On the subject of video games that are based on movies or TV reveals, you may definitely do loads higher than “Household Man On-line,” a short-lived MMORPG sport from 2012. The sport allowed you to create your personal character and stroll round Quahog, finishing essential duties for the characters like “Beat up Chris’ bully” or “Assist Quagmire out on a date.”
That will not sound that thrilling for you, and it did not sound all that thrilling to avid gamers on the time both. That is why the sport was by no means well-liked sufficient to justify transferring out of the beta section. After simply eight months of being out there to the general public, the builders introduced they’d be shutting the sport down. By January 2013 the sport was no extra; the closest factor you will get to taking part in it’s watching outdated walkthrough movies on YouTube:
If I needed to guess why the sport by no means took off based mostly on the gameplay I’ve watched, I would say it is as a result of the sport has little attraction for followers outdoors the present. You do not have to be a fan of “The Simpsons” to understand the magic that was the 2003 sport, “The Simpsons: Hit & Run,” but it surely’s very onerous to think about a non-“Household Man” fan discovering something fascinating about this “Household Man”-centric sport. There’s little or no talent or technique required to perform any of the duties; to win the combat in opposition to Chris’ bully, as an example, all it’s a must to do is click on on the bully and click on the hit button beneath. So long as you are able to do that, you have acquired it.
On the subject of video video games, ‘The Simpsons’ reigns supreme
Sadly, “Household Man On-line” simply felt like an excessive amount of of a lazy money seize to be a hit. There have been few coherent storylines, with the sport’s narrative as a substitute choosing only a string of references to the present. Usually, your prize for finishing a process was that you simply’d get to observe a clip from the present, however if you wish to watch “Household Man” clips you may already simply placed on the present at any time. The sport was an advert for the present first, and a playable sport second.
In the meantime, “The Simpsons” launched one other online game across the similar, a mobile one called “Tapped Out” where users got to design their own city. Described within the advertisements as “life-ruiningly addictive,” this sport is a variety of enjoyable (an excessive amount of enjoyable, even) for anybody on the lookout for a gradual provide of dopamine boosts. I began taking part in the sport in highschool and needed to stop after a couple of weeks as a result of it was taking on all my free time; in the meantime, gamers even as we speak will speak about this sport prefer it’s an addictive drug.
“I cherished this sport a lot I needed to cease chilly turkey,” wrote one Redditor within the “Simpsons” subreddit. “I used to be waking up in the midst of the night time throughout particular occasions to make sure I acquired all of the collectibles. It consumed me and I cherished it. Tried to print my metropolis out at work in coloration and acquired in hassle then everybody wanted a code to make use of the printer.”
“Tapped Out” lasted for over a decade earlier than the builders, EA Cell, shut it down in January 2025, and a variety of its gamers are nonetheless scuffling with the information. The sport’s subreddit, which has 74,000 users, is now full of posts lamenting the sport’s shutdown and questioning if there’s any approach it might come again. However very similar to “The Simpsons: Hit & Run,” it looks like “Tapped Out” is gone for good.
It was unhappy to see each of the foremost “Simpsons” video video games go, however each of them had a large impression, a lot bigger than the “Household Man” RPG might ever dream of. To not rag on “Household Man” an excessive amount of for not being as good as “The Simpsons,” however man, it is gotta sting for them to know that “Simpsons” supremacy extends even past the realm of TV. And to not add insult to harm, however the “South Park” video games are constantly superior, too.
On the subject of video games that are based on movies or TV reveals, you may definitely do loads higher than “Household Man On-line,” a short-lived MMORPG sport from 2012. The sport allowed you to create your personal character and stroll round Quahog, finishing essential duties for the characters like “Beat up Chris’ bully” or “Assist Quagmire out on a date.”
That will not sound that thrilling for you, and it did not sound all that thrilling to avid gamers on the time both. That is why the sport was by no means well-liked sufficient to justify transferring out of the beta section. After simply eight months of being out there to the general public, the builders introduced they’d be shutting the sport down. By January 2013 the sport was no extra; the closest factor you will get to taking part in it’s watching outdated walkthrough movies on YouTube:
If I needed to guess why the sport by no means took off based mostly on the gameplay I’ve watched, I would say it is as a result of the sport has little attraction for followers outdoors the present. You do not have to be a fan of “The Simpsons” to understand the magic that was the 2003 sport, “The Simpsons: Hit & Run,” but it surely’s very onerous to think about a non-“Household Man” fan discovering something fascinating about this “Household Man”-centric sport. There’s little or no talent or technique required to perform any of the duties; to win the combat in opposition to Chris’ bully, as an example, all it’s a must to do is click on on the bully and click on the hit button beneath. So long as you are able to do that, you have acquired it.
On the subject of video video games, ‘The Simpsons’ reigns supreme
Sadly, “Household Man On-line” simply felt like an excessive amount of of a lazy money seize to be a hit. There have been few coherent storylines, with the sport’s narrative as a substitute choosing only a string of references to the present. Usually, your prize for finishing a process was that you simply’d get to observe a clip from the present, however if you wish to watch “Household Man” clips you may already simply placed on the present at any time. The sport was an advert for the present first, and a playable sport second.
In the meantime, “The Simpsons” launched one other online game across the similar, a mobile one called “Tapped Out” where users got to design their own city. Described within the advertisements as “life-ruiningly addictive,” this sport is a variety of enjoyable (an excessive amount of enjoyable, even) for anybody on the lookout for a gradual provide of dopamine boosts. I began taking part in the sport in highschool and needed to stop after a couple of weeks as a result of it was taking on all my free time; in the meantime, gamers even as we speak will speak about this sport prefer it’s an addictive drug.
“I cherished this sport a lot I needed to cease chilly turkey,” wrote one Redditor within the “Simpsons” subreddit. “I used to be waking up in the midst of the night time throughout particular occasions to make sure I acquired all of the collectibles. It consumed me and I cherished it. Tried to print my metropolis out at work in coloration and acquired in hassle then everybody wanted a code to make use of the printer.”
“Tapped Out” lasted for over a decade earlier than the builders, EA Cell, shut it down in January 2025, and a variety of its gamers are nonetheless scuffling with the information. The sport’s subreddit, which has 74,000 users, is now full of posts lamenting the sport’s shutdown and questioning if there’s any approach it might come again. However very similar to “The Simpsons: Hit & Run,” it looks like “Tapped Out” is gone for good.
It was unhappy to see each of the foremost “Simpsons” video video games go, however each of them had a large impression, a lot bigger than the “Household Man” RPG might ever dream of. To not rag on “Household Man” an excessive amount of for not being as good as “The Simpsons,” however man, it is gotta sting for them to know that “Simpsons” supremacy extends even past the realm of TV. And to not add insult to harm, however the “South Park” video games are constantly superior, too.
