Homer was busy playing the Pac-Man game on myPad (spoof iPad) while on duty, neglecting his duties and inadvertently causing a nuclear disaster that led to the complete destruction of the town of Springfield. Stranded there, he assumes full responsibility for rebuilding Springfield and bringing back the town's residents. Homer goes out of his way to find other characters so they can rebuild their homes and he can come back and play the game. With Lisa's help, Homer rebuilds the town of Springfield and retrieves key characters.

"The Simpsons. Tapped Out" is a hilarious version of a city-building game that lets you create your own life. The game has the player living in a place that caused a nuclear disaster that almost destroyed the entire city. You are responsible for rebuilding the entire city and rebuilding it even more magnificently!

Take Charge of Your Springfield

Can't control your life? Now you can take control of the lives of Springfield's citizens! Make Apu work ridiculous shifts on Kwik-E-Mart, let Moe smuggle illegal animals, or make Homer work hard all day poolside ...... The last one might not be so bad.

Build your own Springfield

Think Homer deserves to live next door to Moe? Or could the monorail survive a few violent twists and turns? Well, you can finally make Springfield just the way you want it! Expand your town to the waterfront, grow your business among the charming stores of Springfield Heights, and enjoy the sights with just a few clicks.

The game can be considered as a city building game. It offers a variety of buildings (houses, stores, public buildings from the animated series) that are purchased by the player using the in-game "currency ($)". Premium goods are purchased with donuts or can be purchased with real-world cash. This references Homer Simpson's enthusiasm for donuts in the series. Players use building and character quest lines to progress through the game. By completing missions and levels, players can collect more characters and buildings, which unlock more missions and levels. Each building regularly generates in-game money to collect, such as "income tax" for houses and "collection plates" for the First Church of Springfield. In 2013, the developers added the "Krustyland" transport to take players from Springfield to the infamous Krustyland, where they can expand and build like in the main Springfield game. game, where they could expand and build like the main Springfield game.

The game is supported by EA's Origin, which is a social bridge for players to log into their Origin accounts and visit friends' towns for cash every 24 hours. As well as other missions during the event.

There is a hidden Easter egg, in order to get the Jebediah Springfield statue decoration, players must click on Homer 10 times in a row while performing any task. this action also provides players with 10 free donuts, but it only works once.