Piposh

Piposh (Hebrew: פיפושcode: he is deprecated ) is an Israeli series of point-and-click adventure games developed by Guillotine and published by Hed Arzi Multimedia. The series follows the adventures of the fictional titular actor-turned-detective who solves murders. The games in series are Piposh, Piposh 2, Halom SheItgashem (spin-off), and Piposh 3D: HaMahapecha. An English version of Piposh titled Piposh: Hollywood was published in 2002.

Piposh
Genres	Point-and-click adventure
Developers	Guillotine
Publishers	Hed Artzi Multimedia

Piposh evolved into a franchise, with a television series and a comic book.

The series continued to have a dedicated fandom (possibly primarily in Israel). Games in the series have been reviewed negatively for their poor visual style and gameplay, however some critics have seen Piposh as a source of Israeli pride and a key milestone in the advancement of the Israeli video game industry in the 21st century.

A reboot game simply titled "Piposh" was released in April 2021.

Plot and gameplay

The series' protagonist Piposh is intended to be an embodiment of the arrogant Israeli, with a worldview that "the whole world is an idiot – and that talk can not be done quietly, only with shouting."

The story follows the adventures of the title-protagonist, flawed actor and "morbidly tactless guy in his attempts to reach Hollywood and make it big." In the first game, he boards the wrong boat and gets into several high-jinks, including being caught up in a murder. He can judge the other characters, break into their rooms, and accuse them of murder. In Piposh 2, he finds himself trapped on an island populated by dwarves, who help him assemble an airplane-like device to escape. Halom SheHitgashem is focused on eight strange acquaintances who are invited to the castle of a goofy man. Piposh 3D revolves around a political revolution in which an entire country decides to become vegetarian, replacing meat with tofu.