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Experience or XP () is a way of rewarding players for their progress and evolution in-game. Purchasing buildings, decorations, completing quests and unlocking characters are all possible ways to earn experience. When enough experience is obtained, the player moves onto a new level and the experience bar is reset.
Levels are certain tiers of experience that, when achieved, unlock new content such as buildings, decorations, and quests, as well as certain jobs. The player is also rewarded with Donut(s), as well as a comment or quote from a character, usually directed at the player.
The table below provides information on each level. As of May 18, 2016, the level-up system was revamped. A total of 939 levels were made available. Level 60 became the top level where new content is unlocked. Additionally, it became the last level where level-up screens are the same for every player; beyond that point level up quotes are randomly selected from a limited amount.The new levels where no new content is unlocked, got a severe drop in the amount of experience needed to progress. Levels 61 to 100 require 40,000 each; levels 101 to 939 require 500,000 each. The bonus levels that were traditionally associated with the top level now require only 1,000,000 each instead of increasing by 20% until 10,000,000 was reached.
With the release of the Treehouse of Horror XXVII Event, several levels got a reduction on the amount of XP needed to level-up. The main item of most levels which usually unlock the character for that level got a reduction in price as well as in building time. Levels 53 to 60 loss the multiplier that increased items costs as well as amount of XP needed.
List of Levels
Level | XP For Next Level | Message | Donuts awarded | Buildings unlocked | Release date |
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1 | 40 | 0 | Simpson House, most premium buildings | Initial launch | |
2 | 75 | "Wow, you put the house down where it told you to." - Bart | 1 | Kwik-E-Mart | Initial launch |
3 | 85 | "You have been reincarnated to the next level. Thank you, tap again." - Apu | 1 | Brown House, Frink's Lab | Initial launch |
4 | 120 | "Woo-hoo! I bet leveling up is always gonna be this easy." - Homer | 1 | Flanders House | Initial launch |
5 | 250 | "It's always level 5 somewhere!" - Barney | 1 | Cletus's Farm | Initial launch |
6 | 800 | "Excellent! You should celebrate by buying donuts with your money." - Mr. Burns | 1 | Purple House | Initial launch |
7 | 1800 | "That's some fine grinding." - Wiggum | 1 | Krusty Burger | Initial launch |
8 | 3200 | "Now that's a spicy accomplishment!" - Luigi | 1 | Van Houten House, Pink House | Initial launch |
9 | 4000 | "If life were a game, leveling up would be birthdays. Happy birthday!" - Lisa | 1 | Springfield Elementary , White House | Initial launch |
10 | 5000 | "Is it me, or do these levels seem to be taking longer and longer?" - Otto | 1 | Gulp 'N' Blow , Willie's Shack | Initial launch |
11 | 7000 | "All that for two freakin' donuts?!" - Krusty | 2 | Cooling Towers , Reactor Core , Control Building | Initial launch |
12 | 8500 | "I take it you don't have a family or anything." - Marge | 1 | Kwik-E-Mart (2nd), Bart's Treehouse, Springfield Library, Kamp Krusty | Initial launch |
13 | 9000 | "Congratulations. That was a difficult but insignificant level." - Skinner | 2 | Android's Dungeon, Orange House | Initial launch |
14 | 10050 | "Arr! Ye must be playing this on a long sea voyage." - Sea Captain | 1 | First Church of Springfield, The Java Server | Initial launch |
15 | 11000 | "For he's a jolly good fellow! He's at level one-five." - Lenny and Carl | 1 | Moe's Tavern, Jake's Unisex Hair Palace | Initial launch |
16 | 12500 | "Worst. Level. Ever." - Comic Book Guy | 1 | Springfield Downs, The Gilded Truffle | Initial launch |
17 | 13000 | "This game is a lot like life. It stops being fun after a while, but you gotta keep doing it." - Grampa | 2 | King Toot's, Police Station | Initial launch |
18 | 14500 | "Man, I'd have quit this game long ago... and I got nothing better to do." - Moe | 1 | Skip's Diner, Luigi's | Initial launch |
19 | 15000 | "You're still playing? You should get a girlfriend... or a rake." - Willie | 1 | Springfield Penitentiary, Retirement Castle | Initial launch |
20 | 25000 | "You've played further into this game than we thought anyone would." - Professor Frink | 1 | Town Hall | Initial launch |
21 | 25825 | "This just in, new content has been added so you don't have to get a life." - Brockman | 1 | Muntz House | September 21, 2012 |
22 | 26677 | "Haw-haw, you just wasted months of your life." - Nelson | 1 | Krabappel Apartment | October 3, 2012 |
23 | 27558 | "Even my Elven Mage isn't level 23! I am green with envy." - Martin | 1 | Channel 6, Post Office | November 5, 2012 |
24 | 28467 | "You're suffering from video game addiction. Gain two levels and call me in the morning." - Dr. Hibbert | 2 | Hibbert Family Practice, Springfield General Hospital | December 5, 2012 |
25 | 29406 | "Duffman has no idea why you're still playing this game. Oh yeah!" - Duffman | 1 | Burns Manor, Pimento Grove | January 10, 2013 |
26 | 30377 | "Keep it up. Playing this much of a game is SO attractive to the opposite sex." - Mrs. Krabappel | 1 | Wiggum House, El Chemistri | February 14, 2013 |
27 | 31379 | "Level 27 humans win a free trip to Rigel IV for a unique dining experience." - Kang | 2 | Springfield Buddhist Temple, Adult Education Annex | March 21, 2013 |
28 | 32415 | "Daddy says we're not allowed to stay up past level 28." - Rod and Todd | 1 | Businessman's Social Club, Fat Tony's Compound | April 18, 2013 |
29 | 33484 | "You've been playing this game a long time now. I respect that." - Fat Tony | 1 | Skinner House | May 10, 2013 |
30 | 34589 | "There ain't no number this high in hillbilly math." - Cletus | 1 | Herman's Military Antiques, Zesty's | May 31, 2013 |
31 | 36319 | "Ay! Este level es loco!" - Bumblebee Man | 2 | Wolfcastle's Mansion, All Night Gym, Film Set | July 15, 2013 |
32 | 38135 | "Yeehaw! Time to take this game to the next level!" - The Rich Texan | 1 | Calmwood Mental Hospital, Sir Putt-A-Lot's | July 25, 2013 |
33 | 40042 | "Hi everybody! Great news! Playing this game so much makes your brain – how you say? Never mind, your brain could not say it anyway!" - Dr. Nick | 1 | Springfield Wax Museum | August 15, 2013 |
34 | 42044 | "Congratulations, you got Level Up! Don't forget to stay out of west side." - Cookie Kwan | 2 | Springfield High School, Springfield Knowledgeum | August 29, 2013 |
35 | 44146 | "Look at you, moving up! Don't forget ol' Gil! Seriously! Throw down a rope!" - Gil | 2 | Spinster City Apartments, DMV | September 12, 2013 |
36 | 46353 | "Remember, you wait for things to finish building and THEN you smash them." - Kearney | 2 | Museum of Natural History, Noise Land Video Arcade | October 23, 2013 |
37 | 48671 | "Taking over the world - one level at a time." - Hank Scorpio | 2 | Bachelor Arms Apartments, Office of Unemployment | November 7, 2013 |
38 | 51104 | "I'm at Level 38! This is way more rewarding than having a family!" - Lindsey Naegle | 2 | Springfield Grocery Store, Court House | January 16, 2014 |
39 | 53660 | "Thirty-nine levels and still no Mrs. Quimby. Thank you!" -Quimby | 2 | Apu's Apartment, Sanjay's House | March 28, 2014 |
40 | 56343 | "That's one fan-diddlily-tastic score you've got there. Way to go, playereeno!" -Ned | 2 | Lotto 'N' Liquor, Ah, Fudge! Factory | April 30, 2014 |
41 | 61013 | "This isn't Level 40? Aw man, I'm late again! Dr. Hibbert's gonna kill me..." - Chester Dupree | 2 | Vulgari Aspirations, Unfinished Shed | May 22, 2014 |
42 | 66071 | "I can fit 42 marbles in my mouth!" - Ralph | 2 | Itchy & Scratchy Studios | June 18, 2014 |
43 | 71549 | "Level 43, that's a paddlin'" - Jasper | 1 | Tavern on the Scream, Krusty's Giant Wheel, Unoriginal Log Ride, One Plate Maximum Buffet | July 23, 2014 |
44 | 77480 | "You are still playing at Level 44? The kids have every right to make fun of you!" - Miss Hoover | 2 | Honest John's Computers, The Happy Sumo, Bloaters at the Squidport | September 5, 2014 |
45 | 83903 | "You reach level 45. Zhat is good. Now, do it for 100!" - Lugash | 2 | Indoor Tennis Courts, The Hungry Hun, ZiffCorp Office Building | September 17, 2014 |
46 | 90859 | "Level 46? That sounds so mature." - Shauna | 2 | Classy Girls Strip Club, Preparatory School, Springfield Clamphitheater | October 22, 2014 |
47 | 98391 | "Level 47? All that tapping must have been 'murder' on your fingers!" - Sideshow Bob | 2 | Quimby Compound, Florence of Arabia, Little Black Box | November 12, 2014 |
48 | 106547 | "Great! You played until Level 48. You're a superstar just like me!" - Kirk | 2 | Gold Navy, Beer-N-Brawl | December 16, 2014 |
49 | 115380 | "Is that a new level? Why yesssssssssss!" - The Yes Guy | 2 | D'amico Summer Home, Old Abandoned Warehouse, Rancho Relaxo | January 28, 2015 |
50 | 124945 | "That's the miracle of level 50! You're on a rocket ride to the moon!" - Royce McCutcheon | 2 | Municipal House of Pancakes, Lovejoy Residence, Shorty's | March 4, 2015 |
51 | 125320 | "Level 51? All that work and you still haven't amounted to anything!" - Agnes | 2 | Monroe Family Therapy Center | April 8, 2015 |
52 | 125696 | "This marks 52 levels of suffering and neglect." - Hans Moleman | 2 | Springfield Slaughterhouse, Springfield YMCA, Vesuvius Pizza | May 6, 2015 |
53 | 126073 | "You have been playing this lame-o game for 53 levels!" - Jimbo | 2 | Spiffany's, Malibu Stacy Headquarters, Stacy's Dream House | May 28, 2015 |
54 | 126451 | "Aiiaaghiee flaibhor 54!" - Crazy Cat Lady | 2 | Shotkickers, Powers House | June 17, 2015 |
55 | 126831 | "Ooh, fifty-five! That's how old I'm never gonna be!" - Miss Springfield | 2 | Woosterfield Hotel, Powell Motors, Powell Mansion | July 15, 2015 |
56 | 127211 | "Level 56? 56 is also the number of times a man has done me wrong" - Lurleen | 2 | Convention Center | August 6, 2015 |
57 | 127593 | "Issue 57: Could this spell the end of level updates?" - Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy | 2 | Overpass Diner, Maison Derriere, Center for Geriatric Medicine, Shotgun Pete's | September 3, 2015 |
58 | 127976 | "Remember when we told you Level 57 would be the last? We lied." - Wolfcastle | 2 | Springfield Country Club, Plato's Republic Casino | September 17, 2015 |
59 | 128360 | "I'd call you a completist, but this thing will never be complete." - Cecil Terwilliger | 2 | Big T Theatre, Springfield Museum | November 10, 2015 |
60 | 500000 | "Exactly the amount of words in our twin-speak vocabulary" - Sherri & Terri | 2 | Googolplex | May 18, 2016 |
Levels 61 - 100 | 40000 | Varies | 1 each level | - | May 18, 2016 |
Levels 101 - 939 | 500000 | Varies | 1 each level | - | May 18, 2016 |
Bonus Levels
Bonus Levels are unlocked once a player reaches the Level 939. All XP are then applied to the Bonus Levels, with the XP per Level going up after each Bonus Level in the same manner as regular Levels. Each time a Bonus Level is reached the player is presented with 3 Boxes, with 1, 2, or 3 Donuts in each Box. If the first Box selected does not have 3 Donuts in it the player has the option to either accept the Box with 1 or 2 Donuts in it, or pay 50,000 Cash to select one of the remaining 2 boxes. If the player still has not found the 3 Donuts, they can pay another 50,000 Cash to open the last Box which does contain the 3 Donuts or accept the 2 Donuts they have.
Level-up messages
Level 2 - 60
Level 61 and above
The messages that appear for each level beyond 60 are randomly selected from a pool of available level-up messages. The follow images show just one of many possible level-up message for a level. The actual message presented to players varies.