Matt Groening’s slice of life animated sitcom officially holds the record as the longest running American animated series in history, which means there are video games about the dysfunctional family going all the way back to the early 90s. Back in 2003, Vivendi Universal published what many people consider the best Simpson’s video game ever, The Simpsons Hit and Run.
Thanks to a dedicated team of fan modders and tinkerers, playing this game in 2025 is, frankly, incredible. Get the low-down on how it performs and how you can play it on your PC or Steam Deck in this video.
Video Notes
For quick reference, here are the options Lewis used in Lucas’ Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher (which can be downloaded here) :
- Anti-aliasing
- Aspect Ratio Support
- Borderless
- Bug Fixes
- Direct3D 9
- Hover Car Refraction
- Lens Flare
- No Cursor Until Mouse Move
- No Introduction Movies
- No Main Menu Camera Animations
- On Foot Orbit Camera
- Rebindable Menu Gamepad Inputs
- Screenshots
- Skippable FMVs
- Skippable Start Cameras
- Sphere Map Reflections
- Xlnput
- No License Screen Delay
If you’re running the game in 4K or an ultra widescreen resolution, set the resolution in the Mod Launcher rather than in the game itself, as the game may not support such futuristic resolutions. You can find the resolution settings at the bottom right of the Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
Additional mods you download (e.g Controller button icons, Hit and Run Remastered) should be placed within the “Mods” folder in the “Lucas’ Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher” folder (see the picture below) Don’t forget to enable them in the mod launcher too (on the “General” tab).
