporations influence government through corruption: buying out politicians, getting company agents into positions of power and manipulating the workings of the government through shady tactics?

    The first makes the dread of corporate control clear in government, and there's not much people can do to stop it, and the second one positions such corporations as evil entities willing to do anything for control.

    Which do you like more/think would be better for a setting?

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    2025/01/02
    18:09 UTC

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    Market in Changsha

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    2025/01/02
    17:54 UTC

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    On the weekends, I go to underground raves in Virtual Reality, this one was in a cyberpunk themed world. but I think the premise itself is pretty cyberpunk.

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    2025/01/02
    17:48 UTC

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    NYC is Building a Skyscraper Jail…

    Megacity 1 prototype begins..

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    2025/01/02
    15:35 UTC

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    Another really good graphic novel. The movie didn't do it justice.

    So many cool things happening in the story. The whole idea of thinking you're invincible because you're not living in your own body, but then there's somebody out there trying to remind everyone what it means to be human....even if he has to do it by force.

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    2025/01/02
    14:18 UTC

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    What do you think about the trailer of my game? It’s a Cyberpunk Horror Cooking Exploration Game!

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    2025/01/02
    14:17 UTC

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    What's the kind of cyberpunk like technology you wish existed in the real world?

    Personally I with "cybernetic" enhancements were more possible. I feel we're getting closer to it. Implanted rfid chips are a big step in the right direction. They're reprogrammable so anyone with a proxmark could rewrite it, and you can get a low freq and high freq one.

    38 Comments
    2025/01/02
    12:51 UTC

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    Cyberpunk Megacity Recommendation

    Hi there,

    I know there are already a lot of threads like this.

    I'm specifically looking for cyberpunk books that are set in a megacity and the protagonist lives through the city. Do you have any recommendations? Gladly also more current ones. Neuromancer, for example, comes pretty close, but I've already read that and the age is very noticeable in the book.

    I don't like it when it suddenly spills over from the megacity into outer space, other planets and spaceships.

    Hope you have ideas! :) Thank you

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    2025/01/02
    12:20 UTC

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    Frankfurt City Skyline at night

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    2025/01/02
    10:11 UTC

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    Tokyo - cyberpunk edit

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    2025/01/02
    09:41 UTC

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    This symbolic image looks really cyberpunk to me. (Trump tower attack with a Cybertruck.)

    69 Comments
    2025/01/02
    07:18 UTC

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    Cyberpunk 2025

    45 Comments
    2025/01/02
    03:05 UTC

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    Anyone remember "MESSIAH" (2000) for PC?!

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    2025/01/02
    03:04 UTC

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    Like Tears In Rain...

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    2025/01/02
    03:04 UTC

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    When the first generation of cyborg bodies hits the market, women will likely become the majority of the first (brave) buyers.

    When the first generation of cyborg body were released on the market, no matter how much the advertisements touted them, most people were certainly full of doubts and concerns. they were first-generation products, and when people spend a lot of money to install their brain into these machine body, no one knew what strange problems would occur. users of the first generation of cyborg bodies had to take huge and unpredictable risks.

    so the people who buy the first generation of cyborg body and install their brains into them must be very brave, or desperate,or fanatical: terminally ill patients, dying old people, overoptimistic idiots, and————women.

    why women?because of beauty needs.

    Women love to wear makeup. today, countless women are willing to spend a lot of money to let plastic surgeons cut their faces and bodies like steaks, and are willing to take the risk of becoming ugly and deformed monsters (even many originally beautiful women believe that they will be more beautiful if they turn themselves into Kardashians or turn their lips into sausages).

    If they become cyborgs, they don't need to inject hyaluronic acid and silicone all the days, and they don't need makeup every day. they will even design their face and scalp to be a plug-and-play structure, so that they can change different faces and hairstyles every day, just by changing a bionic headgear.

    When they find that cyborg body can be extremely convenient for makeup and plastic surgery, I believe that countless women will enthusiastically take out loans or force their husbands to pay for them to buy expensive and risky first generation cyborg body and even more than one.

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    2025/01/02
    03:00 UTC

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    Video I took in Qingdao, Shandong, China. (山东省,青岛市)

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    2025/01/02
    02:03 UTC

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    A sea of technology

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    2025/01/01
    23:58 UTC

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    Comprehensive List of Kowloon Walled City in Media (Movies, Video games, Documentaries)

    I'm trying to create a comprehensive list of media shot in or inspired by the walled city. Movies, video games, or documentaries etc.

    Movies shot in the walled city:

    • Back street (1973, couldn't find a copy, cannot confirm it's shot inside the walled city. Anyone with access to priv tracker should check on this one and pm me)
    • Jumping Ash (1976, found crappy copy. Can confirm it's shot inside the walled city. Anyone with access to priv tracker should check on this one and see if they can find a better dvdrip and pm me)
    • The Rascal Billionaire (1978, couldn't find a copy, cannot confirm it's shot inside the walled city. Anyone with access to priv tracker should check on this one and pm me)
    • Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978, one shot EXT with plane passing by overhead)
    • Man on the Brink (1981, one short scene outside a triad den. Cannot definitely confirm it's Kowloon tho, although it looked like it)
    • Brothers from the Walled City (1982, Shaw Bros no remaster sadly)
    • Long Arm of the Law (1984)
    • Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star (1985, one shot EXT of airport landing strip. Similar to pink panther)
    • Bloodsport (1988)
    • Bloodfight (1989, Japanese/American bloodsport ripoff staring Simon Yam. Cannot confirm if it was definitely filmed inside the walled city but it looks like it)
    • Casino Raiders II (1991, All EXT footage. One scene with characters talking on the outside of the walled city)
    • To be Number One (1991, Scene about 30 mins in where reporter tries to turn in his card for heroin in the upper park of walled city in daylight)
    • Under the Rose (1992, Kinda similar to a mondo documentary. Features alleyways and erotic movie theatre and its patrons.)
    • Baraka (1992, few shots)
    • Crime Story (1993)

    Documentaries shot in Kowloon:

    Movies Inspired by or with Kowloon walled city type imagery:

    • Blade Runner (1982)
    • Law with Two Phases (1984, Depicts dingier side of HK similar to long arm of the law series)
    • Brazil (1985)
    • As Tears Go By (1988, lesser know Wong Kar Wai Mean Streets ripoff defiantly worth checking out)
    • Chungking Express (1994, shot in Chungking mansions)
    • Fallen Angels (1995, spiritual sequel to Chungking express)
    • The H.K. Triad (1999)
    • The Matrix (1999)
    • Batman Begins (2005)
    • The Raid (2011)
    • Judge Dredd (2012)
    • The Raid 2 (2014)
    • Ready Player One (2018)
    • Alita Battle Angel (2019)
    • Twilight of the Warriors: Walled in (2024)

    Video games inspired by the walled city:

    • Kowloon's Gate (1997)
    • Blade Runner (1997)
    • Shenmue 2 (2001)
    • Stranglehold (2007)
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
    • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Golem City)
    • Mr. Pumpkin 2: Walls of Kowloon (2019)
    • Stray (2022)

    Anime inspired by or with walled city-type imagery:

    • City Hunter OVA (1987-1991)
    • Akira (1988)
    • Battle Angel Alita OVA (1993)
    • Genocyber OVA (1994)
    • Ghost in the Shell (1995)
    • Serial Experiments Lain (1998, doesn't really have Kowloon type imagery other then Lain's room, but I'm adding anyway cuz it's a dope show)
    • Kowloon Generic Romance (2025)

    Manga :

    • Kowloon Generic Romance (2019-)

    Informational Books/Picture Books:

    Narrative Books that have taken inspiration from the Walled City:

    • Idoru (1996, 2nd book in Gibsons "Bridge" trilogy)

    Feel free to make suggestions if you have any that aren't already in the list.

    16 Comments
    2025/01/01
    21:21 UTC

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    how to make a city setting more “cyberpunk”???

    hey reddit! Looking for tips on how to make a setting more “cyberpunk-y”. I’m in the middle of writing a story cyberpunk action/adventure novel. I recently finished the first draft, and im preparing to start draft 2 in february. titled THE MIDNIGHT ZONE, in which an officer worker for The Viceroy Corporation, driven by a debt to repay, gets wrapped up with a group of delinquent socialites in order to find her missing boss. the story takes place on the O-Z Rig, an off-shore mining rig in the atlantic ocean owned by the previously mentioned Viceroy Corporation. The rig is split between the labyrinthine apartment undercity of Skewbold, the middle city of Liskov, and the upper cities of Toynbee Square and Kubrick. Any ideas on how to make this setting feel more cyberpunk? Or is this enough?

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    2025/01/01
    21:04 UTC

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    Fat Beat N-Vision

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    2025/01/01
    18:58 UTC

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    New 2025 soundscape: Cyberpunk futuristic cityscape 🏙️

    https://youtu.be/2r5WpOIODtI

    https://preview.redd.it/5f480y7ekjae1.jpg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=136ce0aae2b8aa03087fbcc1f417b70ee2622bc6

    Check out my new work. Futuristic cyberpunk ambient atmosphere and some Blade Runner vibes. Let me know what you think. Enjoy. And a happy new year! 😊👨‍🚀🖤

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    2025/01/01
    17:47 UTC

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    2025

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    2025/01/01
    15:00 UTC

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