I always find it strange that the DIY community has a very strong idea of what steampunk looks like. It's Victorian clothes, brass, leather, and gears everywhere. There are steam-powered machines, sure, but I feel like it's the aesthetic that drives the community.

And yet, I can't think of any movie that actually exemplifies that world. There are plenty of movies that have steampunk elements but nothing that really embodies the steampunk "look" to me. The closest I can think of is Steamboy from 2004. It takes place in a Victorian era and has steam-powered devices, and yet it just feels like a WWI movie to me. I guess maybe it's too "grounded" in the real world and I want more ridiculous fantasy elements? I'm not sure what it is.

But what other movies embody that steampunk aesthetic? I can think of plenty of movies that take place in a Victorian era, or maybe include some steam-powered machines, but I can't think of any movie that I can point to and say "You want to know what steampunk is? Go watch this movie." Steamboy is the closest I can think of. Or maybe April and the Extraordinary World? I'm not sure.

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Retribution Falls is the first in a series of 4 books called Tales of the Ketty Jay. The entire series is awesome and I highly recommend all of it.

If you've ever seen the TV show Firefly, the best explanation of the Ketty Jay series is "steampunk Firefly". It's a "found family" crew who are all running away from something and have found a home on the airship Ketty Jay, where they do whatever odd jobs they can to keep flying. The book starts with them accidentally killing the prince and now they're being hunted by an entire kingdom while trying to clear their name. It's a fun ride.

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Probably the most well known game in steampunk genre.

Story is set in 1912 and takes place in a floating steampunk city-state in the sky called "Columbia".