A 12-year arc of The Simpsons comes to a close as EA shuts down city builder The Simpsons: Tapped Out after 308 updates, 831 characters, and 1,463 questlines
Sep. 26, 2024The Simpsons: Tapped Out is officially tapping out
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D’oh! After 12 years, EA is shutting down the mobile city builder The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
Frankly, 12 years is an incredible run for a fairly niche mobile game based on The Simpsons, and according to EA there’s been a staggering 308 updates, 831 characters, and 1,463 questlines based on the show.
“The decision to end our twelve-year journey is an emotional one,” EA said onFacebook. “Together with our partners at The Simpsons™ and The WaltDisneycompany, we have delighted in bringing this game to you, the fans, and seeing how you’ve each built your own beloved versions of Springfield.”
Tapped out lets you create and maintain your own version of the Simpsons family’s fictional hometown of Springfield, Illinois. It hasn’t done a whole lot to revolutionize the city builder genre; you take on quests and complete levels to collect more characters and buildings to re-build your city, thus unlocking more quests and levels, so on and so forth. The in-game economy uses cash as its free, non-premium currency and, naturally, donuts as the premium currency you can buy using real-world money.
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