The Chaos Engine (see the past couple of pages) got us thinking about all things steampunk. You know: Victorian (ish) setting, steam engines that power machines far in advance of what they should be able to produce in said time period, people wearing rather fantastic outfits involving goggles… Steampunk’s been pretty much a constant through the past 30 years of gaming, and it makes for a great aesthetic – it’s defined enough that there are accepted ideas on thematic form and function, so it’s clear to everyone what’s expected and what’s involved. But it’s woolly enough around the edges that there’s more than enough room for experimentation within its subgenres. What that means for us is, there are plenty of steampunkstyled games, and they absolutely run the gamut of genres.
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Gamesmaster (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2018