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| language         = [[English language|English]] and 15 other languages{{efn|name=languages|Official foreign language branches of the SCP Foundation exist in [[German language|German]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Thai language|Thai]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[French language|French]], [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Czech language|Czech]], [[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]], [[Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese]], and [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]].<ref name="Links">SCP Foundation Staff (24 July 2008). [https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ Main Page: "International Sites" table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402165043/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ |date=2 April 2022 }}. SCP Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2021.</ref>}}
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The '''SCP Foundation''' is a fictional organization featured in stories created by contributors on the '''SCP Wiki''', a [[wiki]]-based [[Collaborative fiction|collaborative writing]] project, launched in 2008. Within the project's [[shared universe]], the SCP ('''Special Containment Procedures''') Foundation{{efn|name=acronym|Informally, '''SCP''' can also stand for the backronym motto '''"Secure, Contain, Protect"'''.<ref name="Glossary Of Terms">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-17 |title=Glossary Of Terms |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/glossary-of-terms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530151854/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/glossary-of-terms |archive-date=30 May 2022 |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=SCP Foundation}}</ref>}} is a [[secret society|secret organization]] that is responsible for capturing, containing, and studying various [[paranormal]], [[supernatural]], and other mysterious phenomena (known as "anomalies" or "SCPs"), while also keeping their existence hidden from the rest of [[society]].

The collaborative writing project includes elements of many genres such as [[Horror fiction|horror]], [[science fiction]], and [[urban fantasy]]. The majority of works on the SCP Wiki consist of thousands of SCP files: mock confidential [[scientific report]]s that document various SCPs and associated containment procedures. The website also contains "Foundation Tales", short stories featuring various characters and settings in the SCP universe. The wiki's literary works have been praised for their ability to convey horror through a quasi-scientific and academic writing style, as well as for their high standards of quality.

The SCP universe has inspired numerous fan-made adaptations in varying forms of media, including literature, music, short films, and video games.

==Overview==
The fictional setting of the SCP universe revolves around the findings and activities of the SCP Foundation, an international [[non-governmental organization|non-governmental]] [[secret society]] consisting of a [[scientific research institution]] with a [[paramilitary]] [[intelligence agency]] to support their goals. The Foundation operates independently of any national [[government]], answering only to their own mysterious 13-member leadership body called the {{va|O5 Council}}, also known as the Overseers. This organization is dedicated to protecting the world by capturing and containing various unexplained [[paranormal]] phenomena (referred to as "anomalies", "SCP objects", "SCPs", or informally as "skips"<ref name=":3" />) which display [[supernatural]] abilities or other extremely unusual properties that defy conventional [[scientific law]]s. They include living beings, objects, places, abstract concepts, and incomprehensible entities. If left uncontained, many of the more dangerous anomalies would pose a serious threat to human beings or even all life on Earth. All information regarding the existence of the Foundation and SCPs are strictly classified and withheld from the general public in order to prevent [[mass hysteria]] that would supposedly occur if they were leaked, and allow human [[civilization]] to continue functioning under a masquerade of "normalcy".<ref name="SCiP">Aelanna (17 March 2014). [https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/about-the-scp-foundation About the SCP Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126051937/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/about-the-scp-foundation |date=26 January 2022 }}. ''SCP Foundation''. Retrieved 13 February 2015</ref><ref name="SCLD">{{cite web |title=Security Clearance Levels |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/security-clearance-levels |website=SCP Foundation |access-date=29 April 2025|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328101900/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/security-clearance-levels|archive-date=March 28, 2025 }}</ref>

Whenever an anomaly is discovered, teams of Foundation agents (either undercover field agents, regular containment teams, or if necessary, the elite Mobile Task Forces - MTF) are deployed to either collect and transport the object or entity to one of the organization's many secret facilities, or to contain it at its location of discovery if transportation is not possible. Civilian eyewitnesses are frequently interrogated and then dosed with [[drug-induced amnesia|amnestic drugs]] to erase their memories of anomalous events.<ref name="SCLD"/><ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Dr. Mackenzie's Glossary of Terms |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/mackenzie-glossary |website=SCP Foundation |access-date=24 July 2025}}</ref> At the Foundation's secret containment and research facilities, SCPs are locked in captivity by armed security guards, and studied by scientists to develop better containment methods for them. The Foundation's laboratory research projects frequently exploit disposable [[human subject research|human test subjects]] (usually unwitting [[experimentation on prisoners|convict prisoners]]) acquired from around the world known as "D-class personnel", [[forced labour|forcing them into performing slave labor]] and [[unethical human experimentation|participating in experiments with potentially dangerous SCPs]] in order to avoid risking the safety of the Foundation's employees.<ref name="SCiP"/><ref name="SCLD"/>

Apart from the Foundation itself, there are numerous rival organizations (collectively known as Groups of Interest, or GOIs) actively involved with the paranormal world. Examples include the {{va|Chaos Insurgency}}, a [[terrorist]] [[splinter group]] of ex-Foundation [[defectors]] who capture and weaponize SCPs; the {{va|Global Occult Coalition}} (GOC), a secret paramilitary agency of the [[United Nations]] which specializes in destroying supernatural threats instead of containing them; and the {{va|Serpent's Hand}}, a militant group which advocates for the [[civil rights|rights]] of anomalous beings, resisting both the Foundation's and GOC's efforts to suppress paranormal activity worldwide. Other GOIs seek to exploit anomalies by producing or selling them for profit, or using them to serve their own religious, political, or ideological goals.<ref name="GOIs">{{cite web |title=Groups Of Interest |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/groups-of-interest |website=SCP Foundation |access-date=29 April 2025|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430003330/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/groups-of-interest|archive-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref>

===Examples of SCPs===
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[[File:SCP-087.PNG|thumb|alt=A very dark staircase in which the bottom is not visible with a floating, deformed human face faintly visible in the distance|SCP-087, with SCP-087-1 in the background]]
* {{va|SCP-055}} is a mysterious, memory-erasing "anti-[[meme]]" anomaly that causes anyone who examines it to forget its existence, thus making its true nature unknown; its characteristics are indescribable except in terms of what it is {{em|not}}.<ref name="day" />
* {{va|SCP-087}} is a staircase that appears to descend infinitely and inhibits any light within its space. It is inhabited by {{va|SCP-087-1}}, a disembodied floating face without a mouth, nostrils, or pupils, which chases after anyone walking down the stairs.<ref name="net" />
* {{va|SCP-096}} is a tall thin humanoid creature with intense [[scopophobia]], which causes it great psychological distress. The creature will hunt down and kill anyone who has seen its face, whether directly in person, or even by seeing images of its face from photos or video footage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Potvin |first=James |date=2022-01-03 |title=What Is The SCP Foundation? 15 Best Pieces Every New Fan Should Read |url=https://screenrant.com/scp-foundation-best-stories/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223115509/https://screenrant.com/scp-foundation-best-stories/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{va|[[SCP-173]]}} is a humanoid statue composed of [[rebar]], [[concrete]], and [[spray paint]]. It is immobile when directly observed, but it attacks people and breaks their neck when the line of sight with it is broken. It is extremely fast, to the point where it can move multiple meters when the observer blinks. SCP-173 is the first SCP ever written, and it inspired the rest of the SCP Wiki and its fictional universe.<ref name="day" /><ref name="net" /> The entry was originally illustrated with a picture of an artwork by [[Izumi Katō (artist)|Izumi Katō]], but this was removed due to [[copyright]] reasons.<ref name="CGMagazine 2 February 2022">{{cite news |last1=Biordi |first1=Jordan |title=SCP-173's Infamous Image to Be Removed Soon. |url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/creepypasta-scp-173s-soon-be-removed/ |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=CGMagazine |date=2 February 2022 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
* {{va|SCP-294}} is a [[coffee vending machine]] that can dispense anything that can exist in liquid form—including certain [[abstract concept]]s. Regardless of the physical or chemical properties of the substance chosen, the machine's [[polystyrene]] cups appear to suffer no damage from the substances dispensed into them.<ref name="day" /><ref name="net" />
* {{va|SCP-426}} is a [[toaster]] that can only be referred to in the [[First-person narrative|first person]].<ref name="net" />
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* {{va|SCP-999}} is a gelatinous [[slime mold]]–like creature that smells similar to whatever is the most comforting smell to the person it makes contact with. It has a friendly personality and is known to induce positive emotions on contact with humans and other organisms; as such, it is employed as a tool by the SCP Foundation.<ref name="Screen Rant 15" />
* {{va|SCP-1171}} is a home that has windows covered in condensation; by writing in the condensation on the glass, it is possible to communicate with an extra-dimensional entity whose windows are likewise covered in condensation. This entity bears [[xenophobic]] enmity against humans, but does not know that the Foundation members are humans.<ref name="day" />
* {{va|SCP-1247}} is a man who perceives all animals he sees as the actor [[Shia LaBeouf]].<ref name="The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic">{{cite book |last1=Bloom |first1=Clive |title=The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic |date=10 July 2020 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-33136-8 |page=987 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qm7wDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22SCP-426%22+toaster&pg=PA987 |language=en}}</ref>
* {{va|SCP-1609}} is a sentient pile of wood chip [[mulch]], fabric scraps, and nails. It teleports into the lungs of individuals displaying aggressive behavior towards it, wearing formal attire (primarily military) or who are otherwise identified by it to be a threat. It was previously a benevolent chair that teleported to nearby individuals who needed to sit down, and was transformed into its current state after being destroyed in a [[woodchipper]] by the Global Occult Coalition.<ref name="day" />
* {{va|SCP-3008}} is an abandoned [[IKEA]] store, with an interior containing a seemingly [[infinity|infinite]], labyrinthine [[pocket dimension]] designated as {{va|SCP-3008-1}}. Prospective customers who have become trapped within the endless building make rudimentary fortifications to defend against the store's monstrous inhabitants: tall faceless humanoid creatures wearing IKEA employee uniforms named {{va|SCP-3008-2}}, which become violently aggressive towards humans when the lights are turned off at "night".<ref name="ikea">{{Cite web |last=Beschizza |first=Rob |date=29 June 2017 |title=Brilliant short story about being trapped in an infinite IKEA |url=https://boingboing.net/2017/06/29/brilliant-short-story-about-be.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804073701/http://boingboing.net/2017/06/29/brilliant-short-story-about-be.html |archive-date=4 August 2017 |access-date=5 August 2017 |website=[[Boing Boing]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Struan |first=John |date=December 20, 2019 |title=The Ikea that exists outside of normal space |url=https://boingboing.net/2019/12/20/the-ikea-that-exists-outside-o.html |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Boing Boing|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306011404/https://boingboing.net/2019/12/20/the-ikea-that-exists-outside-o.html|archive-date=March 6, 2025 }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:The_SCP_Series_EditThis_logo.jpg|thumb|Logo of the SCP Wiki used from 2008 to 2010, representing SCP-529, the front half of a cat, which behaves as a normal cat in all ways except in that it lacks a back half<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=WhiteGuard |date=4 July 2021 |title=Interviewing Icons - The Administrator, FritzWillie |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/interviewing-icons-the-administrator-fritzwillie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408174026/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/interviewing-icons-the-administrator-fritzwillie |archive-date=8 April 2022 |access-date=6 May 2022 |website=SCP Foundation}}</ref>]]

The SCP Foundation originated in the "paranormal" [[/x/]] forum of [[4chan]] in June 2007, where the very first SCP file, SCP-173, was posted by an anonymous user (later identified as Wesley "Moto42" Williams),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Jason |date=2018-10-08 |title=SCP-173 (found 4chan post; 2007) |url=https://lostmediawiki.com/SCP-173_(found_4chan_post;_2007) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605170044/https://www.lostmediawiki.com/SCP-173_(found_4chan_post;_2007) |archive-date=5 June 2022 |access-date=2022-02-21}}</ref> accompanied by an image of the sculpture "Untitled 2004" by Japanese artist Izumi Katō. Although displeased with the unlicensed use of his art, Katō allowed the use of the photo explicitly for the noncommercial purposes of the community.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Ian Walker|date=16 February 2022 |title=Internet Horror Legend Sees Incredible Reimagining After Over A Decade Of Tensions |url=https://kotaku.com/scp-foundation-173-4chan-izumi-kato-control-horror-cree-1848550692 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510130530/https://kotaku.com/scp-foundation-173-4chan-izumi-kato-control-horror-cree-1848550692 |archive-date=10 May 2022 |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Kotaku |language=en-us}}</ref> Though SCP-173 was initially a stand-alone short story, many additional SCP files were created shortly after; those new SCPs copied SCP-173's style and were set within the same [[fictional universe]].<ref name="day" />

In July 2008, the SCP Wiki was transferred to its current Wikidot website after the [[wiki hosting service]] ''EditThis'' switched to a paid model.<ref name="day" /><ref name="hist" /> New Wikidot wikis, by default, made use of the CC BY-SA 3.0 license at the time. The SCP staff therefore "accidentally" adopted this license for SCP media.<ref name="ConficMagazine" /><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=13 February 2022 |title=The Legal History of SCP-173 |url=https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/the-legal-history-of-scp-173 |website=Confic Magazine |language=en|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405040658/https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/the-legal-history-of-scp-173|archive-date=April 5, 2025 }}</ref> By 2009, a large number of articles had been written but the quality of those posts was often poor. A mass edit conducted from September to December of that year saw every article reviewed and a large number "decommissioned". A repository of the removed articles is preserved at SCP Classic. The development of evaluation processes, including the sharing of ideas and constructive criticism, has since allowed the community to maintain a high quality level for new articles.<ref name="McCullough">{{Cite journal |last=McCullough |first=Hayley |date=2022 |title=SCP Foundation |journal=American Journalism |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=239–241 |doi=10.1080/08821127.2022.2064167}}</ref>

The community continued to grow and opened branches in additional languages from the early 2010s.<ref name="Reagan">{{Cite journal |last=Joy |first=Reagan |date=2022 |title=The Tragedy of the Creative Commons: An Analysis of How Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights Undermine the Use of Permissive Licensing. |journal=Case Western Reserve Law Review |volume=72 |issue=4 |pages=977–1013}}</ref> In particular, a surge of new members arrived in 2012 after the launch of ''[[SCP – Containment Breach]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History Of The Universe: Part Five - SCP Foundation |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-five |website=The SCP Foundation |language=en |access-date=30 August 2024 |archive-date=30 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830193724/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-five |url-status=live }}</ref> The original SCP-173 text was released into the creative commons by its author explicitly in 2013, in an effort to address the uncertain license status of some earlier material. This debate over licensing led to a dispute between the English and Russian language branches in 2017, which briefly shut down the Russian version.<ref name="ConficMagazine">{{Cite web |date=3 July 2023 |title=Let Me /x/plain |url=https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/let-me-x-plain |website=Confic Magazine |language=en|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420180633/https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/let-me-x-plain|archive-date=April 20, 2025 }}</ref>

In 2022, an article in ''American Journalism'' suggested that the SCP Foundation may have become the largest collaborative writing project in history.<ref name="McCullough" />

==Writing style==
On the SCP Wiki, the majority of works are stand-alone articles detailing the "Special Containment Procedures" of a given SCP object.<ref name="day" /> In a typical article, an SCP object is assigned a unique identification number (e.g. "SCP-173")<ref name="newsom">{{harvnb|Newsom|2013|page=152}}</ref> and a "containment class" (e.g. Euclid){{efn|Commonly used object classes include:<ref name="blum" /><ref name="class" />
* '''Safe''': SCPs tame enough to be trivially contained, such as most inanimate yet paranormal objects.
* '''Euclid''': SCPs requiring substantial effort to contain, such as living organisms.
* '''Keter''': Difficult or dangerous SCPs that either cannot be fully contained or that require overly complex and elaborate procedures to contain.
* '''Thaumiel''': SCPs used to contain other SCPs and/or are beneficial to the Foundation.
* '''Apollyon''': SCPs that are impossible to contain or expected to breach containment imminently. Usually associated with world-ending threats.
* '''Archon''': SCPs that are theoretically containable, but are best left uncontained.
* '''Explained''': De-listed SCPs that were previously believed to be anomalous, but are now considered to be normal objects and/or phenomena understood through conventional scientific knowledge.
* '''Neutralized''': SCPs that are either destroyed or cease anomalous behavior.
Several hundred SCPs use an unofficial classification system that displays information in addition to containment difficulty.<ref name="system" />}} based on the difficulty of containing it.<ref name="blum" /><ref name="class">{{Cite web |last1=Aelanna |last2=SCP Foundation Staff |date=23 April 2014 |title=Object Classes |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/object-classes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202031347/http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/object-classes |archive-date=2 February 2018 |access-date=27 January 2018 |website=SCP Foundation}}</ref><ref name="system">{{Cite web |last=Woedenaz |date=2019-08-20 |title=Anomaly Classification System (ACS) Guide - SCP Foundation |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/anomaly-classification-system-guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119000141/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/anomaly-classification-system-guide |archive-date=19 January 2022 |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=The SCP Foundation |language=en}}</ref> The documentation then outlines proper containment procedures and safety measures, and a description of the SCP object in question.<ref name="day" /> [[Addenda]] (such as images, research data, interviews, history, or status updates) may also be attached to the document. The reports are written in a scientific tone and often censor words with black [[Redaction|redaction bars]] and [[Expungement|"data expunged"]] markings, to give the in-universe impression of sensitive information not to be disclosed to lesser-privileged Foundation staff.<ref name="pop">{{Cite web |last=Dinicola |first=Nick |date=1 December 2014 |title=Creepypasta Gaming: Where the Internet "Learns Our Fears" |url=https://www.popmatters.com/188172-creepypasta-gaming-where-the-internet-learns-our-fears-2495590609.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625162508/https://www.popmatters.com/188172-creepypasta-gaming-where-the-internet-learns-our-fears-2495590609.html |archive-date=25 June 2018 |access-date=6 February 2015 |website=PopMatters}}</ref> {{As of|2025|11|post=,}} articles exist for over 9,800 SCP objects;<ref>[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/scp List of pages tagged with scp]. ''SCP Foundation''. Retrieved 5 November 2025.</ref>{{efn|Including deliberately humorous "joke" SCP objects, SCP objects that were archived in lieu of deletion, and translations of SCPs from foreign language branches.}} new articles are written and published frequently by contributors.<ref name="day" />

The SCP Wiki also contains over 6,300 short stories referred to as "Foundation Tales".<ref name="day" /><ref>[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/tale List of pages tagged with tale]. ''SCP Foundation''. Retrieved 5 November 2025.</ref> The stories are set within the larger SCP universe, and often focus on the exploits of various Foundation staff members, SCP entities, and objects, among other recurring characters and settings.<ref>{{harvnb|Tapscott|2017|page=122}}</ref> Gregory Burkart, writing for [[Blumhouse Productions]], noted that some of the Foundation Tales had a dark and bleak tone, while others were "surprisingly light-hearted".<ref name="blum">{{Cite news |last=Burkart |first=Gregory |date=29 October 2015 |title=CREEPYPASTA: The Story Behind "The SCP Foundation" |url=https://the13thfloor.tv/2015/10/29/creepypasta-of-the-week-the-scp-foundation/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605152649/https://the13thfloor.tv/2015/10/29/creepypasta-of-the-week-the-scp-foundation/ |archive-date=5 June 2021 |access-date=27 January 2021 |work=The 13th Floor}}</ref>

The SCP universe has neither a central [[Canon (fiction)|canon]] nor the ability to establish one due to its community-oriented nature,<ref name="day" /> but stories on the wiki are often linked together to create larger narratives.<ref name="alex">{{harvnb|Alexander|2017|page=72}}</ref> Contributors have the ability to create "canons", which are clusters of SCPs and Foundation Tales with similar locations, characters, or central plots; many of these canons have hub pages that explain their basic concept and provide information such as timelines and character lists.<ref>{{harvnb|Tapscott|2017|page=122–123}}</ref>

The genres of the SCP Wiki have variously been described as [[science fiction]], [[urban fantasy]], [[horror fiction|horror]], and [[creepypasta]].<ref name="SCiP" /><ref>Varonas, Nico (4 February 2012). [https://www.neoteo.com/scp-087-escaleras-a-lo-desconocido/ SCP-087: Escaleras a lo desconocido] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208025109/https://www.neoteo.com/scp-087-escaleras-a-lo-desconocido/ |date=8 February 2012 }}. ''NeoTeo''. Retrieved 26 March 2015. "Esta es una comunidad de usuarios y de fanáticos del sci-fi y el terror..." (translation: "This is a community of users and of sci-fi and horror fans...")</ref><ref>Ong, Alexis (20 August 2020). [https://www.tor.com/2020/08/20/the-unsung-muse-of-speculative-fiction-is-a-wikipedia-community/ The Unsung Muse of Speculative Fiction Is a Wikipedia Community] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821205946/https://www.tor.com/2020/08/20/the-unsung-muse-of-speculative-fiction-is-a-wikipedia-community/ |date=21 August 2020 }}. ''[[Tor.com]]''. Retrieved 15 November 2020.</ref>

==Community==
The current Wikidot website contains numerous standard wiki features such as keyword searches and article lists. The wiki also contains a news hub, guides for writers and a central discussion forum.<ref name="alex" /> The wiki is moderated by staff teams; each team is responsible for a different function such as community outreach and discipline.<ref>SCP Foundation Staff, [https://05command.wikidot.com/staff-structure Staff Structure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118134107/http://05command.wikidot.com/staff-structure |date=18 January 2022 }}. ''05 Command''. Retrieved 21 May 2018.</ref> Wikidot users are required to submit an application before they are allowed to post content.<ref name="day" /> Every article on the wiki is assigned a discussion page, where members can evaluate and provide constructive criticism on submitted stories. The discussion pages are frequently used by authors to improve their stories.<ref name="alex" /> Members also have the ability to "upvote" articles they like and to "downvote" articles they dislike; articles that receive too many net downvotes are deleted.<ref name="fiftyfour">{{harvnb|Newsom|2013|page=154}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Tapscott|2017|page= 117–118}}</ref> Writers from the ''[[Daily Dot]]'' and [[Bustle (magazine)|''Bustle'']] have noted that the website maintains strict quality control standards, and that sub-par content tends to be quickly removed.<ref name="day" /><ref name="bust">{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Lucia |date=13 October 2014 |title=The 10 Scariest Urban Legends on the Internet to Bring a Shiver to Your Spine This Halloween |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/38889-the-10-scariest-urban-legends-on-the-internet-to-bring-a-shiver-to-your-spine-this |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224051726/http://www.bustle.com/articles/38889-the-10-scariest-urban-legends-on-the-internet-to-bring-a-shiver-to-your-spine-this |archive-date=24 December 2014 |access-date=6 February 2015 |website=Bustle}}</ref> Authors who have written for the site include [[Max Landis]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Choo |first=Zack |date=29 May 2021 |title=Horror Fans: What is the SCP Foundation? |url=https://deadtalknews.com/2021/05/29/scp-foundation-horror-genre/ |website=Movie & TV Reviews, Celebrity News &#124; Dead Talk News |access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829081702/https://deadtalknews.com/2021/05/29/scp-foundation-horror-genre/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[qntm]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adee |first=Sally |date=6 April 2022 |title=Sci-fi is starting to exploit the infectious horrors of memes |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433812-500-sci-fi-is-starting-to-exploit-the-infectious-horrors-of-memes/ |url-access=registration |access-date=1 May 2023 |website=[[New Scientist]] |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407004315/https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433812-500-sci-fi-is-starting-to-exploit-the-infectious-horrors-of-memes/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Screen Rant 15">{{Cite web |last=Potvin |first=James |date=September 22, 2022 |title=What Is The SCP Foundation? 15 Best Pieces Every New Fan Should Read |url=https://screenrant.com/scp-foundation-best-stories/ |access-date=1 May 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223115509/https://screenrant.com/scp-foundation-best-stories/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Adrian Hon]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Adrian Hon|date=August 5, 2020 |title=What Alternate Reality Games Teach Us About the Dangerous Appeal of QAnon |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-alternate-reality-games-teach-us-about-the-dangerous-appeal-of-qanon/ |website=Vice|access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829081701/https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-alternate-reality-games-teach-us-about-the-dangerous-appeal-of-qanon/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Wikidot website routinely holds creative writing contests to encourage submissions. The first of these was held in 2011 to decide which article would be assigned the "SCP-1000" label. There have since been additional competitions;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contest Archive |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/contest-archive |access-date=1 September 2024|website=The SCP Foundation |language=en |archive-date=June 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617014122/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/contest-archive|url-status=live }}</ref> for example, in 2014, the SCP Wiki held a "[[Dystopia]] Contest" in which its members were encouraged to submit writings about the Foundation set in a bleak or degraded world.<ref name="cross" />

Apart from the original English wiki, 15 other official language branches exist, and some of their articles have been translated into English.<ref name="Links" /><ref name="blum" />{{efn|name=languages}} The {{va|Wanderer's Library}} is a sister site and spin-off of the SCP Wiki. It uses the same setting as the SCP universe, but is made up of fantastical stories rather than scientific reports.<ref name="t115">{{harvnb|Tapscott|2017|page= 115}}</ref> The SCP community also maintains a [[role-playing]] site, a forum on [[Reddit]], and accounts on, [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], and [[Bluesky]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bsky.app/profile/scpwiki.com|title=The SCP Foundation (@scpwiki.com)|website=Bluesky Social}}</ref><ref name="day" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sitterson |first=Aubrey |date=16 February 2016 |title=The 11 weirdest subreddits |url=https://geek.com/news/the-11-weirdest-subreddits-1647370/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728131358/https://geek.com/news/the-11-weirdest-subreddits-1647370/ |archive-date=28 July 2018 |access-date=21 February 2016 |website=Geek}}</ref><ref>[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/links Links] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118230130/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/links |date=18 January 2022 }}. SCP Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2018.</ref>

==Legal disputes==

===Trademark dispute===
[[File:Game Theory- The HORROR That Threatens SCP.webm|thumb|thumbtime=0:40|An episode of [[MatPat|''Game Theory'']] covering the trademark dispute with Duksin]]
The SCP Foundation website and its contents are under a [[Creative Commons]] license, and none of the characters or assets associated with it are trademarked by the Foundation itself. In 2019, a Russian resident named Andrey Duksin filed a trademark for the name and logo of the SCP Foundation. Although the Creative Commons license grants the right to sell merchandise based on the SCP intellectual property, Duksin used his trademark in Russia to suppress competition by stopping others from selling merchandise within Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gramuglia |first=Anthony |date=2020-01-31 |title=SCP: The Largest Online Shared Universe is Under Legal Attack |url=https://www.cbr.com/scp-online-shared-universe-under-legal-attack/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CBR |language=en |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926032146/https://www.cbr.com/scp-online-shared-universe-under-legal-attack/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, Duksin threatened to shut down the official Russian website of the SCP Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Obadiah |first=Pacific |date=2019-11-17 |title=The SCP Trademark is Under Attack |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3594375/the-scp-trademark-is-under-attack/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320205753/https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3594375/the-scp-trademark-is-under-attack/ |archive-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> The SCP Foundation launched a fundraiser to raise funds to combat Duksin legally, with an initial goal of $50,000. In 2020, because of contributions by fans and members of the community, including the YouTuber [[Markiplier]], $140,000 was raised.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goose |first=Igor The |date=2020-01-30 |title=The SCP Universe Gets Hit With A New Lawsuit |url=https://fictiontalk.com/2020/01/30/the-scp-universe-gets-hit-with-a-new-lawsuit/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=FictionTalk |language=en-US |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926032134/https://fictiontalk.com/2020/01/30/the-scp-universe-gets-hit-with-a-new-lawsuit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2021, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service ruled against Duksin. It found that he did not commission or create the SCP name or logo, had not been transferred the rights to it, and that his actions may constitute an act of unfair competition. However, his trademark continued to stand in Russia. An article in ''Case Western Law Review'' came to the conclusion that the court's actions were broadly in line with Russian indulgence of trademark and [[patent troll]]s, as Russia does not usually deregister illegitimately obtained trademarks.<ref name="Reagan" /> The SCP Wiki successfully appealed in April 2022, and Duksin's trademark was ultimately cancelled that October.<ref name="ConficMagazine" />

===SCP-173 image removal===
The original SCP-173, posted in 2007, used an image of the sculpture [[Izumi Kato (artist)#Untitled 2004|''Untitled 2004'']] by the artist Izumi Katō, which was photographed by Keisuke Yamamoto. The creator of the post, Wesley "Moto42" Williams, did not have the rights to either the sculpture or the photograph that depicted it. Beginning in 2013 both the Japanese and English branches attempted to make contact with Katō to ask permission, but they received no reply. The English staff were eventually able to contact him in September 2014, and he "reluctantly" allowed the community to use the image for non-commercial purposes. He announced that he would take legal action if someone attempted to use it for a commercial purpose.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-07 |title=SCP-173 Given New Life, The Head-Turning History of an Icon |url=https://www.dreadxp.com/editorial/scp-173-given-new-life-the-head-turning-history-of-an-icon/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=DREAD XP |language=en-US |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926032135/https://www.dreadxp.com/editorial/scp-173-given-new-life-the-head-turning-history-of-an-icon/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Alice |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Iconic Internet monster SCP-173 is losing its look |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/iconic-internet-monster-scp-173-is-losing-its-look |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710111203/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/iconic-internet-monster-scp-173-is-losing-its-look |archive-date=10 July 2022 |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

The image remained on the site with a warning attached until February 2022, when staff made the decision to remove it. The SCP Foundation said on Twitter that the artistic vision of Izumi Katō was "forcibly hijacked" by the statue's association with SCP, and that they could not "fully undo the damage done".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |author=Ian Walker|title=Internet Horror Legend Sees Incredible Reimagining After Over A Decade Of Tensions|url=https://kotaku.com/scp-foundation-173-4chan-izumi-kato-control-horror-cree-1848550692 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Kotaku |language=en |archive-date=10 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510130530/https://kotaku.com/scp-foundation-173-4chan-izumi-kato-control-horror-cree-1848550692 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the request of Wesley Williams, a new image was not placed in the article, so that readers would have to imagine it themselves. Many original interpretations of SCP-173 were created by the community in the wake of the decision.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==Reception==
The SCP Foundation has received largely positive reviews. Michelle Starr of ''[[CNET]]'' praised the creepy nature of the stories.<ref name="net">{{Cite web |title=SCP Foundation web series coming to YouTube |author=Michelle Starr|date=August 11, 2013|url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/scp-foundation-web-series-coming-to-youtube/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=CNET |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507160628/https://www.cnet.com/culture/scp-foundation-web-series-coming-to-youtube/|archive-date=May 7, 2025}}</ref> Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, writing for the ''Daily Dot'', praised the originality of the wiki and described it as the "most uniquely compelling horror writing on the Internet".<ref name="day" /> She noted that the series rarely contained gratuitous gore. Rather, the horror of the series was often established through the reports' "pragmatic" and "deadpan" style, as well as through the inclusion of detail.<ref name="day">{{Cite web |last=Baker-Whitelaw |first=Gavia |date=9 January 2014 |title=Meet the secret foundation that contains the world's paranormal artifacts |url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fandom/scp-foundation-paranormal-artifact-containment-horror/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022160056/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fandom/scp-foundation-paranormal-artifact-containment-horror/ |archive-date=22 October 2018 |access-date=6 February 2015 |website=The Daily Dot}}</ref> Lisa Suhay, writing for the ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'', also noted the SCP Wiki's "tongue-in-cheek style".<ref name="cross">{{Cite web |last=Suhay |first=Lisa |date=10 November 2014 |title=Urban Druid writing contest: What's behind the dark-side fiction? |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Culture-Cafe/2014/1110/Urban-Druid-writing-contest-What-s-behind-the-dark-side-fiction |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112001548/http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Culture-Cafe/2014/1110/Urban-Druid-writing-contest-What-s-behind-the-dark-side-fiction |archive-date=12 January 2015 |access-date=17 March 2015 |publisher=The Christian Science Monitor}}</ref>

Alex Eichler, writing for ''[[io9]]'', noted that the series had varying levels of quality and that some of the reports were dull or repetitive. However, he praised the SCP stories for not becoming overly dark, and for containing more light-hearted reports. Additionally, he praised the wide variety of concepts covered in the report and said that the wiki contained writings that would appeal to all readers.<ref name="io9">{{Cite web |last=Eichler |first=Alex |date=21 February 2010 |title=Enter the SCP Foundation's Bottomless Catalog of the Weird |url=https://gizmodo.com/enter-the-scp-foundations-bottomless-catalog-of-the-wei-5476680 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118230128/https://gizmodo.com/enter-the-scp-foundations-bottomless-catalog-of-the-wei-5476680 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |access-date=6 February 2015 |website=io9}}</ref> Leigh Alexander, writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'', noted that the wiki's voting system allows readers to easily locate content which "the community thinks are best and most scary."<ref name="Graun">Alexander, Leigh (5 May 2016).[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/05/9mother9horse9eyes9-the-mysterious-tale-terrifying-reddit _9MOTHER9HORSE9EYES9: the mysterious tale terrifying Reddit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505190323/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/05/9mother9horse9eyes9-the-mysterious-tale-terrifying-reddit |date=5 May 2016 }}.''The Guardian''. Retrieved 25 August 2018.</ref>

Winston Cook-Wilson, writing for [[Inverse (website)|''Inverse'']], compared the SCP stories to the writings of American author [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. Like Lovecraft, SCP casefiles generally lack action sequences and are written in a pseudo-academic tone. Cook-Wilson argued that both Lovecraft's works and those of the SCP Wiki were strengthened by the tensions between their detached scientific tone and the unsettling, horrific nature of the stories being told.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cook-Wilson |first=Winston |date=28 October 2015 |title=Scare Season: SCP, the Creepypasta for 'X-Files' and H.P. Lovecraft Fans |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/7474-scare-season-scp-the-creepypasta-for-x-files-and-h-p-lovecraft-fans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062931/https://www.inverse.com/article/7474-scare-season-scp-the-creepypasta-for-x-files-and-h-p-lovecraft-fans |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=31 October 2015 |website=Inverse}}</ref>

[[Bryan Alexander (futurist)|Bryan Alexander]], writing in ''The New Digital Storytelling'', stated that the SCP Foundation is possibly "the most advanced achievement of wiki storytelling" due to the large-scale and recurring process through which the wiki's user-base creates literary content.<ref>{{harvnb|Alexander |2017|page= 73}}</ref>

==Media inspired by the SCP Foundation==
The works present on the SCP Foundation website have been the subject of numerous independent adaptations and inspired some original works:<ref name=Wired/>

===Adaptations of the SCP universe===

'''Literature'''
* ''{{va|SCP-5000 WHY - The Graphic Novel}}'' (2021) is a 120-page [[graphic novel]] adaptation of ''SCP-5000 - Why?'' (a contest-winning entry) written by Tanhony and illustrated by Drdobermann. The novel focuses on technician Pietro Wilson surviving in an alternate universe where, for unknown reasons, the SCP Foundation has declared war against humanity and is releasing SCP objects to ensure [[human extinction]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanhony |date=14 January 2020 |title=SCP-5000 - Why? |url=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230184419/http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5000 |archive-date=30 December 2019 |access-date=14 April 2022 |website=SCP Foundation}}</ref> Funded through [[Kickstarter]], the novel was published by Discordia Publishing in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Beschizza |first=Rob |date=12 June 2021 |title=Graphic novel about one of the most epic SCP Foundation entries |url=https://boingboing.net/2021/06/12/graphic-novel-about-one-of-the-most-epic-scp-foundation-entires.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612225423/https://boingboing.net/2021/06/12/graphic-novel-about-one-of-the-most-epic-scp-foundation-entires.html |archive-date=12 June 2021 |access-date=14 April 2022 |work=Boing Boing}}</ref>
* ''{{va|SCP Comics Series}}'' (2023–2025) are a series of one-shot horror [[graphic novel]] published by Aloha Comics under their ParaBooks imprint<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=aloha comics info |url=https://alohacomics.company.site/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=alohacomics.company |language=en |archive-date=8 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108103948/https://alohacomics.company.site/ |url-status=live }}</ref> that focus on specific SCPs or Mobile Task Forces. The titles of these oneshots are "We Who Poke With Sticks", "The Plague Doctor", "Red Sea Object", "Old Man", "Expunged Data Released", and "Reluctant Dimension Hopper". These oneshots were released as part of a book set funded through [[Kickstarter]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 April 2024 |title=SCP Foundation Comics Box Set |url=https://www.backerkit.com/projects/aloha-parabooks/scp-foundation-comics-box-set |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=backerkit |language=en |archive-date=4 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004104528/https://www.backerkit.com/projects/aloha-parabooks/scp-foundation-comics-box-set |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''{{va|SCP Foundation: Iris Through the Looking-Glass}}'' (2018–2020) is a [[light novel]] series written by Akira and illustrated by Sidu. The book focuses on a boy who is kidnapped by the SCP Foundation after he sees a picture of Iris Thompson, a girl designated as SCP-105, in every book he opens; the boy and Iris are forced to cooperate to escape the Foundation. The novel series began publication in Japan in September 2018, and was released by [[Seven Seas Entertainment]] in North America in January 2020.<ref name="light">Loo, Egan (18 April 2018). [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-18/seven-seas-licenses-dumbbell-nan-kilo-moteru-and-my-father-is-a-unicorn-manga-scp-foundation-iris-of-the-mirror-world-novel/.145899 Seven Seas Licenses Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? & My Father is a Unicorn Manga, SCP Foundation: Iris of the Mirror World Novel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419043516/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-18/seven-seas-licenses-dumbbell-nan-kilo-moteru-and-my-father-is-a-unicorn-manga-scp-foundation-iris-of-the-mirror-world-novel/.145899 |date=19 April 2019 }}. ''[[Anime News Network]]''. Retrieved 7 May 2019.</ref>
* ''{{va|[[There Is No Antimemetics Division]]}}'' (2021) is a SCP sci-fi horror story written and self-published by [[qntm|Sam "qntm" Hughes]]. The novel focuses on the concept of "antimemes", ideas and entities that censor themselves through [[Amnesia|memory loss]], data corruption, and other anomalous means, and more specifically the invasion of an antimemetic entity that feeds on information.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adee |first=Sally |date=6 April 2022 |title=Sci-fi is starting to exploit the infectious horrors of memes |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433812-500-sci-fi-is-starting-to-exploit-the-infectious-horrors-of-memes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407004315/https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433812-500-sci-fi-is-starting-to-exploit-the-infectious-horrors-of-memes/ |archive-date=7 April 2022 |access-date=14 April 2022 |work=New Scientist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Förtsch |first=Michael |date=11 June 2022 |title=Diese Science-Fiction-Romane retten euch durch den Sommer 2022 |url=https://1e9.community/t/diese-science-fiction-romane-retten-euch-durch-den-sommer-2022/17259 |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=1E9 |language=de |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301075947/https://1e9.community/t/diese-science-fiction-romane-retten-euch-durch-den-sommer-2022/17259 |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Theater'''
* ''{{va|Welcome to the Ethics Committee}}'' (2014) is a stage play that was performed in Dublin at the [[Smock Alley Theatre]] in October 2014. The play focused on the SCP Foundation's Ethics Committee, a body that tries to limit [[unethical]] containment procedures.<ref name="Belfield">Power, Una (8 October 2014). [https://web.archive.org/web/20150728195639/https://belfieldfm.ie/2014/10/08/welcome-to-the-ethics-committee/ Welcome to the Ethics Committee]. ''Belfield FM/UCD Student Radio''. Archived from the [https://belfieldfm.ie/2014/10/08/welcome-to-the-ethics-committee/ original] on 11 August 2015.</ref>

'''Video games'''
[[File:SCP-096 (SCP - Containment Breach).jpg|thumb|SCP-096 in a screenshot from ''[[SCP – Containment Breach]]'']]
{{Anchor|SCP-087 (video game)}}
* ''SCP-087'' (2012) is a short horror game about walking down the stairs of [[SCP-087]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Adam |date=21 February 2012 |title=The Neverending Stairway: SCP-087 |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-neverending-stairway-scp-087 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509034116/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-neverending-stairway-scp-087 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |access-date=7 February 2015 |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun}}</ref>
* ''[[SCP – Containment Breach]]'' (2012), one of the most popular games based on the SCP Foundation,<ref name="day" /><ref name="pop" /> was released by Finnish developer Joonas Rikkonen in 2012.<ref name="IKEA">Chan, Stephanie (8 December 2017). [https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/08/scp-3008-is-survival-horror-in-an-unending-ikea-purgatory/ SCP-3008 is survival horror in an unending Ikea purgatory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208232414/https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/08/scp-3008-is-survival-horror-in-an-unending-ikea-purgatory/ |date=8 December 2017 }}. ''Venture Beat''. Retrieved 20 May 2018.</ref> The game includes a blink function, which makes the player close their eyes and allows SCP-173 to approach.<ref name="day" />
* ''[[SCP: Secret Laboratory]]'' (2017) is a multiplayer game based on ''Containment Breach''. Players have the option of playing different roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/scp-secret-lab-player-who-cant-remember-s-invents-their-own-custom-mapping-tool-like-a-horror-game-macgyver/|title=SCP: Secret Lab player who 'can't remember s***' invents their own custom mapping tool like a horror game MacGyver|first=Elie|last=Gould|date=31 July 2024|website=PC Gamer|access-date =April 29, 2025|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406171024/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/scp-secret-lab-player-who-cant-remember-s-invents-their-own-custom-mapping-tool-like-a-horror-game-macgyver/|archive-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref>
* ''{{va|SCP: 5K}}'', formerly named ''SCP: Pandemic'', (2022) is a [[multiplayer co-op]] [[first-person shooter]] in development by Affray Interactive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adamus |first=Agnes |date=2023-07-13 |title=SCP: 5K Roadmap - Find out More About Developers' Plans |url=https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/scp-5k-roadmap-find-out-more-about-developers-plans/z25ad8 |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Gamepressure.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-12 |title=SCP: Pandemic is a New SWAT 4-style Paranormal Shooter |url=https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/scp-pandemic-is-a-new-swat-4-style-paranormal-shooter/z63784 |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Gamepressure.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''{{va|SCP: Secret Files}}'' (2022) is an episodic [[Horror game|horror]] [[adventure game]] in development by GameZoo Studios. The player plays through chapters that each cover different excursions into the SCP Foundation's operations with the bizarre and abnormal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=James |first=Archer |date=13 June 2022 |title=SCP: Secret Files looks like the most ambitious SCP game yet, and there's a Steam Next Fest demo |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/scp-secret-files-steam-next-fest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613160911/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/scp-secret-files-steam-next-fest |archive-date=13 June 2022 |access-date=13 June 2022 |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun}}</ref>
* ''[[Go Home Annie]]'' (2024) is a horror adventure game featuring an original narrative set in the SCP Foundation universe developed by Misfit Village. It was released in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3837493/scp-inspired-horror-investigation-title-go-home-annie-announced-for-december-3-release-on-pc-trailer/|title='SCP'-Inspired Horror Investigation Title 'Go Home Annie' Announced for December 3 Release on PC [Trailer]|first=Mike|last=Wilson|date=29 October 2024|website=Bloody Disgusting! |access-date=9 April 2025|archive-date=29 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229162754/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3837493/scp-inspired-horror-investigation-title-go-home-annie-announced-for-december-3-release-on-pc-trailer/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''{{va|SCP: Fragmented Minds}}'' (2025) is a first person action adventure game set on Site-113 set on Mars. Funded by a Kickstarter and developed by HST studios, the game launched Chapter 1 in January 2025 with 3 more chapters planned for release later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3852387/chapter-1-of-scp-fragmented-minds-available-now-trailer/|title=Chapter 1 of 'SCP: Fragmented Minds' Available Now [Trailer]|first=Mike|last=Wilson|date=28 January 2025|website=Bloody Disgusting! |access-date=9 April 2025|archive-date=9 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209124016/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3852387/chapter-1-of-scp-fragmented-minds-available-now-trailer/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''{{va|The Store is Closed}}'' ({{abbr|TBA|to be announced}}) is an upcoming multiplayer survival game set in SCP-3008, an infinite [[IKEA]]-like store. The project had a successful Kickstarter in 2022, and entered into a closed alpha test that November. The game faced legal threats from IKEA which led to some graphical changes.<ref>{{Cite web|author=John Walker|url=https://kotaku.com/ikea-furniture-horror-game-store-is-closed-kickstarter-1849715848|title=IKEA Asks Horror Game To Change So People Stop Comparing It To IKEA [Update]|date=28 October 2022|website=Kotaku|access-date=9 April 2025|archive-date=9 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409183038/https://kotaku.com/ikea-furniture-horror-game-store-is-closed-kickstarter-1849715848|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Web videos'''
* ''{{va|Confinement}}'' (2017–2019) is an animated [[Black comedy|black]] [[comedy horror]] web series on [[YouTube]], created by the animator "Lord Bung". The series focuses on the misadventures of Connor, an immortal human SCP prisoner whose anomalous ability to instantaneously resurrect himself from any cause of death is frequently exploited by the Foundation, who often use him as a D-class test subject to interact with various highly dangerous SCPs.<ref>{{Citation |title=Confinement |date=2017-08-03 |type=Animation, Comedy, Fantasy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9872610/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206041002/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9872610/ |archive-date=6 February 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Jon |date=2019-11-01 |title=Confinement on Youtube: Interview with Creator Lord Bung |url=https://finalboss.io/exclusive-interview-with-confinements-creator-lord-bung/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201100208/https://finalboss.io/exclusive-interview-with-confinements-creator-lord-bung/ |archive-date=1 February 2023 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=FinalBoss |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shuman |first=Sean |date=2023-02-12 |title=Why Now Is the Perfect Time for an SCP Foundation Film |url=https://movieweb.com/perfect-time-for-scp-foundation-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212230617/https://movieweb.com/perfect-time-for-scp-foundation-film/ |archive-date=12 February 2023 |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=[[MovieWeb]] |language=en}}</ref>
* ''{{va|SCP: Overlord}}'' (2020) is a 35-minute [[action horror]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] short film on YouTube, directed by Stephen Hancock and written by Evan Muir. The plot involves a team of Foundation agents raiding and investigating a house occupied by a local [[cult]], which performed occult rituals that have resulted in anomalous activity.<ref>{{Citation |title=SCP: OVERLORD |date=14 November 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOxarwd3eTs |access-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220033411/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOxarwd3eTs |archive-date=20 February 2023 |url-status=live |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Hancock |first=Stephen |title=SCP: Overlord |date=2020-11-14 |type=Short, Thriller |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13484102/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921140253/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13484102/ |archive-date=21 September 2022 |url-status=live |publisher=Retro Digital Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-11 |title=Art House Extra {{!}} Inside the Making of 'SCP: Overlord' |url=https://flatlandkc.org/video-series/art-house/art-house-extra-inside-the-making-of-scp-overlord/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922131338/https://flatlandkc.org/video-series/art-house/art-house-extra-inside-the-making-of-scp-overlord/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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* ''There Is No Antimemetics Division'' (2024), based on the sci-fi horror story series of the same name, is a 4-part short series on YouTube, written and directed by Andrea Joshua Asnicar and Jenna Cosgrove.<ref>{{Citation |author=Filip Galekovic|title=10 best New Weird novels to read if you like Alan Wake, Control, and SCP|date=February 19, 2025|url=https://www.destructoid.com/10-best-new-weird-novels-to-read-if-you-like-alan-wake-control-and-scp/ |access-date=April 29, 2025|language=en|website=Destructoid|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316075718/https://www.destructoid.com/10-best-new-weird-novels-to-read-if-you-like-alan-wake-control-and-scp/ |archive-date=March 16, 2025}}</ref>

'''Podcasts'''
* ''{{va|Find Us Alive}}'' (2019–present) is an audio drama series following a group of Foundation staff members trapped inside of an extra-dimensional Foundation Site. The series was made by SCP Wiki author Raddagher under her audio production company Hodgepodge. The series has become popular among the SCP wiki community and has received several awards for its production quality.<ref>{{cite web | title=Hodgepodge Audio Fiction | url=https://hodgepodgeaudio.com/#fua }}</ref>

===Other original works===

'''Video games'''
* ''[[Lobotomy Corporation]]'' (2018), a management video game by Project Moon, was released in April 2018. Inspired by the SCP Foundation, the titular Lobotomy Corporation contains and harvests energy from supernatural "Abnormalities", and handling containment breaches is a major aspect of the gameplay.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wood |first=Austin |date=13 April 2018 |title=Manage monsters and inevitably get eaten in Lobotomy Corporation |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/manage-monsters-and-inevitably-get-eaten-in-lobotomy-corporation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818002354/https://www.pcgamer.com/manage-monsters-and-inevitably-get-eaten-in-lobotomy-corporation/ |archive-date=18 August 2022 |magazine=PC Gamer |accessdate=17 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Meer |first=Alec |date=17 April 2018 |title=Wot I Think: Lobotomy Corporation |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lobotomy-corporation-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301133604/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lobotomy-corporation-review |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network|Gamer Network Limited]]}}</ref>
* [[Control (video game)|''Control'']] (2019), a video game created by [[Remedy Entertainment]], was first revealed at [[E3|E3 2018]] and released in August 2019.<ref>Gach, Ethan (26 August 2019), [https://kotaku.com/control-the-kotaku-review-1837569523 Control: The Kotaku Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826131150/https://kotaku.com/control-the-kotaku-review-1837569523 |date=26 August 2019 }}. ''Kotaku''. Retrieved 2 September 2019.</ref> The video game was heavily influenced by the SCP Foundation, and is centered on a fictional Federal Bureau of Control that collects mundane objects imbued with paranormal influence to study and keep secure.<ref name=Wired>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/control-game-scp-foundation/|title=The web's creepiest fictional wiki is now a mind-bending video game|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 17, 2022 |first=Aron|last=Garst|magazine=Wired|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425023346/https://www.wired.com/story/control-game-scp-foundation/|archive-date=April 25, 2025}}</ref>
* ''[[Lethal Company]]'' (2023), a cooperative survival horror video game created by solo developer Zeekerss, was released in October 2023. The developer drew upon existing mythos and monsters from the SCP universe for use in the horror game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Ana |date=2024-01-17 |title=Lethal Company was bound to blow up—and now it's everywhere on social media |url=https://www.polygon.com/24040561/lethal-company-roblox-popularity-explained |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Polygon |language=en-US |archive-date=5 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305230528/https://www.polygon.com/24040561/lethal-company-roblox-popularity-explained |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[The Backrooms]], another online horror phenomenon that emerged from 4chan's /x/ board
* [[Information hazard]]
* [[Lovecraftian horror]]
* [[Men in black]]
* [[The X-Files (franchise)|''The X-Files'']]
* ''[[Warehouse 13]]''
* ''[[Odd Squad]]'', an educational children's show with a similar premise

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==

===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

===General and cited references===
* {{Cite book |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |author-link=Bryan Alexander (futurist) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NgoDwAAQBAJ&q=SCP+Foundation&pg=PA72 |title=The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-4408-4961-9 |edition=Revised and Updated |access-date=2017-08-01}}
* {{Cite book |last=Diver |first=Mike |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxqBCwAAQBAJ |title=Indie Games: The Complete Introduction to Indie Gaming |publisher=LOM ArtMichael O'Mara Books |year=2016 |isbn=9781910552094 |location=London |access-date=2018-05-20}}
* {{Cite thesis |last=Newsom |first=Eric Thomas |title=Participatory Storytelling and the New Folklore of the Digital Age |access-date=2021-08-10 |degree=PhD |publisher=Department of Communication and Media, [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] |url=https://digitool.rpi.edu:8881/R/96EBV7KDT8ALSNA49MCGMB79L9RNTVQ8CGTUFYEXI5J5LQJ2RK-00519?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=170129&local_base=GEN01&pds_handle=GUEST |url-access=subscription |oclc=1150088856 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128225033/http://digitool.rpi.edu:8881/R/96EBV7KDT8ALSNA49MCGMB79L9RNTVQ8CGTUFYEXI5J5LQJ2RK-00519?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=170129&local_base=GEN01&pds_handle=GUEST |archive-date=28 January 2022 |year=2013 |url-status=dead}}
* {{Cite thesis |last=Tapscott |first=Alan |title=Perceived Consistency and Coherence in Collaborative Story World |degree=PhD |publisher=Departament de Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions, [[Pompeu Fabra University]] |oclc=1120499022 |year=2017 |hdl=/10803/441755}}

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