This is a list of works classified as cyberpunk, a subgenre of science fiction. Cyberpunk is characterized by a focus on "high tech and low life" in a near-future setting.Anonymous. (2009). What is cyberpunk? Cyberpunked: Journal of Science, Technology, & Society.
Print media
Novels
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) by Philip K. Dick The Atrocity Exhibition (1970) by J. G. Ballard The Girl Who Was Plugged In (1973) by James Tiptree Jr. The Shockwave Rider (1975) by John Brunner True Names (1981) by Vernor Vinge Ware Tetralogy (1982–2000) by Rudy Rucker The Sprawl trilogy (Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988)) by William Gibson – popularized the concept of cyberspace, exemplifies the genre. Dr. Adder (1984) by K. W. Jeter Schismatrix (1985) by Bruce Sterling Eclipse Trilogy (also known as A Song Called Youth Trilogy) (1985–90) by John Shirley – includes Eclipse (1985), Eclipse Penumbra (1988), and Eclipse Corona (1990) Hardwired (1986) by Walter Jon Williams Mindplayers (1987) by Pat Cadigan The Glass Hammer (1987) by K. W. Jeter Voice of the Whirlwind (1987) by Walter Jon Williams When Gravity Fails (1987) by George Alec Effinger – part of the Effinger's Marîd Audran series Islands in the Net (1988) by Bruce Sterling A Fire in the Sun (1989) by George Alec Effinger – part of the Effinger's Marîd Audran series China 2185 (1989) by Liu Cixin My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist (1990) by Mark Leyner The Exile Kiss (1991) by George Alec Effinger – part of the Effinger's Marîd Audran series Synners (1991) by Pat Cadigan Snow Crash (1992) by Neal Stephenson The Bridge trilogy (1993–1999) by William Gibson Heavy Weather (1994) by Bruce Sterling Trouble and Her Friends (1994) by Melissa Scott Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human, Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night, and Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon (1995–2000) by K. W. Jeter The Diamond Age (1996) by Neal Stephenson Night Sky Mine (1997) by Melissa Scott Noir (1998) by K. W. Jeter Tea from an Empty Cup (1998) by Pat Cadigan One of Us (1998) by Michael Marshall Smith Altered Carbon (2002) by Richard Morgan River of Gods (2004) by Ian McDonald Accelerando (2005) by Charles Stross Glasshouse (2006) Daemon (2006–2010) by Daniel Suarez Little Brother (2008) by Cory Doctorow The Mirrored Heavens (2008) by David J. Williams Ready Player One (2011) by Ernest Cline Bleeding Edge (2013) by Thomas Pynchon Waste Tide (2013) by Chen Qiufan The Peripheral (2014) by William Gibson Blackstar (2013–2015) by Josh Viola Thin Air (2018) by Richard Morgan The Demon Lord 2099 light novel series (2021–present) written by Daigo Murasaki and illustrated by Kureta Beautiful Shining People (2023) by Michael Grothaus
Short stories, anthologies, and collections
"Cyberpunk" (1983) by Bruce Bethke Burning Chrome (1986) by William Gibson Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology (1986) edited by Bruce Sterling Crystal Express (1989) by Bruce Sterling Patterns (1989) by Pat Cadigan Storming the Reality Studio: A Casebook of Cyberpunk & Postmodern Science Fiction (1992) edited by Larry McCaffery (contains both fiction and nonfiction) Hackers (1996) by Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois Cyberpunk Malaysia (2016) edited by Zen Cho Cyberworld (2019) edited by Jason Heller and Joshua Viola The Ultimate Cyberpunk (2002) edited by Pat Cadigan Cyberfunk! (2021) edited by Milton Davis The Big Book of Cyberpunk (2023) edited by Jared Shurin
Graphic novels and comics
Judge Dredd (1977–) by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra Akira (1982–1990) by Katsuhiro Ōtomo Black Magic (1983) by Masamune Shirow Ronin (1983–1984) by Frank Miller Shatter (1985–1988) by Peter B. Gillis and Mike Saenz Appleseed (1985–1989) by Masamune Shirow Dominion (1985–1986) by Masamune Shirow Ghost in the Shell (1989–1990) by Masamune Shirow Neuromancer (1989) by Tom de Haven and Bruce Jensen Battle Angel Alita (1990–1995) by Yukito Kishiro Martha Washington (1990–1991) by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons Barb Wire (1994–1995) by Chris Warner Transmetropolitan (1997–2002) by Warren Ellis Eden: It's an Endless World! (1997–2008) by Hiroki Endo Blame! (1997–2003) by Tsutomu Nihei NOiSE (2000–2001) – prequel to Blame! Biomega (2004–2009) Singularity 7 (2004) by Ben Templesmith The Surrogates (2005–2006) by Robert Venditti The entire Marvel 2099 line is an example of the cyberpunk genre in comics, especially Ghost Rider 2099 and Spider-Man 2099. Marvel's Machine Man Vol. 2 Batman Beyond The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2013–2014) by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon Den fantastiske bus (2023), Danish children's novel by Jakob Martin Strid
Magazines and journals Mondo 2000 CTheory (1996–2017) Cheval Noir (1989–1994)
Audiovisual media Films Most of the films listed are cyberpunk-related either through narrative or by thematic context. Films released before 1982 should be seen as precursors to the genre. Animated films are listed separately in the Animation section below.
Burst City (1982) Tron (1982) Blade Runner (1982) Brainstorm (1983) RoboCop (1987) Gunhed (1989) Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Circuitry Man (1990) RoboCop 2 (1990) Hardware (1990) Megaville (1990) Total Recall (1990) 964 Pinocchio (1991) Until the End of the World (1991) Nemesis (1992) Fortress (1992) Freejack (1992) The Lawnmower Man (1992) Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) Cyborg 2 (1993) RoboCop 3 (1993) Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994) Death Machine (1994) Hackers (1995) Johnny Mnemonic (1995) Judge Dredd (1995) Strange Days (1995) The Demolitionist (1995) Virtuosity (1995) The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) Deathline (a.k.a. Redline) (1997) Nirvana (1997) Andromedia (1998) New Rose Hotel (1998) Skyggen (a.k.a. Webmaster) (1998) eXistenZ (1999) The Thirteenth Floor (1999) The Matrix (1999) I.K.U. (2000) The 6th Day (2000) Avalon (2001) Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001) Cypher (2002) Equilibrium (2002) Impostor (2002) Minority Report (2002) Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002) The Matrix Reloaded (2003) The Matrix Revolutions (2003) Natural City (2003) Paycheck (2003) Avatar (a.k.a. Cyber Wars) (2004) I, Robot (2004) Paranoia 1.0 (a.k.a. One Point 0) (2004) Æon Flux (2005) Chrysalis (2007) The Gene Generation (2007) Babylon A.D. (2008) Sleep Dealer (2008) Hardwired (2009) Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2009) Tron: Legacy (2010) Repo Men (2010) Dredd (2012) Total Recall (2012) The Zero Theorem (2013) The Machine (2013) Automata (2014) Transcendence (2014) RoboCop (2014) Chappie (2015) Ghost in the Shell (2017) Bleeding Steel (2017) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Ready Player One (2018) Mute (2018) Upgrade (2018) Hotel Artemis (2018) Anon (2018) Alita: Battle Angel (2019) Archive (2020) Zone 414 (2021) Reminiscence (2021) Finch (2021) The Matrix Resurrections (2021) Outside the Wire (2021) Expired (2022) Jung E (2023) The Creator (2023) Restore Point (2023) The Electric State (2025) Tron: Ares (2025) The Dresden Sun (2026) Kill Code (2026) Ray Gunn (2026)
Animation
Megazone 23 (1985) Neo Tokyo (1986) Black Magic M-66 (1987) Bubblegum Crisis (1987) A.D. Police Files (1990) Bubblegum Crash (1991) Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998) A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve (1999) Akira (1988) RoboCop RoboCop: The Animated Series (1988) RoboCop: Alpha Commando (1998–1999) Dominion Dominion (1988–1989) New Dominion Tank Police (1993–1994) Tank Police Team: Tank S.W.A.T. 01 (2006) Appleseed Appleseed (1988 film) Appleseed (2004 film) Appleseed Ex Machina (2007 film) Appleseed XIII (2011) Appleseed Alpha (2014 film) Angel Cop (1989–1994) Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990) Æon Flux (1991–1995) Battle Angel (1993) Genocyber (1993) Phantom 2040 (1994) Armitage III (1995) Ghost in the Shell Ghost in the Shell (1995 film) Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004 film) The Ghost in the Shell (2026) Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (S.A.C.) Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (S.A.C.) (2002–2003) Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG (2004–2005) Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society (2006 film) Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 (2020–2022) Ghost in the Shell: Arise Ghost in the Shell: Arise (2013–2015) Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2016 film) Spicy City (1997) Virus Buster Serge (1997) Serial Experiments Lain (1998) Gundress (1999) Batman Beyond (1999–2001) Malice@Doll (2001) Metropolis (2001) The Animatrix (2003) Code Lyoko (2003–2007) Heat Guy J (2003) Parasite Dolls (2003) Texhnolyze (2003) Wonderful Days (a.k.a. Sky Blue) (2003) Burst Angel (2004) Fragile Machine (2005) Aachi & Ssipak (2006) A Scanner Darkly (2006) Ergo Proxy (2006) Renaissance (2006) Dennō Coil (2007) Vexille (2007) Technotise: Edit & I (2009, Serbia) Real Drive (2008) Mardock Scramble (2010) Accel World (2012–2016) Psycho-Pass (2012) MotorCity (2012–2013) Tron: Uprising (2012–2013) Dimension W (2016) Blame! (2017) No Guns Life (2019–2020) Altered Carbon: Resleeved (2020) Akudama Drive (2020) Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021–2022) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022–present) Pluto (2023) Mars Express (2023) Digimon Beatbreak (2025–present)
Television and web series
World on a Wire (1973) Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1983) Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (1985), British television movie Max Headroom (1987), American television series based on the UK TV movie Wild Palms (1993) TekWar (1994) RoboCop: The Series (1994) VR.5 (1996) Welcome to Paradox (1998) The X-Files, two episodes of the series were written by William Gibson and contain cyberpunk themes: Kill Switch (1998) First Person Shooter (2000) Harsh Realm (1999) Total Recall 2070 (1999) Dark Angel (2000–2002) RoboCop: Prime Directives (2001) Charlie Jade (2005) Dollhouse (2009–2010) Person of Interest (2011–2016) Black Mirror (2011–present) Continuum (2012–2015), set in the present with a protagonist who has time traveled back from a cyberpunk future in 2077 H+: The Digital Series (2012) Code Lyoko: Evolution (2013) Almost Human (2013–2014) Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl (2014) Mr. Robot (2015–2019) Humans (2015–2018) Westworld (2016–2022) Incorporated (2016–2017) Altered Carbon (2018–2020) Better Than Us (2018–2019) Love, Death & Robots (2019–present) Meta Runner (2019–2022) Onisciente (2020) Upload (2020–present) Pantheon (2022–2023) Bodies (2023) Tomorrow and I (2024) Secret Level (2024) Knights of Guinevere (2025) Blade Runner 2099 (2026) Neuromancer (2027)
Music Blade Runner by Vangelis Cyberpunk by Billy Idol Drezden by Drezden Introducing Neals by YTCracker Metropolis series by Janelle Monáe Metropolis: The Chase Suite (2007) The ArchAndroid (2010) The Electric Lady (2013) Outside by David Bowie Tactical Neural Implant by Front Line Assembly Transverse City by Warren Zevon Year Zero by Nine Inch Nails 新しい日の誕生 by 2814 2093 by Yeat The Protomen trilogy The Protomen (2005) Act II: The Father of Death (2009) Act III: This City Made Us (2026) Dead Channel Sky by clipping. Leather Temple by Carpenter Brut
Video games
Imitation City (1987) Megami Tensei series (1987–present) Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (1987) Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (1997) Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (2004) Shin Megami Tensei IV (2013) Soul Hackers 2 (2022) Metal Gear series (1987–present) Metal Gear Solid (1998) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) Metal Gear Rising Revengeance (2013) Akira (19882002) Akira (1988) Akira Psycho Ball (2002) Neuromancer (1988) Snatcher (1988–1996) Genocide (1989) Night Striker (1989) Flashback (1992) BloodNet (1993) Hired Guns (1993) DreamWeb (1994) Shadowrun series Shadowrun (SNES) (1993) Shadowrun (Sega Genesis) (1994)