Game Overview:
Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game is a life sim game developed by Weta Workshop and published by Private Division.
Players play as a Hobbit living out a cozy life in the lush Hobbit town of Bywater.
A new gameplay trailer showcases the life sim's cozy setting and offers a glimpse of its core gameplay loop.
A short ten-second teaser showcases the Baggins' home in the iconic region with a scarecrow hinting at potential farming elements.
Weta Workshop and Private Division's game is set to launch for PC and consoles sometime this year.
Due out in 2024, Tales of the Shire is described as a "heartwarming" game where players will experience a "cosy Hobbit life".
The publisher announces that it's partnering with Weta Workshop "to publish a new game set in the literary Middle-earth universe of J.R.R. Tolkien."