When a new Hobbit steps into Bywater for the first time, we want that moment to be everything you’re hoping for," says Weta Workshop.
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 Embracer Group confirms there will be five new The Lord of the Rings game releases between April 2023 and March 2024.
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."