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.

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

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

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)

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