Dystopian fiction

1949 dystopian social science fiction novel by George Orwell

1953 novel by Ray Bradbury

Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction set in a dystopian future. It is characterized by its focus on a combination of "low-life and high tech". It features a range of futuristic technological and scientific achievements, including artificial intelligence and cyberware, which are juxtaposed with societal collapse, dystopia or decay. A significant portion of cyberpunk can be traced back to the New Wave science fiction movement of the 1960s and 1970s. During this period, prominent writers such as Philip K. Dick, Michael Moorcock, Roger Zelazny, John Brunner, J. G. Ballard, Philip José Farmer

fictional character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four

science fiction wargame

science fiction action media franchise

American animated television series

Japanese manga series

1966 short story by Harlan Ellison

subgenre of horror film

science fiction action media franchise

fiction in a setting defined in part by climate crisis

Shadowrun is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy, and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy, horror, and detective fiction. From its inception in 1989, it has spawned a franchise that includes a series of novels, a collectible card game, two miniature-based tabletop wargames, and multiple video games.

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science fiction book series by Dan Simmons

alternate history scenario

Science fiction tabletop role-playing game

genres of literature that explore social and political structures

subgenres and derivatives of this speculative fiction genre

Japanese manga series

novel by Manuel de Pedrolo

portraying a corporation as ignoring social responsibility

1986 original video animation

underwater city that is the setting for the games BioShock and BioShock 2, and briefly appears in BioShock Infinite

tabletop role-playing game

is a fictional city from the Final Fantasy media franchise. It first appears in the 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII, and is depicted as a bustling metropolis built, occupied, and controlled by the megacorporation . The city is powered by electricity drawn from reactors which run on , the processed form of spiritual energy extracted by Shinra from the planet on which the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII takes place. Shinra's activities drain the world of its life force, the "Lifestream", threatening the existence of all life as the planet weakens. In spin-offs of the game, the city spanned a