Steampunk is lifestyle movement that began 20 years ago in the USA, Japan and Europe. Steampunk is a fantasy genre that's deeply rooted in Victorian era fashion and Steampunk is lifestyle movement that began 20 years ago in the USA, Japan and Europe. Steampunk is a fantasy genre that's deeply rooted in Victorian era fashion and technology, it explores the ideas of what would have happen to society if the information age happen at the start of the 20th century. Steampunkers are a dapper group of intellectuals who love technology and view life through a camera obscura.