Petscop is a YouTube horror web series by Tony Domenico, made to resemble a YouTube Let's Play series. The videos follow "Paul", the protagonist, exploring and documenting a supposedly "long-lost PlayStation video game" titled Petscop. The 24-episode series ran from March 12, 2017, to September 2, 2019. The series received widespread coverage for its storytelling, authenticity, surrealism, and its active community of viewers.
Petscop can be watched on the official Youtube Channel.
Petscop is a video series that documents the experiences of Paul, our unsuspecting protagonist as he plays through an unknown and seemingly unfinished PS1 game the enigmatically titled "Petscop". Paul is uploading recordings of its early levels to prove to his friend that "the game he found" is real.
Initially, the game seems like a standard PlayStation puzzle game, capturing strange creatures known as "pets" by solving puzzles. Howver, as the plot progresses, Paul is starting to uncover dark secrets buried by the past, while dealing with the increasingly tense situation when the line between real life events and Petscop gameplay are starting to blur.
"In a way, recordings have the power to raise the dead. They're kind of scary."
You can watch Nightmare Masterclass great investigation of Petscop on his Youtube channel.
Unlike some web-series, Petscop does not fit neatly into any singular genre.
The series is presented in the form of "let's play" style videos. The series takes inspiration both from horror or "creepypasta" stories such as Ben Drowned and Marble Hornets, and surrealist films like Inland Empire and other films by David Lynch.
Petscop is not an alternate reality game (ARG), though it is often mistaken as one. Petscop is only aesthetically similar to ARGs, and does not explicitly identify itself as fiction. ARGs typically have some degree of interaction between the audience and the creator(s) of the ARG, or other official content that may be found externally, such as on hidden websites, or in some cases in the real world.
Saying that - A lot of insight into this very cryptic story can be gained by utilizing techniques commonly used in ARGs.
The purpose of this archive is to preserve, organize and document official Petscop content, Tony's other works (which were confirmed by him to be non-canon to Petscop, but do hold significant insight), community investigations, media coverage and more.
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An archive of the Petscop Youtube Channel content can be found here.
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Petscop community content, including findings and theories can be found here. (currently empty, its in the todo list)
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The creator of Petscop, Tony's online presence, including interviews can be found here.
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Tony's past works can be found here.
Petscop was created by the highly talented individual, Tony Domenico. aka @pressedyes or Mr. Yes - all rights of Petscop reserved to him.
Thanks to the wonderful community at the Petscop subreddit and to the individuals who worked on the Petscop Comprehensive Progress Document
Thanks to the moderator of the Petscop Wiki.
Thanks to the youtubers who sink their teeth in great attempt to explain this enigmatic story, providng the community with high quaility content and thought-provoking findings.
- Add channel description and profile history under here
- Add all the Comprehensive Progress Document content to its respective folder (including all external links and media)
- Investigation videos by Nightmare Masterclass and Sock Muppet.
- Petscop Wiki archive at https://petscop.fandom.com/wiki/Petscop
- Add readmes to folders and index them.
- Preserve the fan-made IRL Petscop game. https://giftscop.com/
- Update the Twitter feed from Tony (last updated: late 2021)
- Add more things to the todo list
- Add "start here" section to the readme