The Simpsons: Tapped Out Valentine's Day 2013 content update

The tenth content update was released on January 30, 2013. This is a Valentine's-themed update, the fourth themed content update so far. The update removed the snow, and the snowmen introduced in the previous update had melted. Also, the normal icon had been restored and the game got a new Valentine's-themed opening menu.

Players can buy a Mystery Love Box for, which contain either hearts or themed decorations. Hearts are new currency in the update, and you can buy three buildings with them and 8 decorations.

Two expensive buildings came with the update, the "Escalator To Nowhere" and the "Popsicle Stick Skyscraper", each costing in great excess of the prices of the other buildings. The update installed the ability to win money at the Kwik-E-Mart by purchasing a Scratch-R. You can get a Scratch-R every 6 hours. It also installed the ability to send Valentine's cards to friends' towns. For players that had reached the end of Level 25, a special notice appeared saying that players could get bonus levels and when they get the XP to complete them, they can get up to three donuts by selecting one of the 'presents'. Get one or two donuts and the player gets the chance to get three by paying.

A few players posted on the Tapped Out forums that they got Level 26 with the update and the content that came with the update.

The update also installed the ability to buy and  with  and  respectively in "The Store".

The update also removed the Mapple Store from the game; it was introduced during the Christmas Update then became a premium building after the event ended.

Reports began after the update was first released of a bug nicknamed the "Harp of Death". This bug has been encountered by many Tapped Out players. The bug freezes up the game and crashes it, before continuously playing a 'harp sound' through the loading menu when the game is opened again. There have been multiple reports of this on the official Tapped Out forums and the EA Help forums, with EA responding to the complaints at the beginning of February saying that there should be a patch released soon, and on February 22, 2013 with a tweet from @AskEASupport: "Attention Springfield citizens! The #TSTO team are aware/investigating a resolution for ‘harpofdeath' issue. Thanks for your patience." @OriginInsider also responded to the complaints, saying on February 21, 2013, "This is being investigated and the Simpsons Tapped Out team is working as quickly as possible to resolve it." Also, EA has sent replies to troubled players' emails on how to fix the bug, despite many finding a way to fix the bug on their own: leaving Tapped Out open for around 15–20 minutes without auto-lock on. Reports of the bug have continued after the release of the Level 26 update, with many saying that the completion of a quest or a building has prompted the game to crash and the bug to start.

The event ended on February 28, two weeks after Valentine's Day.

Gameplay

 * This gameplay focuses on a player who has reached the end of Level 25

Decoration quests
Each of the below quests appears sequentially in the taskbar after finishing the previous "Valentine's Goodies" quest. After receiving "Valentine's Day Pt. 2":

The player receives "Valentine's Goodies Pt. 1", which is to "Place a Valentine's Tree". Upon completing the quest, the player receives and.

Then the player receives "Valentine's Goodies Pt. 2", which is to "Place a Love Planter". Upon completing the quest, the player receives and.

Then the player receives "Valentine's Goodies Pt. 3", which is to "Place a Rose Arch". Upon completing the quest, the player receives and.

Then the player receives "Valentine's Goodies Pt. 4", which is to "Place a Valentine's Pond". Upon completing the quest, the player receives and.

Then the player receives "Valentine's Goodies Pt. 5", which is to "Place a Cherub Topiary". Upon completing the quest, the player receives and.

Then the player receives "Valentine's Goodies Pt. 6", which is to "Place a Cozy Hammock". Upon completing the quest, the player receives and.

Then the player receives "Valentine's Goodies Pt. 7", which is to "Place an I Choo-Choo-Choose You Train". Upon completing the quest, the player receives and.