EA Games Pulls Plug on 'The Simpsons: Tapped Out', Fans 'Don't Understand Why'

Long-running mobile game The Simpsons: Tapped Out is officially coming to an end after more than a decade of success.

Publisher EA Games has announced that the popular free-to-play city-building game will be removed from app stores in October, after a 12-year journey that has delighted fans of The Simpsons worldwide.

The game, released in 2012 for iOS and Android, allowed players to rebuild Springfield after Homer Simpson's negligence caused a meltdown. It became so popular that it generated over $130 million in sales in 2014 alone.

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EA said the closure of Simpsons: Tapped Out was “emotional.”

However, it's time to say goodbye, as EA confirmed in a Facebook post that development on The Simpsons: Tapped Out is officially coming to an end. The publisher said the decision was “emotional” for everyone involved.

“We have made the difficult decision to discontinue Tapped Out. “In-app purchases have been disabled and the game will be removed from app stores on October 31, 2024. You can continue playing until January 24, 2025, at which time the servers will be shut down and TSTO will no longer be accessible,” the statement read, adding: “We are grateful to have 308 updates, 831 characters and including today's final farewell, 1,463 Quest lines were able to deliver.” At the end of our journey, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to you, the players who made this all possible.”

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With this announcement, EA has already disabled all in-app purchases and the game will be removed from app stores on October 31st. However, the game's servers will remain active until January 24, 2024, when The Simpsons: Tapped Out will finally go offline.

EA has confirmed a final bug in the game related to converting in-game currency to donuts. “We are aware of an issue with converting in-game currency into donuts and are investigating it,” the publisher noted in a follow-up post.

Fans are disappointed by The Simpsons' bankruptcy

As everyone expected, fans are not very happy with EA Games' decision. As one Facebook user wrote, “I rewatched this game a year or two ago and was so glad it's still running!” I'm devastated that I'll never be able to play again after January to check on my city 😣”

While another wrote: “The game is over and we never got Troy McClure or Lionel Hutz.” I don't need Phil's Voice, neither does Springfield Poolmobile. As people said, let’s keep playing, players still want to make their country a popular game.”

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“I don’t understand WHY. This is still a popular game, people love it. 😭😭,” one user commented.