List of biopunk works

This is a list of works classified as biopunk, a subgenre of science fiction and derivative of the cyberpunk movement. Some works may only be centered around biotechnologies and not fit a more constrained definition of biopunk which may include additional cyberpunk or postcyberpunk elements.

Print media

Novels

The Butterfly Effect by Rajat Chaudhuri
Blood Music (1985) by Greg Bear
Change Agent (novel) (2017) by Daniel Suarez − described as doing for biopunk what William Gibson did for cyberpunk
Clade (2003) and Crache (2004) by Mark Budz
Darwin series (1999–2003) by Greg Bear
Holy Fire (1996) by Bruce Sterling
Leviathan Trilogy (2009–11) by Scott Westerfeld
The Xenogenesis trilogy (1987–89) by Octavia E. Butler
The Movement of Mountains (1987) by Michael Blumlein
Ribofunk (1996) by Paul Di Filippo
Rifter series (1999–2004) by Peter Watts
Schismatrix (1985) by Bruce Sterling
Sleepless series (1991–99) by Nancy Kress
The Sky Lords trilogy by John Brosnan.
Unwind (2007) by Neal Shusterman
Wetware (1988) by Rudy Rucker
White Devils (2004) by Paul J. McAuley
The Windup Girl (2009) by Paolo Bacigalupi − on Time's list "The Top 10 Everything of 2009"
Winterlong (1990) by Elizabeth Hand
Darkome (2024) by Hannu Rajaniemi

Short stories

"The Brains of Rats" (1988) by Michael Blumlein
The People of Sand and Slag (2004) by Paolo Bacigalupi
"Gene Wars" (1991) by Paul J. McAuley

Graphic novels and comics

Blame! (1998) by Tsutomu Nihei
Doktor Sleepless (2007—present) by Warren Ellis
Fluorescent Black (2008–2010) by M.F. Wilson and Nathan Fox

Film and television

Feature films

Frankenstein (1931)
Blade Runner (1982)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Gattaca (1997)
eXistenZ (1999)
Resident Evil series (2002–2016; 2021)
Code 46 (2003)
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
Repo: The Genetic Opera (2008)
Splice (2009)
Repo Men (2010)
Antiviral (2012)
Prometheus (2012)
Vesper (2022)

Short films

LOOM (2012) by Jake Scott

Television series

Dark Angel (2000–2002)
ReGenesis (2004–2008)
Orphan Black (2013–2017)
- Orphan Black – 7 Genes (2017–present)
Kamen Rider Amazons (2016–2017)
Lexx (1997–2002)

Video games

The Ooze (1995) developed by Sega Technical Institute where a scientist gets turned into a blob-like creature by a chemicals corporation seeking to unleash on the world a bioweapon in the form of a virus that only them possesses the cure for.
Terranigma (Tenchi Sōzō) (1995) and Final Fantasy VII (1997) are Japanese RPGs which feature some biopunk elements: the mad scientist Beruga in Terranigma and the Shinra Corporation in Final Fantasy VII are trying to control the world via biotechnology and genetic manipulations.
Panzer Dragoon series (1995-2002) developed by Team Andromeda/Smilebit and published by Sega
Resident Evil series (1996–present) developed and published by Capcom
Parasite Eve (1998) developed by Square and published by Square Electronic Arts
- Parasite Eve II (2000) developed by Square and published by Square Electronic Arts
SiN series (1998–2006) developed by Ritual Entertainment (except for the expansion pack Wages of Sin that was developed by 2015, Inc.) and published by Activision, features cyberpunk and biopunk elements.
Evolva (2000) developed by Computer Artworks Ltd. and published by Interplay Entertainment
Dark Angel (2001) developed by Radical Entertainment for the TV series of the same name
Quake 4 (2005) developed by Raven Software and published by Activision
Rogue Trooper (2006) developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Eidos Interactive
Prey (2006) developed by Human Head Studios and published by 2K Games
BioShock series (2007–present) developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games
Fracture (2008) developed by Day 1 Studios and published by LucasArts
Prototype (2009) developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision
Killing Floor series (2009–present) developed and published by Tripwire Interactive
Crysis 2 (2011) developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts
The Deus Ex franchise (2000-2016), developed by Ion Storm and Eidos Montreal and published by Eidos Interactive and Square Enix Eu
Cruelty Squad (2021), developed and published by Consumer Softproducts
Scorn (2022), developed and published by Ebb Software