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Grade B22 sourcesHIS-00342

Petscop

Series · 2017 · Notable

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A 24-episode YouTube horror series drew fan investigations and playable recreations.

Original · Tony Domenico
Clip · DrossRotzank on YouTube
Clip · ScareTheater on YouTube
Clip · Night Mind on YouTube
Clip · The Game Theorists on YouTube
Clip · Petscop on YouTube
Petscop
Petscop on YouTube
Cover of the official Petscop soundtrack
Tony Domenico / Petscop
PETSCOP COMPREHENSIVE PROGRESS DOCUMENT
Petscop fan researchers
Graverobber Online - Petscop by nullsharp
nullsharp / itch.io
El misterio de Petscop
DrossRotzank on YouTube
Petscop Analysis
ScareTheater on YouTube
Petscop: The Best Haunted Game Series Online
Night Mind on YouTube
Game Theory: Petscop - The Scariest Game You'll NEVER Play!
The Game Theorists on YouTube
Petscop Soundtrack
Petscop on YouTube
Petscop | Know Your Meme
Know Your Meme
Petscop: The Video Game That Never Existed - The Indie Game Website
The Indie Game Website
Petscop Has Ended With A Soundtrack Launch
TheGamer

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How it works
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Numbers

Dross explainer views, over 2M by May 2017; secondary historical report
2M
YouTube · Know Your Meme
Peak date
Week of Aug 26, 2017
Mar 12 ’17 to Week of Aug 26, 2017
Platforms
6
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Mystery & lorePrimary
  • Creator relay
  • Fandom mobilisation
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Petscop presented an invented game through YouTube playthroughs. Its creator promoted it on Reddit, then independent explainers and fan investigations spread. Fans made playable recreations, and the series later reached a cinema screen.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Google searchesOct ’16May ’17AugDecDec ’18Jul ’19DecJan ’21Nov ’22Apr ’24Jun ’25Aug ’26PeakYouTubeRedditPressOpen webAudioBox office
YouTubeRedditPressOpen webAudioBox office

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Timeline (16)

  1. March 2017

    Petscop / Tony Domenico seed · Mar 12 ’17

    The first Petscop video presented a narrated playthrough of a purported unfinished PlayStation game.[1][2][3]

    Petscop
    Open the first post ↗

  2. April 2017

    u/paleskowitz / Tony Domenico owner response · Apr 8 ’17

    Domenico promoted the first four uploads on r/creepygaming through his paleskowitz account.[4][5]

  3. Kotaku press · Apr 21 ’17

    Kotaku reported that viewers were investigating whether the purported lost game was real.[2]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 46
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Dross explainer views, over 2M by May 2017; secondary historical report
2M
YouTube · Know Your Meme
Evidence
Grade B

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Google searchesOct ’16May ’17AugDecDec ’18Jul ’19DecJan ’21Nov ’22Apr ’24Jun ’25Aug ’26PeakYouTubeRedditPressOpen webAudioBox office
YouTubeRedditPressOpen webAudioBox office

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  1. March 2017

    Petscop / Tony Domenico seed · Mar 12 ’17

    The first Petscop video presented a narrated playthrough of a purported unfinished PlayStation game.[1][2][3]

    Petscop
    Open the first post ↗

  2. April 2017

    u/paleskowitz / Tony Domenico owner response · Apr 8 ’17

    Domenico promoted the first four uploads on r/creepygaming through his paleskowitz account.[4][5]

  3. Kotaku press · Apr 21 ’17

    Kotaku reported that viewers were investigating whether the purported lost game was real.[2]

  1. platform jump · May 23 ’17

  2. platform jump · Jun 2017

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