About

You vs. Homer is a Roblox survival horror game by creator deerxsx and RetroStudio based on The Simpsons in which one player, as Homer Simpson, must hunt down several other players or "Barts" hiding around the map. The game, which includes several modes like "Classic" and "Infection," was released in mid-October 2025 and garnered a significant fanbase by January 2026, resulting in viral clips and memes based on the game, including the "Homer Ritual" meme. The song "Laughing Vity Jersey" by PM_FOUR was used as the game's theme and became associated with content about You vs. Homer.

History

Survive Homer

You vs. Homer is inspired by the December 30th, 2024 Roblox game Survive Homer by users michae84525 and baconsarthebest19.^[1] Test footage of the game can be found on YouTube^[2] dating back to July 14th, 2025.

You vs. Homer

You vs. Homer was released on Roblox^[3] on October 17th, 2025. It is an asymmetrical survival horror game parody, or "asym," where one player takes on the role of Homer Simpson, who must find the other players, using various Bart skins, and eat them. In the game's "Infection" mode, players are given slingshots, which they can use to damage Homer.

By January 12th, 2026, the game garnered over 60,000 favorites and 9.7 million total visits.

The game purportedly uses the song "Laughing Vity Jersey," also known as "Night Mail," by PM_FOUR as its theme song. This was purportedly done without PM_FOUR's permission, but he has since contacted the developers and approved its use. This is described in PM_FOUR's YouTube^[4] upload of the song.

Online Presence

You vs. Homer became notably popularized in January 2026, inspiring Let's Play videos, viral clips and memes online.

For example, on January 6th, 2026, TikToker^[5] @msi_nerd posted a video following the Replay Trend based on gameplay footage of them dodging Homer during You vs. Homer, garnering over 1.5 million views in six days.

On January 7th, TikToker^[6] @cubie16 posted a video captioned "this game is scary" showing Homer passing by a hidden Bart, just narrowly avoiding him, garnering over 1.7 million views in five days.

Homer Ritual

In January 2026, You vs. Homer players started posting videos, many set to "Night Mail" by PM_FOUR, where several Barts circle around a Homer, portraying this as the "Homer Ritual."

One of the earliest known examples was posted on January 7th, 2026, by TikToker^[7] @thesproutseedly, garnering over 450,000 views in five days.

On January 8th, TikToker^[8] @tsuluface posted a similar video that gained over 950,000 views in four days. On January 10th, X^[9] user @JustEg33 posted another video of the ritual, garnering over 55,000 views in two days.

On January 11th, 2026, TikToker^[10] @codaanim posted an original animation based on the Homer Ritual that gained over 1.5 million views in a day.

Discord Server Controversy

On January 11th, 2026, X^[11] user @infadier posted screenshots allegedly taken from the You vs. Homer Discord server of the game's devs, claiming that 13-year-old children are old enough to know if they're being groomed and will block potential groomers.

In another screenshot, one of the Discord mods refuses to ban people who are also in "condo" servers, meaning servers for sexually explicit Roblox games that slip past detection and are known to attract e-daters and predators.^[12] The post gained over 4,500 likes in a day.

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