Petscop
Horror web series review
As of Aug 18, 2026, Petscop has 25 episodes and 24,344,209 total views on YouTube. No public rating exists for it, because YouTube does not publish dislike counts.
Benchmark and price facts
- Episodes
- 25
- Total views
- 24,344,209
- Likes (sampled episodes)
- 642,202
- Comments (sampled episodes)
- 97,960
- Subscribers
- 415,000
- Running
- Mar 2017 to Nov 2019
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Is Petscop worth it in 2026?
Petscop is a 25-episode YouTube horror series that accumulated over twenty-four million views across its run from 2017 to 2019, with a subscriber base and comment volume suggesting it built a dedicated following well beyond casual viewership. Viewers frequently describe it as deeply immersive and tense, with several noting that the craft involved in constructing an era-appropriate fictional game sets it apart from typical creepypasta fare. Many commenters express genuine affection for the narrator's voice and the atmosphere of early episodes, while others openly admit they never fully understood the story yet remained emotionally invested throughout. The series appears to have generated as much discussion in outside theory communities as on the channel itself, and audience response to its conclusion skews toward wistful rather than satisfied.
Viewers who enjoy slow-burn, puzzle-like horror that rewards close attention and are comfortable sitting with ambiguity rather than clean resolution.
The narrative is deliberately opaque, multiple viewers with full series knowledge still report not understanding what happened, so those needing closure may find it frustrating.
ReviewPond's conclusion, drawn only from the verified scores and review themes on this page. Not a paid or editorial opinion.
Pros
- paul's voice and delivery7
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- I love the way Paul says "please let me know" at the end. It sounds so genuine and like this genuinely began as a sort of let's play or walkthrough. You can sort of hear him smilin...
- death and weird theories aside, Paul’s voice is actually really nice. I miss it
- im just watching this to hear pauls voice again lmao
- sound design and audio6
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- I love that little dude's walk cycle and the sound that his walking makes. Bip-boop-bip-boop-bip-boop.
- I fucking love the snapping noise sounds too damn clean. every noise is great
- i dont know about any of you guys, but i love the sound the collectable things make. "WHOMP, WHOMP WHOMP, WHOMP"
- immersive storytelling and narrative6
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- Even if this is probably fake, the fact that someone went through the trouble of programming all of this to look like an era-appropriate PS1 game must be commended. A lot of work w...
- Fake or not, this is extremely tense yet captivating.
- this guy had to plan out, time develop, write, code, script, and synchronize a FICTIONAL game to tell a story on a youtube channel for 3 YEARS mad respect for this dude
- creative effort and production3
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- Even if this is probably fake, the fact that someone went through the trouble of programming all of this to look like an era-appropriate PS1 game must be commended. A lot of work w...
- this guy had to plan out, time develop, write, code, script, and synchronize a FICTIONAL game to tell a story on a youtube channel for 3 YEARS mad respect for this dude
- Now I’m just feeling like we should get a “making of” sort of video. I think it’d be cool to see how this whole thing was made
- clever writing and dialogue3
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- I like how there is a door in the gift plane that says: "This door is locked. Well, maybe it isnt, you just cant open doors." And then at the end Paul says "This door is closed, we...
- 8:47 "I cannot open this door. I probably CAN open the door, but I don't know what to do" 2:02 "This door is locked. Or not, but you don't know how to open doors"
- i just love how blatant he was when he said, “that is a dead kid”
- emotional impact3
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- "We can investigate this together" *UGLY CRYING*
- didnt understand literally anything about this series and yet im still sad to see it end
- "I Could Not Wait Too Be Your Friend" "Family" my heart......
Cons
- paul stopped talking6
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- damn i miss the old times when paul was still actively talking
- I love the way Paul says "please let me know" at the end. It sounds so genuine and like this genuinely began as a sort of let's play or walkthrough. You can sort of hear him smilin...
- death and weird theories aside, Paul’s voice is actually really nice. I miss it
- series ended too soon3
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- THERE IS NO WAY THIS ENDED 3 YEARS AGO ALREADY
- didnt understand literally anything about this series and yet im still sad to see it end
- i almost had a stroke when i realised its been 5 years that Petscop was finished time flies way too fast , quote me on this when this comment reaches 10 years of age lmfao
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