r/CoreCyberpunk

2.1K archived posts · Feb 2018 – Sep 2026

CoreCyberpunk, for fans of the genre and subculture.

r/CoreCyberpunk

Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction *not* a cityscape or a colour scheme. It’s a statement and an attitude, a juxtaposition of tech and the human condition. High-tech, low-life.

Created Feb 12, 2018

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Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a futuristic setting that tends to focus on a combination of street grit and jerry-rigged tech from five minutes into the future. Often featuring advanced technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cybernetics, juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.

Spanning literature, media, art and subculture, Cyberpunk is not a cityscape or a colour scheme. It’s a statement and an attitude, a juxtaposition of tech and the human condition. DIY aesthetics, fluid prose with the serial numbers filed off.

From neo noir to its coalescence as an actual literary genre with a title and forward into the futuristic now. This sub will be a place for core cyberpunk posts, de-emphasising rainy cityscapes, China spam and as devoid of Vaporwave aesthetics as is post-humanly possible!

Any submissions on the core Cyberpunk themes are welcome. Anything from the proto-cyberpunk or beat-era sci-fi, to the literary movement, through related movies and media. Movie and TV, photography, art & technology pieces are all welcome. Tech politics, current dystopia, body mods and Mondo 2000 era Cyberpunk art movement stuff welcome also.

No music. "Cyberpunk" music, mixes etc., should be directed to r/cyberpunk_music. Official videos by established bands etc. that are of a cyberpunk theme or related and have a level of production value to them may be posted with flair. This does not mean your soundcloud.

If a submission is not obviously visually cyberpunk but is concept for or intrinsic to the creation of an actual existing piece of media that is considered cyberpunk, it is equally valid to post. If you have issue with it, downvote or report.

No Outrun or Vaporwave. No cityscape spam without the human/tech element. Low effort posts will be removed at mods discretion. You must have 100+ karma and an account older than 14 days to post.

For CoreCyberpunk sub rules, see here

JUST OUT OF BETA: Use the flair to streamline your CoreCyberpunk experience. Here are some sample searches.

Academy Leader: Top news this month in literature, movies and critical posts.

Mutate to Survive: Sub-Culture now and next: the near future of politics art and personal tech.

Bubblegum Crisis: When your synapses can only handle the fluff, this cycle.

Shiny - No Static This week's hot topics, to the point, without the pics and YouTube.

Please remember to flair your posts.

Community member subs include r/DystopiaToday, a tabloid style approach on current news and r/cyberpunk_stories for pure, unadulterated, fictional cyberpunk literature. Also r/blastfromthefuture for fictional headlines from possible futures.

Last of all, if you like what you see here and you want to know more, there are may fantastic resources out there, one being Neon Dystopia. It's kept current and in lieu of our own wiki, we recommend it.

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